Results for Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XIV

New Generation Watch Leadership (Day 4 of Revolution Presents: Horological Symposiums at Geneva Watch Days)

First look: Alpina Watches at Geneva Watch Days 2022

Bulgari Octo Finissimo, The New Icon (Day 3 of Revolution Presents: Horological Symposiums at Geneva Watch Days)

First look: Czapek at Geneva Watch Days 2022

First look: Frederique Constant & Alpina Watches at Geneva Watch Days 2022

First look: HYT at Geneva Watch Days 2022

First look: URWERK at Geneva Watch Days 2022

First look: Greubel Forsey at Geneva Watch Days 2022

Legends of Independent Watchmaking (Day 2 of Revolution Presents: Horological Symposiums at Geneva Watch Days)

Watches, The New Asset Class (Day 1 of Revolution Presents: Horological Symposiums at Geneva Watch Days)

First look: Oris at Geneva Watch Days 2022

First look: Corum at Geneva Watch Days 2022

First look: Bvlgari at Geneva Watch Days 2022 with Jean-Christophe Babin

First look: Bvlgari at Geneva Watch Days 2022 with Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani

First look: Arnold And Son at Geneva Watch Days 2022

Introducing: MB&F; Has The Coolest Regulating Organ At Geneva Watch Days – And They Want To Show It Off

The LM Split Escapement EVO is how MB&F; tackles a "simple and sporty" design brief.

Revolution Presents: Horological Symposiums at Geneva Watch Days

Catawiki Fine Watch Auction June 2022

In Conversation with Alexandre Ghotbi on Phillips’ The Royal Oak 50th Auction

In Conversation with Roy Davidoff on Phillips’ The Royal Oak 50th Auction

Auction Watch: Zenith Chronomaster Revival “Poker Chip” on Loupe This [Updated with Result]

A limited edition launched at the end of 2021, the Zenith Chronometer Revival “Poker Chip” was the result of a collaboration between our founder and the watchmakers in Le Locle. One of them just popped up for sale at online auctioneer Loupe This – the first example to go under the hammer. The 200 pieces sold out at launch, making this a perfect opportunity for anyone who missed out last year. If the funky dial appears familiar, that’s because the Poker Chip reimagines the G383, one of the standout designs from the first references of the El Primero. While the G383 had a lavish, gold-on-black palette, the Poker Chip is entirely contemporary. Its dial is generously “lumed” – even the strap glows in the dark – bringing it to life at night, with the aesthetic alluding to the disco era of 1960s and 1970s when the G383 was born. [Update March 17, 2022: The Poker Chip sold for US$16,500 including fees on Loupe This.] The case is a micro-blasted titanium coated in DLC, which complements the military-esque dial. Notably the Poker Chip was the first – and remains the only – classic, 38 mm El Primero with a titanium case. Continuing the blend of new and old, the movement is the original El Primero 400 that’s almost identical to the 1969 original. As it is being phased out, this movement was chosen instead of the latest-generation El Primero 3600 (which has a lightning seconds), making the Poker Chip one of the last watches with the landmark calibre. Accompani...

In-Depth: Forget The $6 Million Baseball Card, Honus Wagner's Watch Is Up For Auction

Meditations on the game, the city, and the man who loomed large over both.

Watch Auction Market 2021 Revisited

Behind The Lens: Patek Philippe Rare Handcrafts Ref. 5089G-018 Geneva Harbor Wood Marquetry Watch

What does Patek Philippe mean to you? For GaryG, Patek Philippe is a firm both mindful of the traditions of horology and clearly focused on its own legacy. This is exemplified by the brand's Rare Handcrafts: watches and clocks displaying traditional arts, including engraving, enameling, micro mosaics, and a favorite of his: wood marquetry. Here Gary gets behind the lens to shoot Reference 5089G-018, a 175th anniversary limited edition with wood marquetry dial.

Auction Watch: Patek Philippe 1518 “Pink on Pink” Sells for US$9.57m

Widely regarded as the best “pink on pink” 1518 ever to emerge, the ref. 1518 once owned by Prince Mohammed Tewfik A. “T.A.” Toussoun of Egypt lived up to expectations and then some, having just sold at Sotheby’s in New York for US$9.57 million including fees. While almost 300 ref. 1518s were produced, only about fifth of them were in pink gold, with the majority in yellow gold. And just 14 are “pink on pink” with salmon-toned dials matched with a pink gold case. The 14th “pink on pink” ref. 1518 known, this was consigned by the heirs of the late prince, who passed away earlier this year aged 95. He was a first cousin to the the last King of Egypt, Farouk I. The prince pictured in the 1970s The prince was the original owner of this ref. 1518, which he bought on July 25, 1951 according to the certificate that accompanied the watch – which makes it the only “pink on pink” ref. 1518 with its original certificate. The watch remained in his possession since then, seemingly hardly worn, explaining its near-pristine condition. All those factors combined to create a tremendous interest from bidders, almost a dozen of them, all on the phones with Sotheby’s representatives. Bidding was easy and enthusiastic at the start, with one bidder making a million-dollar jump from two to three million, presumably in an attempt to deter the competition. It didn’t work and though there were just a handful of bidders past the five-million mark, the proceedings contin...