Reading Time: 10 minutesGENEVA – 26 MARCH 2026 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is delighted to present highlights of the Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII, set to take place on 9 and 10 May 2026. Phillips’ first live watch auction of the year will present more than 200 rare and collectibleContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesAurel Bacs and Livia Russo, Senior Consultants of Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo, said: “This year marks a historic milestone for Phillips Watches. With over US $290 million in total auction sales – the highest annual total ever achieved in the history of watch auctions – we are proud to reaffirm ourContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe New York Watch Auction: XIII concluded the tenth anniversary year for Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo on an extraordinary note, realizing an impressive $43.5 million, achieving a 100% sell-through rate by lot and value, selling seven lots over $1 million, and setting a new record total forContinue Reading
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis December, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will present The New York Watch Auction: XIII, featuring 146 timepieces of exceptional quality, rarity, and provenance. The sale, taking place across two days on 6-7 December, will be led by one of the most important watches to ever be offeredContinue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo marked ten years of watch auctions with Decade One (2015–2025), a landmark sale held at the Hotel President in Geneva that celebrated the defining moments, scholarship, and collectors who have shaped Phillips Watch Department’s first decade.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis November, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will celebrate a decade of watch auctions with the Decade One (2015-2025) thematic auction at the Hôtel Président in Geneva. This landmark sale celebrates the department’s first decade – defined by remarkable watches, record-setting results, and groundbreaking scholarship – while presenting an extraordinaryContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis November, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will celebrate a decade of watch auctions with the Decade One (2015-2025) thematic auction at the Hôtel Président in Geneva. This landmark sale celebrates the successful first 10 years of the Phillips Watches department, reflecting on the remarkable watches, record-breaking results,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesGENEVA – 16 September 2025 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will present an unprecedented “triptych” of Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 Perpetual Calendar Chronographs at the Decade One (2015-2025) thematic auction, which celebrates the department’s tenth anniversary and takes place 8–9 November 2025 at the Hotel President in Geneva.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Saturday, 6 September 2025, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will host a live charity auction at Geneva Watch Days to benefit the Pierre Amstutz Fund, a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting apprentices at the Geneva School of Watchmaking. Now in its third consecutive year, the charity auctionContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesNEW YORK – 8 JUNE 2025 – A triumphant conclusion to Phillips’ spring season of watch sales, The New York Watch Auction: XII achieved $25 million, selling 100% by lot and 100% by value. The auction marks four and a half years — nine consecutive auctions — of 100%-sold “white glove”Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesHONG KONG – 25 MAY 2025 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo achieved a total of over HK$212 million/ US$27 million for The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XX, surpassing the pre-sale high estimate of HK$181,063,000/ US$23,121,745 and marking a 30% year-on-year increase. The auction, held from 23-25 May, attractedContinue Reading