MB&F - 20 calibres in 17 years

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Reading Time: 7 minutesStarting the engines In the complex and beautiful world of fine watchmaking, releasing each new watch with a new movement is extremely rare. It is more than unusual, and it is way past the point where something could politely be described as eccentric. In the watch industry, creating a newContinue Reading

Rare handcrafts wonders at Christie’s Watches HK, Live & online

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Reading Time: 5 minutesChristie’s Hong Kong Watches Autumn Auctions IMPORTANT WATCHES FEATURING THE TRIAZZA COLLECTION PART ILive Sale – Various Owners | 27 November 2022 | 223 lots | Total low estimate: HK$ 120 million THE CHAMPION COLLECTION PART VI: ‘THE FINEST WATCHMAKING’Live Sale – Single Owner | 27 November 2022 | 82Continue Reading

Fltr: The Rolex ‘Jürg Marmet’ Ref. 6298 worn on the Swiss-Canadian Baffin Island Expedition of 1953, on the first ascent of Lhotse in May 1956, and on the second ever ascent of Mount Everest, reaching the summit on 23 May 1956. This historic Rolex was formerly the property of a descendant of Jürg Marmet, the first European on Everest, No. 3 on the official Everest summiteers’ list; The first example of the rarest Audemars Piguet ‘Royal Oak’ Ref. 5402SA; A superb example of the Cartier ‘Paris Crash’ 1991 series from the family of the original owner.

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Reading Time: 6 minutesThe recent Spring-Summer 2022 watch auction season confirmed the reputation of Christie’s Geneva as the prime selling venue for Rolex timepieces, when the Cosmograph Ref. 6269 ‘Jack of Diamonds’ sold for CHF1,614,000, and the Paul Newman Tropical Lemon Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6264 achieved CHF1,071,000. The auction totalled just under CHF24Continue Reading

Patek Philippe, Reference 1518 in pink gold Estimate: CHF 800,000-1,600,000

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Reading Time: 6 minutesGENEVA – 20 SEPTEMBER 2022 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is pleased to unveil highlights ahead of The Geneva Watch Auction: XVI. Alongside the recently announced exceptionally rare wristwatches by George Daniels will be an assembly of the finest collectible vintage and contemporary pieces, covering the bestContinue Reading

Naissance d'une Montre 3 - Act III

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Reading Time: 4 minutes‘Naissance d’une Montre” (‘Birth of a Watch’) brings together craftsmen in an endeavour to preserve horological knowledge; the result is an alliance of talent and expertise characterised by cooperation and sharing.After having unveiled the fusée-and-chain mechanism and the machine tools that will be used to produce ‘Naissance d’une Montre 3’Continue Reading

Ref. PAM00784 is no. 1 of a limited edition of 100 sets, containing two Radiomir 1940 models with a Minerva-based movement: the ref. PAM00398 RADIOMIR 1940 Oro Rosso (red gold) and the ref. PAM00399 RADIOMIR 1940 Acciaio (stainless steel). Lot 1 – Estimate: HKD 160,000 - HKD 320,000

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWatches Online: The Hong Kong Edit 14-27 September 2022 The Panerai Encyclopedia – Chapter I: 68 lots retracing the amazing Panerai odyssey – a unique array of the rarest and most desirable iterations of the iconic dive watch to come to auction, including coveted Limited Editions. This exceptional auction, Part IVContinue Reading

Bucherer certified pre-owned partners with Sotheby’s

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Reading Time: 5 minutesBucherer Certified Pre-Owned joins forces with Sotheby’s, the world’s premier destination for art and luxury, to sell its certified pre-owned watches on a global stage. Through Sotheby’s online marketplace, collectors worldwide now have access to one of the largest collections of preowned luxury watches, certified by the renowned watchmakers ofContinue Reading