Christie’s, The Marvel(ous) Sale

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Reading Time: 6 minutesChristie’s, The Marvel(ous) Sale: one of the most posted, talked and written about watches when it debuted in April 2021 – offered at auction for the first time, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept ‘Marvel Black Panther’ Flying Tourbillon.  The sale also channels the spirit of Gerald Genta through the Royal Oaks, Nautilus, and a Minute Repeater amongContinue Reading

Reverso: Timeless stories since 1931

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe design of the Reverso had unexpected benefit. While its blank metal flip side had begun as a purely functional solution to avoid damage to the dial, it was an ideal surface for personalisation with monograms, emblems or personal messages using lacquer, engraving or enamel. The owner can keep thisContinue Reading

Vacheron Constantin “Les Collectionneurs”

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Reading Time: 5 minutesChosen with patience and talent by the Maison’s heritage department specialists, vintage watches covering the 20th century are now part of the aptly named “Les Collectionneurs” collection. The latter continues to evolve over time and is regularly offered for sale to brand aficionados at dedicated events organised in Vacheron ConstantinContinue Reading

Christie’s Geneva Rare Watches Spring Sale

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Reading Time: 15 minutesChristie’s is proud to present its Spring auction season combining a live “Rare Watches” auction on 10 May and one special online sale from 7 to 18 May, in Geneva, the City by the Lake, where watchmaking history continues to be written and the finest traditions of Métiers d’Art craftsmanshipContinue Reading

Christie’s opens the Spring watch season

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Reading Time: 13 minutesDUBAI, 24 March 2021 –Watches Online: Dubai Edit goes live today, the sector’s most important global online-only auction to date. The team of experts at Christie’s in Dubai have curated close to 200 lots which together are estimated to fetch from USD 9,000,000 to 15,000,000. The auction is restricted toContinue Reading

Year of the Tourbillon

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Reading Time: 8 minutesThe year 2021 marks the 220th anniversary of one of the greatest watchmaking complications of all times: the Tourbillon. An exquisite mechanism of unrivaled complexity, the invention lies at the heart of a genuine human adventure that, to this day, contributes extensively to the reputation of its creator Abraham-Louis BreguetContinue Reading