Results for Christie's (Auctions)

Auctions: Tudor Black Bay Ceramic One For Only Watch 2019 Sells For CHF 350,000

A unique Tudor fetches serious money.

Bring a Loupe: The Curious Case Of The Amagnetic Patek Philippe 2509 Coming Up For Sale At Christie’s

An attractive Ref. 2509 gets a closer look.

Auctions: A Gold Carrera Once Owned By Motorsport King Mike Hailwood Races Past Auction Estimates

It was awarded to Mike "The Bike" Hailwood by Mr. Heuer himself.

HODINKEE Radio: Episode 62: Talking Auctions With Eric Ku And A First Look At Only Watch 2019

From the most sought-after vintage Rolex to unique pieces being auctioned for charity, we've got it all this week.

Auctions: Three Things To Consider At The Upcoming Geneva Sales

It might be time for some new records. Or maybe not. Who really knows?

Auctions: Anthony Bourdain's Watch Collection Is Up For Sale

The proceeds from the sale of his collection, which includes Rolex and Patek Philippe pieces, are going to a great cause.

Breaking News: The Henry Graves Jr. Patek Philippe Minute Repeater Is Up For Sale Again At Christie's Geneva

Some watches mean a lot more than others.

Auctions: Sotheby's Omega Speedmaster: To The Moon And Back

One Speedy for each year since mankind landed on the moon.

Auctions: Sotheby's Announces Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Sale (Rare Speedmasters!)

A collection of special and rare Omega Speedmasters hits the block as Apollo 11 turns 50.

Auctions: Phillips To Sell Jack Nicklaus's Rolex Day-Date Ref. 1803

All proceeds from the Golden Bear's yellow gold Day-Date will benefit the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation.

Auctions: Jones & Horan To Sell The Howard Davis & Dennison No. 3 Pocket Watch

Could this be the holy grail of American watches?

Auctions: Four Dark Horses (And One Superstar) At Sotheby's Geneva 'Important Watches' Auction

The blue chip stuff's still sky-high, but there are some great hidden gems in the running as well.

Auctions: A Crazy Prototype Patek Philippe Aquanaut

Could this mysterious watch turn out to be real?

Auctions: A Pair Of Awesome George Daniels Watches At Phillips

You want horological masterpieces? You got 'em.

Auctions: An Exclusive Look At The Documents Behind The Vacheron Constantin 'Don Pancho' Minute Repeater

The full story behind this auction season's most interesting watches.

Supporting the Sherpas: Favre-Leuba Auctions Everest Watch

UPDATED: Christie’s Important Watches, March 22 Dubai

It’s hours before the auction; here are some highlights that have got us rapt.

Povey’s Pick - Phillips “STYLED. Timeless Watches & How to Wear Them” Auctions, December 2018

Ross Povey picks out his favorite lots from Phillips “STYLED. Timeless Watches & How to Wear Them” sale catalogue, to be held on December 5th, 2018.

Invitation: Highlights from Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo Spring 2018 Auctions

The Daytona Ultimatum and Geneva Watch Auction: SEVEN will be exhibited at Malmaison by The Hour Glass, Singapore from 4th to 8th April 2018.

Bruun Rasmussen’s Winter Watch Auctions

Copenhagen-based auction house Bruun Rasmussen hosts a preview of its upcoming winter watch sales at the Danish embassy in London.

Phillips Watches End 2017 Fall Auctions with Total Sales of 65.5 Mil

Phillips Watches close off the fall auction season with the Hong Kong Watch Auction: Five bringing in US$14,039,600 and a season total of US$65,539,592.

Christie’s Vintage Patek Philippe Selling Exhibition in New York (13-23 July 2017)

hristie’s will be selling some 300 vintage Patek Philippes at their Rockefeller Center Galleries while the The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition New York 2017 is underway.

Coolest and Historically Significant 1970s Heuer Carrera at Phillips Hong Kong Spring Auctions 2017

One of the coolest Heuer Carreras to grace Phillips Watches’ Spring 2017 auction in Hong Kong is also one of the most historically important Carreras from the 1970s.

Phillips Watches Announce Geneva Auctions in November

Editorial: The Geneva Auction Season, November 2022

A much-anticipated series of auctions just concluded in Geneva, the first sale season to take place after financial markets started to crack in mid 2022. All the major auction houses – Christie’s, Phillips, and Sotheby’s – staged sales in the Swiss city, and almost everyone who was anyone turned up (or took part by phone or online). The season’s top performer by the numbers was Christie’s, which sold CHF55.5 million of watches, fees included, largely thanks to the collection of former Ferrari Formula 1 chief Jean Todt. It displaced the traditional number one, Phillips, which sold CHF45.0 million. The Phillips auction at La Reserve. Image – Phillips A few takeaways are immediately apparent in the results. One was widely expected: “hype” watches have come off their highs, often by a third or more. Including obvious candidates like sports watches, namely the Nautilus, Royal Oak, and Overseas, but also brands that enjoyed massive run-ups in value during the pandemic like F.P. Journe. Values are still up from the pre-pandemic lows, but if prices overcorrected on the way up, then it is likely they will do so on the way down. Sotheby’s, for instance, had several dozen examples of various Nautilus and Royal Oak models in its sale, mostly with estimates close to peak values from late 2021. As a result, a third of the watches went unsold. The dip in values was also evident with F.P. Journe, certainly not a “hype” brand but one that enjoy a stellar run during ...

Pandemic Buying: A Plethora Of Auction Watches Hammering For More Than A Million In 2020 And 2021 - And, Yes, Most Were By Patek Philippe

At watch auctions by Phillips, Christie’s, and Sotheby’s held in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, 22 timepieces hammered for more than one million Swiss francs. And to date in 2021, there have been (at least) 13 watches selling for more than one million Swiss francs. Elizabeth Doerr highlights the top auction results of the pandemic era so far, and, yes, Patek Philippe still reigns supreme.

Geneva’s Auction Week May 2021: Record Results And High Notes, Especially For Independent Brands

Geneva’s second round of pandemic-era May auctions brought some fascinating offerings out of the woodwork. And people are buying watches at auction like there is no tomorrow. While Rolex and Patek Philippe models brought in most of the high-roller results, the three main houses with auctions running over the second weekend in May 2021 – Phillips, Christie’s, and Antiquorum – also generated fantastic results for watches by many other brands, including the independents.

8 watches that might just be sub-$10k bargains at Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XII

Let’s face it, watch auctions can be a little bit intimidating. The big players in the watch game are centuries-old organisations, with Christie’s and Sotheby’s both pre-dating the First Fleet sailing into Botany Bay, and Phillips only eight years younger, being founded in 1796. All this history, the seven-figure headline lots and the sometimes confusing … ContinuedThe post 8 watches that might just be sub-$10k bargains at Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XII appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Auction Watch: Breguet Skeleton 30-Day, Constant Force Clock by Philippe René Jaccard

One of the most intriguing timepieces being offered in the final run of watch auctions for 2019 is not a wristwatch, but an incredibly rare table clock made by Breguet in 1934 that’s going under the hammer at Christie’s. It hardly looks like a typical Breguet – having no engine-turning or gilding or blued steel hands – but is remarkably striking, with a skeletonised, architectural movement that is modern-looking despite being 85 years old. Abraham-Louis Breguet is rightly regarded as one of the most important watchmakers in history, whose inventions range from the natural escapement to the tourbillon, while being commercially savvy enough to become a leading watchmaker to the Ottoman Empire. But his descendants ventured into other businesses by the mid 19th century, most notably aviation, so the watchmaking operation was sold by Louis-Clément Breguet, grandson of Abraham-Louis, in 1870 to English watchmaker Edward Brown. The Browns kept the workshop in Paris, though it moved several times over the decades. During the century that the Brown family ran Breguet – Brown’s grandson George sold the company to French jeweller Chaumet in 1969 – the firm mostly retained the signature Breguet style and produced a large variety of timepieces, but in tiny quantities, often relying on external specialists for movements and components. Timepiece no. 3142 This clock is one such timepiece from the period. A unique piece according to the accompanying Breguet museum archive...

This week, Christies are promising the “Auction of the Decade”. So should you believe the hype?

It’s always a good idea in marketing to talk a strong game. But after describing the forthcoming Legends of Time in Hong Kong as the “auction of the decade”, Christies are setting the stakes sky-high. For the auction that takes place on Saturday, May 22 over two sessions, Christies estimates a total tally of over … ContinuedThe post This week, Christies are promising the “Auction of the Decade”. So should you believe the hype? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.