Piguet & Capt. Amphora Form Watch

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hong Kong, 12 October 2021 – Two historical rarities will be offered in Christie’s Hong Kong Important Watches auction on 27 November: an extremely historically important Patek Philippe split-second chronograph Ref. 1436 in 18K yellow gold from 1946, ordered by and sold to Henry Graves Jr. (estimate: HK$11,500,000-23,500,000/ US$ 1,500,000-3,000,000), alongside an 18k gold and enamel, pearl-set musical, perfumeContinue Reading

Christie’s, The Marvel(ous) Sale

Reading Time: 6 minutes Christie’s, The Marvel(ous) Sale: one of the most posted, talked and written about watches when it debuted in April 2021 – offered at auction for the first time, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept ‘Marvel Black Panther’ Flying Tourbillon.  The sale also channels the spirit of Gerald Genta through the Royal Oaks, Nautilus, and a Minute Repeater amongContinue Reading

Christie's

Reading Time: 6 minutes May 22nd, 2021 Christie’s Hong Kong Watches Spring Auctions Continues to build on a world-record-setting year for Christie’s Watches globally Day & Evening sales combined totalled HK$269,277,500 / US$34,850,855 / EUR 28,440,551 Record-breaking: Best results ever for watch auctions in Asia. The Highest Ever Total for a Various-Owner Watches SaleContinue Reading

Reading Time: 5 minutes One of Zürich’s most established auction house – Ineichen Auctioneers, presents us a very interesting catalogue for their next action, the 174 Watch Auction, that will be held on 22 May 2021 at 13:30 in the Metropol Zurich. From their catalogue, I have selected some pieces that I particularly like.Continue Reading

Christie’s Geneva Rare Watches Spring Sale

Reading Time: 15 minutes Christie’s is proud to present its Spring auction season combining a live “Rare Watches” auction on 10 May and one special online sale from 7 to 18 May, in Geneva, the City by the Lake, where watchmaking history continues to be written and the finest traditions of Métiers d’Art craftsmanshipContinue Reading

Christie’s opens the Spring watch season

Reading Time: 13 minutes DUBAI, 24 March 2021 –Watches Online: Dubai Edit goes live today, the sector’s most important global online-only auction to date. The team of experts at Christie’s in Dubai have curated close to 200 lots which together are estimated to fetch from USD 9,000,000 to 15,000,000. The auction is restricted toContinue Reading

Bugatti Type 55 Super Sport Roadster (Chassis 55220)

Reading Time: 5 minutes Historic Bugatti cars continue to rise in value. Five automotive masterpieces from Molsheim were the five most valuable vehicles sold at auction internationally in 2020. Despite the pandemic, historic Bugattis broke records at the auction houses Bonhams and Gooding & Company: never before have the five most expensive cars soldContinue Reading