Reading Time: 4 minutesPhillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is pleased to announce three exceptional timepieces by the founding father of independent watchmaking, George Daniels, to be offered at the Geneva Watch Auction XVI on November 5-6. The unique Spring Case Tourbillon in yellow gold (estimate in excess of CHF 1 million),Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIV Realises HK$264 Million/ US$33.6 Million, Marking the Highest Ever Total for the Category Staged by Phillips Asia A Possibly Unique Patek Philippe Ref. 3974 in Yellow Gold Sells for HK$19.6M/ US$2.5M, Setting World Record for the Reference The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIV – TOTAL:Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom 19th to 25th of May, The Design Museum London hosted the OAK Collection Exhibition – a unique show of 168 ‘best of the best’ vintage and contemporary museum-quality watches. I was one of the very lucky to witness the opening of this exhibition.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 11 minutesChristie’s New York presents record-breaking auction of exceptional watchesEstimated in excess of US$14 million, this sale marks a landmark moment for Christie’s New York Important Watches of Exceptional Provenance,Featuring “The Kairos Collection” Part III LIVE EVENING SALE | 8-9 JUNEEXHIBITION PREVIEW AT CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK | 3-8 JUNE After theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Oak collection offers a selection of exceptional timepieces, collected over 40 years. The diversity and rarity of the collection, in combination with the watches quality, excellent provenance and perfect condition, make this collection an hommage both to Haute Horlogerie and to the passing of time. Each of the 600Continue Reading
Reading Time: 14 minutesMany owners of the finest, rarest and most valuable objects keep them under lock and key in virtual fortresses where they are jealously guarded and seldom – if ever – shared with the public. But this spring a passionate horophile who has spent the past four decades quietly building whatContinue Reading
Reading Time: 17 minutes24 May at Christie’s Watches Hong Kong:Presenting many of the world’s most complicated watches, alongside unique models that have never been seen before at auction THE CHAMPION COLLECTION, PART III: THE ARTISTRY OF COMPLICATIONSLive Sale – Single Owner | 24 May 2022 | 73 lotsTotal low estimate: HK$80,000,000 – CHF 9.7Continue Reading
Reading Time: 6 minutesChristie’s Watches Online: The Geneva EditWhen Automatic becomes Charismatic The most desirable pieces from the star sports collectionsby Richard Mille, Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe Online sale | 3 – 17 May 2022 | 251 lots | Total low estimate: CHF 3-6 million (fltr) Just a hint of the panoply ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 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: 7 minutesChristie’s Watches Dubai has earned its place as a key hub for collectors and the place where sellers can be sure of achieving strong prices for exceptional pieces Over 200 lots have been consigned for the season’s first sale in the region; among them, a double highlight embodied by theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesDubai, 23 February 2022 – It is with great excitement – and anticipation – that Christie’s will for the first time ever at auction be presenting international collectors and admirers of Greubel Forsey, with two superb examples of the incredible GMT Sport, in titanium. The blue version is a limited edition ofContinue Reading