Reading Time: 5 minutesBuilding on the remarkable success of Christie’s June Important Watches auction, which realized a total of US$13,250,000 with every lot sold, the eagerly awaited December sale is poised to again captivate collectors and aficionados alike. Carefully assembled by a global team of watch experts, the New York auction will feature 104Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesGeneva – Christie’s Geneva welcomed ELA (European Leukodystrophy Association) and Zinedine Zidane, ELA’s Ambassador for 24 years to the first Watches for ELA auction, held on 11 November 2024 opening Rare Watches. 11 unique watches donated by ANDERSEN Genève X BCHH, ArtyA, Ataelier Haute Complication, Bovet, Girard-Perregaux, Konstantin Chaykin, Louis Erard, Montblanc,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesHong Kong – Christie’s Hong Kong is delighted to invite watch enthusiasts, collectors, and connoisseurs to its upcoming live auction, Important Watches, featuring The Collectibles Part 2, taking place on October 27 at 2PM HKT. A landmark event by any standard, this edition crowns the series of inaugural auctions atContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesGeneva — Among the treasures to be presented at the upcoming Rare Watches auction in Geneva in November, Christie’s will offer an exceptionally rare and historically important timepiece: Breguet No. 3218. This tonneau-shaped perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrograde date and moon phases, produced in 1935, was sold to the celebratedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesA collection of exceptional watches will be offered at Christie’s Rare Watches auction on 11 November to benefit The European Leukodystrophy Association (ELA), which supports research into leukodystrophies and the families affected by these diseases. Andersen Genève x BCHH, ArtyA, Atelier Haute Complication, Bovet, Girard-Perregaux, Konstantin Chaykin, Louis Erard, Montblanc,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesHong Kong, Geneva, Dubai, New York — Christie’s is delighted to announce a series of exclusive watch auctions to be held in Hong Kong, Geneva, Dubai, and New York during the second half of the year. These sales will showcase a curated selection of important and rare watches, affirming Christie’sContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesDubai – This season, Christie’s ‘Watches Online: The Dubai Edit’, a bi-annual curated auction of timepieces, reaffirms Dubai as a pivotal hub in the international secondary watch market. The sale, live for browsing online 9 April and for bidding 16 to 30 April, comprises 158 vintage and modern timepieces spanningContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe curtain is about to open on Act III of one of the great stories of recent horological history: on May 26th, Christie’s Hong Kong Live Auction will present the Patek Philippe 18K Yellow Gold Dual-Crown World Time Wristwatch Ref.2523, with a polychrome cloisonné enamel dial depicting the map ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter establishing a new benchmark for watch sales in 2023 with a combined sale total of HK$696 million (US$89 million/EUR80 million), a 15-percent increase year on year, Christie’s Hong Kong is proud to officially launch the Spring 2024 Watch Season with an Online Auction, Watches Online: The Hong Kong Edit,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesMarking the 30th anniversary of Michael Schumacher’s first Formula 1 Drivers Championship win in 1994, Christie’s is delighted to present selected timepieces from the private collection of one of the most successful drivers in F1 history. The Rare Watches auction on 13 May 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel desContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesNEW YORK – On the evening of 21 February, Christie’s highly anticipated auction of The Collection of Sir Elton John: Goodbye Peachtree Road began with Opening Night, a sale honoring Elton John and his discerning eye for collecting. Elton John carefully curated a diverse array of items across various categories, and tonight paid homage to theContinue Reading