Produced in 1999, a year before the Chronomètre à Résonance officially debuted, the earliest commercially numbered example is expected to fetch up to $1.75 million when it goes under the hammer The auction house describes the F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance 022/99R as one of the earliest and most historically significant F.P. Journe watches ever […]
The 18-carat gold Daytona drew 60 bids from three countries before selling to an anonymous US investor, eclipsing a record set by the same collector who consigned it. Australia has a new most expensive watch. A Rolex Cosmograph Daytona “Rainbow” sold for $612,000 through Sydney-based First State Auctions on Sunday night, comfortably clearing the previous […]
The newest variation on Schaffhausen’s flagship midsize sports watch — teased at Wimbledon on the wrist of Andrew Garfield — is fresh, funky, and practically tailored for summer fun. When IWC formally welcomed the Ingenieur back into its core line-up in 2023, it was a move that sat well with a mix of both vintage […]
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, luxury brands are increasingly joining the commemoration, and Swiss watchmakers are no exception. Zenith, Breitling and Corum have each introduced limited-edition timepieces that draw on American history and iconography while showcasing their own signature designs. Zenith Chronomaster Revival Liberty II Zenith has introduced the Chronomaster Revival Liberty […]
The Swiss marque’s shiny new storefront, in the midst of Chatswood Chase’s luxury retail precinct, sets its sights on well-heeled shoppers in North Sydney. After the arrival of a multi-storey flagship on Market Street last August, Omega is continuing the strategic expansion of its retail footprint in Sydney – this time, by ranging across 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 […]
To mark the 50th anniversary of one of modern watchmaking’s most recognizable sports watches, the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva has opened a special thematic exhibition dedicated to the Nautilus — tracing the evolution of the collection from its unconventional 1976 debut to one of the most coveted luxury watch families in the world. Launched […]
Few Swiss watchmakers are so synonymous with disruption as Hublot – famed, and occasionally notorious, makers of the Big Bang. Founded by Carlo Croco in 1980, the company first rose to prominence for introducing watches on rubber straps – a combination then virtually unheard of in the luxury watch industry. Since then, the brand has […]
A Heuer Monaco Reference 1133B, circa 1969, worn by Steve McQueen in the motion picture Le Mans, is the top lot of Sotheby’s Important Watches auction in New York on June 15. The watch is accompanied by hundreds of pages of documentation—including correspondence between the film production and Heuer, as well as more than 200 […]
The Audemars Piguet x Swatch ‘Royal Pop’ will go on sale May 16. The watch collection combines Swatch’s technical innovation with Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak design The much-hyped, much-celebrated—and much-debated—Audemars Piguet x Swatch “Royal Pop” has officially arrived. The watch will go on sale May 16, with the two companies releasing the first official images […]