Reading Time: 5 minutes Antiquorum Hong Kong was thrilled to unveil its autumn auction, which will take place on November 25th at The Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. The auction features a remarkable collection of 274 modern and vintage timepieces from prestigious manufacturers such as Patek Philippe, Rolex, Audemars Piguet, and more. Noteworthy highlights ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dubai, 21 September 2023 – Christie’s Middle East is proud to announce the upcoming Watches Online: The Dubai Edit auction featuring a stunning bespoke creation in 18k white gold by Patek Philippe Reference 3843/1 from 1991: its case, merging with an integrated bracelet, was designed around a 13.43-carat portrait-cut diamond that serves as theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes Geneva, 15 September 2023 – The Rare Watches Live Auction at Christie’s Geneva on 7 November will present three remarkable timepieces sure to create a buzz amongst global watch enthusiasts: – Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 3700/31 – the only publicly known example of this reference. (Est: CHF1,500,000-3,500,000) – Philippe Dufour Simplicity – the first wristwatch withContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutes HONG KONG – 16 MARCH 2023 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is honoured to announce the unveiling of several artefacts once belonging to Aisin-Giro Puyi, the last Emperor of the Qing dynasty, at the opening of Phillips’ new Asia headquarters in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 18 minutes Patek Philippe has extended its collection of complications with a new split-seconds monopusher chronograph with a perpetual calendar for left-handers (Ref. 5373P-001). It is the first chronograph in the Aquanaut Luce ladies’ collection and is decorated with a rainbow of sapphires and diamonds (Ref. 7968/300R-001). Additionally, the debuts include threeContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes Patek Philippe ref. 1518 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph: The only publicly known reference 1518 to be double-signed, numbered and certified by Cartier at Rare Watches Geneva Live Sale, Christie’s Geneva, 7 November 2022.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Geneva-based jewellery design and gem-setting firm Salanitro SA announced that Patek Philippe SA has acquired a stake in its capital. Much more than a partnership, this acquisition of a stake in the company symbolises the coming together of two independent Geneva-based family businesses. Salanitro SA, the Swiss leader inContinue Reading
Reading Time: 10 minutes Patek Philippe unveils its first wrist chronograph for tenths-of-a-second short-time measurements with a new, very precise high-performance movement – Patek Philippe Ref. 5470P-001. The manufacture reasserts its competence and innovative spirit in the field of short-time measurement: it presents a manually wound movement with two separate chronograph mechanisms and sweepContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutes The finest collection of Patek Philippe contemporary timepieces ever to appear at auction Curated by a private distinguished collector with a discerning eye for excellence and the ability to acquire the rarest watches, The Kairos Collection is the fruit of years of dedicated focus and a passion for the most prestigiousContinue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutes The engineers at Patek Philippe “Advanced Research” have extended the horizon of its chiming watches by developing a totally new all-mechanical sound amplifying system. This fortissimo “ff” module consists of a flexibly suspended sound lever and an oscillating wafer made of transparent sapphire-crystal glass. In comparison with conventional minute repeaters andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes Christie’s Fine Watchmaking: Important Timepieces and the Independent Collection TOTAL: $5,518,250 95% SOLD BY LOT | 143% HAMMER ABOVE LOW ESTIMATE CONTINUING THE MOMENTUM OF THE EXCEPTIONAL YEAR OF WATCHES GLOBAL PARTICIPATION FROM 34 COUNTRIES | 30% NEW REGISTRANTS Greubel Forsey, Invention Piece 3, Tourbillon 24-hour display with minutes, smallContinue Reading