Reading Time: 7 minutesA monumental collaboration in watchmaking is born. ZENITH makes its most awarded movement from the golden age of chronometry competitions available to acquire for the first time ever. An idea initiated by Phillips’ Aurel Bacs and Alexandre Ghotbi, with whom ZENITH had already worked with on unique pieces and exclusiveContinue Reading
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe OMEGA Speedmaster CK2915-1 sold for CHF 3,115,500 far exceeding the estimated auction price of 80,000 to 120,000 Swiss Francs. The striking timepiece was among the first batch of OMEGA Speedmaster watches released in 1957 as part of the brand’s “Trilogy” of professional watches, which also included the Seamaster 300Continue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesFollowing its most successful year ever, with a market-leading annual auction total of over US$133 million, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is delighted to announce exceptional highlights to be included in The Geneva Watch Auction: XIII on May 8 & 9, 2021 in Geneva. Leading the auction, a full set ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesHong Kong, November 30th 2020 – Panerai is pleased to announce that four important vintage timepieces went under the hammer for The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XI by Phillips auction house, the destination for international collectors interested in the world’s most important works of art, design, jewels, watches, photographs andContinue Reading
Reading Time: 7 minutesPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is pleased to announce a grand total of $111 million for annual watch auctions in 2019, the highest live auction total for any house this year. Across the sales in Geneva, Hong Kong and New York, Phillips saw 12 exceptional timepieces soar aboveContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesFall proved to be a fruitful season for Jaeger-LeCoultre treasures hunters as three extremely rare watches hit the auction block. Each one of the three watches embodies the spirit of innovation and aesthetics dear to the brand with a special twist, which makes them a treasure for collectors. Thanks toContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesEarlier this Fall, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo announced the presentation of a unique Zenith El Primero Ref. 386 in platinum. The first of three models created in collaboration with Zenith, this pièce unique will be sold this weekend by Phillips during The Geneva Watch Auction X onContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesStephen Silver Fine Jewelry, Silicon Valley’s foremost retailer of rare luxury timepieces, has partnered with the leading auction house for collectors’ timepieces of the highest quality, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo, to present a one-day timepiece exhibition on November 18, 2019 at Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry in MenloContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesEspecially designed by Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Zenith’s El Primero chronograph, this one-off watch will be auctioned in Geneva on 9-10 November 2019. Proceeds from the auction of this unique commemorative timepiece will go to Zoe4Life, a Swiss non-profit organization, partContinue Reading