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Elton John’s Peachtree Road Auction is Set to ‘Crash’ this February.

Elton John’s Peachtree Road Auction is Set to ‘Crash’ this February.

Elton John will auction off 31 timepieces this Fall in a collection that can only be described as quintessential Elton. Elton John is arg...

Phillips Ends The Year On A High Note

Phillips Ends The Year On A High Note

But a solid gold G-SHOCK was the breakout star of the show. “It is with great pleasure that The 1916 Company introduces our newest ...

The Watchmaking World Has A New “Big Three”

The Watchmaking World Has A New “Big Three”

And they’re not brands, they’re watchmakers. One of the oldest tropes in fine watchmaking is that there is – or was – a ̶...

Freddie Mercury’s Plastic Seiko Hits £15k at Auction

Freddie Mercury’s Plastic Seiko Hits £15k at Auction

And there’s still 48 hours to go… If reports are to be believed, Apple — who, as much as we may not like to recognize or admi...

Rexhep Rexhepi for Only Watch 2023

Rexhep Rexhepi for Only Watch 2023

The Akrivia founder unveils his third Only Watch submission. Few watchmakers have garnered as much attention in recent years as Rexhep Re...

How Much Would You Pay For Freddie Mercury’s Plastic Seiko?

How Much Would You Pay For Freddie Mercury’s Plastic Seiko?

A prime example of a niche Seiko with unmatched provenance is blowing its estimate out of the water. It’s been a bit of a quiet summer in...

The New York Auctions — One Week Later

The New York Auctions — One Week Later

I like New York in June, How About You? Last week saw the auction world swing back to New York City with collectors and enthusiasts desce...

Phillips Hong Kong Auction XVI: An Imperial Patek, And Independents Ascendant

Phillips Hong Kong Auction XVI: An Imperial Patek, And Independents As...

Condition is everything – except when it isn’t. Phillips: The Hong Kong Watch Auction XVI, took place over the 24th and 25th of May...

Geneva Auction Week: Indies Shine, Classics Climb, And That Million Dollar Milgauss

Geneva Auction Week: Indies Shine, Classics Climb, And That Million Do...

Or should I say, two million dollar Milgauss? The dust is settling from this spring’s Geneva Auction Week 2023, and while it may be...

Recap: Christie’s The Art of F.P. Journe

Recap: Christie’s The Art of F.P. Journe

In a white glove sale, F.P. Journe cemented his position as one of the most collectible watchmakers alive today. It was hard to deny the ...

Hot Lots and Hidden Treasures at Geneva Auction Week

Hot Lots and Hidden Treasures at Geneva Auction Week

Not the usual suspects. Although the news out of Geneva this week has been, for understandable reasons, dominated by the thematic Christi...

Christie’s “The Art of F. P. Journe” Is A First For The Auction World

Christie’s “The Art of F. P. Journe” Is A First For ...

The auction is the very first thematic auction dedicated to a single independent watchmaker. In 1989, an auction took place which redefin...

Auction Alert: Philippe Dufour for Audemars Piguet Pocket Watch No.1

Auction Alert: Philippe Dufour for Audemars Piguet Pocket Watch No.1

The triple-signed Grande et Petite Sonnerie is set to hit the block during The Geneva Watch Auction: XVII, May 13-14 The term “history” i...

Auction Innocence Foundation to Auction Unique F.P. Journe and Richard Mille Watches

Auction Innocence Foundation to Auction Unique F.P. Journe and Richard...

Gstaad, Switzerland is set to host some of the world’s top watch collectors next week on February 16, as the Action Innocence Found...

December Auction Report

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December Auction Report

Auctions in December are always a little elegiac in feel — it’s the end of the year, the days have gotten shorter, and nighttime co...

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Limited Addiction: The Best of Limited Editions

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Limited Addiction: The Best of Limited Editions

Let’s face it, acquiring a watch that only a select few others will own is always an appealing proposition. We live in an industry satura...

8 Things to Know About IWC

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8 Things to Know About IWC

There’s a lot we all know about the beloved International Watch Company. Famed for their iconic pilot’s watch collection, the longstandin...

Diving Deeper: Dive Watches For the Record Books

Diving Deeper: Dive Watches For the Record Books

When it comes to dive watches, depth rating is always a talking point. Though recreational divers never breach the 100m mark, every dive ...

The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

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The Power of Necessity | Innovation in Watchmaking

As the world remains at home, we are forced to come together—remotely, of course—to find a new way to work and solve novel problems. The ...