Watch auctioneer Phillips in Association With Bacs & Russo made auction history on the weekend by breaking the $100-million barrier for a single sale. Watch auctioneer Phillips in Association With Bacs & Russo made auction history on the weekend by breaking the $100-million barrier for a single sale. The Geneva Watch Auction XXIV, held November […]
Audemars Piguet has launched its own Certified Pre-Owned program. It is selling pre-owned Audemars Piguet models on The Watch Keepers, a dedicated digital platform. After much anticipation among watch collectors, Audemars Piguet has launched its own Certified Pre-Owned program, selling pre-owned Audemars Piguet models on The Watch Keepers, a dedicated digital platform that serves both […]
Patek Philippe has introduced seven limited edition watches, including perpetual calendars and minute repeaters, a new Aquanaut, and a perpetual calendar/chronograph. Patek Philippe has introduced seven limited edition watches, including perpetual calendars and minute repeaters, a new Aquanaut, and a continuation of the brand’s signature perpetual calendar/chronograph series – the watchmaker’s first model to combine […]
An A. Lange & Söhne watch with a bracelet is a rare and sought-after item, with vintage examples in hot demand. Lange’s new Datograph Perpetual in platinum – graced with a five-row bracelet – is therefore big news for collectors, and with only 50 pieces, it’s a watch they will be strenuously competing for. The […]
A valuable watch requires specialised insurance, regular servicing and maintenance, repairs, and secure storage and travel considerations. Or you risk losing value. For a lot of watch collectors, it’s the journey that counts: finding the perfect watch, tracking a grail piece, sitting on a waitlist, and in the meantime discussing the whole process with a […]
Despite the skyrocketing price of gold, watch brands are not shying away from introducing all gold “look-at-me” watches to kick off the new year. The latest is Zenith, with the rose gold Defy Skyline Tourbillon Skeleton, a 50-piece limited edition priced at $103,700. Adding to the glow of gold is a bright blue PVD treatment […]
Hublot has unveiled a new Novak Djokovic GOAT Edition at LVMH Watch Week, a trio of tourbillon watches that translate the champion’s career milestones into colour, form and tennis-led design codes. The Big Bang Tourbillon Novak Djokovic GOAT Edition comes in three colours aligned to the colours of tennis’s three playing surfaces. Each variant is […]
Vacheron Constantin, never one for half measures when it comes to creating blockbuster grand complications, has launched a new collection of highly complex watches in its Les Cabinotiers collection. The series, dubbed “La Quête” (The Quest), celebrates the brand’s 270th anniversary and refers to the quest for excellence. This is in turn linked to astrology […]
There is a limited edition watch for everything these days. Parmigiani Fleurier has teamed up with the University of Texas and its foundation, the Forty First Foundation, to create the Tonda PF Sport Chronograph Longhorn Limited Edition. Proceeds from the sale of the 50 watches will help fund special projects through the Foundation, including supporting […]
Rarity is a word often overused when it comes to describing the star lots that come up at watch auctions, but at least two of the Patek Philippe pieces in the sale of a private collection hitting the block at Sotheby’s this fall truly represent the rarest of the rare. “Exceptional Discoveries: The Olmsted Complications […]