Omega has sold 11 MoonSwatch Moonshine Gold suitcases in a dedicated Sotheby’s online auction for a total of CHF 534,670 (AUD$935,763), with all proceeds going to the Swiss watch brand’s long-term partner, Orbis International. The online auction was held February 12 – 24, managed by the auction house’s Geneva staff. Each case contained 11 OMEGA […]
The success of the Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch is undeniable. Its release in March 2022 led to a mass frenzy of people trying to buy the inexpensive hybrid watch. New releases of the chronograph continue to be popular among a cross-section of consumers. Now the success of Omega is being tested on the auction market. […]
It was back in 1979 that Piaget released the first Polo watch – a timepiece that would become an icon not just for the brand, but for the watch-collecting world, as well. Now, to mark the 150th anniversary of Piaget, and the 45th anniversary of the Piaget Polo, the brand releases the all-new Piaget Polo […]
No dial? No hands? No problem. Hublot has once again set the bar high at LVMH Watch Week 2024 with its latest unveiling – a truly wild piece of engineering. Kicking off 2024 in style, LVMH has debuted an impressive range of new timepieces from Zenith, Tag Heuer and Bulgari. But it was Hublot’s new […]
TAG Heuer has always been known as a pioneer in watchmaking – something it proves regularly with its creations. Such is the case with the brand’s use of lab-grown diamonds in select timepieces. In fact, it wowed the world when it announced the TAG Heuer Carrera Diamant d’ Avant-Garde technology – wherein it grows and […]
From Rolex’s emoji Day-Date to the reborn Tag Heuer Carrera Skipper, watch brands are dialling up the fun. Among the buzziest releases at Watches and Wonders in 2023 was a Rolex Day-Date with a jigsaw puzzle–inspired enamel dial. Rolex then dialled up the playfulness by replacing the words in the day window with inspirational terms—including […]
The original smartwatches, these complex timepieces don’t have to be reset until 2100. When Lionel Messi accepted FIFA’s Best Men’s Player award in 2022, the Argentine soccer star wore a platinum Patek Philippe Ref. 5270P Perpetual Calendar Chronograph that retails for $218,000. Call it a well-earned wrist flex for the world’s second-highest-paid athlete, who earned $130 […]
Australian watch lovers have been treated to a show usually reserved for the likes of Geneva as some 180 iconic Patek Philippe timepieces were put on display at Melbourne’s newly opened Ritz-Carlton over the weekend. Regarded as one of the most prestigious and respected watch brands in the world, Patek Philippe is known for its […]
The oldest, continually operating watch brand in Switzerland, Vacheron Constantin, is known for its technical prowess and keen watchmaking innovation. The brand has created some of the most complicated, and beautiful watches ever seen. Now, it releases two one-off minute repeater tourbillon watches that are as alluring to look at as they are to listen […]
Patrick Getreide amassed the one-of-a-kind OAK Collection over five decades. Now the French entrepreneur believes the time is right to sell 142 of his rare treasures at Christie’s this month. When he was 12 years old at boarding school in Switzerland, Patrick Getreide would walk past a local watch store, dreaming of one of the […]