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Styled Auction: PHILLIPS, The RAKE and MR PORTER Celebrate the world’s finest timepieces in London

On Friday, Aurel Bacs, Toby Bateman and Wei Koh joined director Paul Feig for an evening of fine watch discussion at Phillips’ auction house in London.

Square Deals: Phillips’ first Private Treaty Watch Sale in London’s Berkeley Square

Heading into the autumn watch auction season, Phillips hosts its first Private Treaty Watch

NEWS: This season’s last watch auction delivers 4 unique watches you’ve probably never seen, and may never see again

Over the last few weeks, all eyes have been on the major watch auctions taking place around the world, with more than a few standout results achieved for several interesting and unique watches. Wrapping up the spring sale season, Phillips yesterday held the Hong Kong Watch Auction: Six, with a total of 231 lots going … ContinuedThe post NEWS: This season’s last watch auction delivers 4 unique watches you’ve probably never seen, and may never see again appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Elvis Watch Becomes Most Expensive Omega Ever Sold At Auction - USD1.5mil

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tonight, at the first session of Phillips Watches' Geneva Auction Week: Seven, the Tiffany stamped 18K white gold Omega wristwatch that was presented to Elvis Presley on the occasion of his...

Breitling Acquires Universal Genève: What It Means for Watch Fans

Auctions: Six Takeaways From A Full Spring And Summer Season Of Watch Sales In Geneva, Hong Kong, And New York

Don't call them trends; here are a half dozen things I learned by paying close attention to the public watch market as of late.

Auctions: Christie's Geneva Watch Auction Postponed Until Tuesday Due To Cyberattack; Potential Bidders Encouraged To Contact Christie's

Anyone interested in bidding has been directed to phone one of the auction house's regional headquarters. Meanwhile it's unclear how far the impact of the cyberattack has reached.

Auctions: Roger Smith's 'Most Important Watch' To Be Sold At Phillips New York

With every component hand-crafted by Smith, the English watchmaker says Pocket Watch Number Two is "without a doubt, the most important watch I've ever made."

Auctions: Three Insane Yellow-Gold George Daniels Wristwatches Are Coming Up At Phillips Geneva This November – And HODINKEE Is The First To Bring You The News

Our friends at Phillips interrupt your regularly scheduled '90s Week content with a '90s-era surprise of their own.

Auctions: Highlights, Hidden Gems, And More From Phillips' Upcoming Geneva Auctions

All the Royal Oaks likely to make us go broke – plus lots more lots of watches to watch.

Auction Watch: Sotheby’s Sets Record for Most Expensive Patek Philippe Ref. 2499

Sotheby’s just concluded the first sale of the spring auction season, which now moves to Geneva with a series of auctions in the Swiss city starting the first weekend of May. The season opened strongly with several records set at Sotheby’s, most notably with The Nevadian Collector, a sale of Patek Philippe timepieces all owned by an American collector. Made up of 38 watches and one lot of vintage Gay Freres bracelets, the auction was led by an unsurprising favourite that sold for a record price – the possibly unique ref. 2499 in pink gold with a dial signed “Gobbi Milano”. Sotheby’s consultant Sam Hines bringing the hammer down on the ref. 2499 “Gobbi” Four telephone bidders competed for the watch, with bidding swift and aggressive. One of the bidders went big early on, taking the bid from HK$19 million to HK$30 million with one bid – an increment of about US$1.4 million. Eventually one of the phone bidders triumphed and set the record for the most expensive ref. 2499 ever sold at auction. The pink ref. 2499 “Gobbi” hammered for HK$50 million, resulting in a total of HK$60.265 million including the buyer’s premium. That’s equivalent to about US$7.68 million, making it the most expensive ref. 2499 ever sold at auction by some margin. The last record holder was the ref. 2499 “Asprey” that sold in 2018 for about US$ 4 million at Sotheby’s in Geneva – which was also sold by the Nevadian. While the ref. 2499 “Gobbi” was the headline lot,...

Auctions: Four Extremely Collectible Philippe Dufour Creations To Sell At The Phillips Geneva Auction

A master watchmaker’s signed oeuvre represented in one Geneva sale.

Four Richard Milles And The Legendary Panerai Luminor Slytech Daylight Belonging to Sylvester Stallone On The Block At The Phillips New York December 2020 Auction

The upcoming year-end Phillips auction, Racing Pulse, takes place on Saturday, December 12, 2020 in New York. Here Elizabeth Doerr highlights five epic timepieces from Richard Mille and Panerai owned and worn by Hollywood action star Sylvester Stallone, sometimes in famous films, and at least one of which has reached icon status.

Auction preview highlights at Phillips Game Changers

Later this year, Phillips, in association with Bacs & Russo, are hosting the Game Changers auction, which will be offering some of the most important watches to ever meet the public market, including watches owned by golfer Jack Nicklaus, and actors Marlon Brando and Robert Downey Jr, as well as incredibly rare vintage examples of … ContinuedThe post Auction preview highlights at Phillips Game Changers appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Chronopolis 2026 was where the real action could be found at Geneva Watch Week

In its debut year, Chronopolis showed us exactly what has been missing from a week dominated by Watches and Wonders.

Introducing – The new Dawn Blue Credor Locomotive GCCR995

Two years ago, Credor, the higher-end and classic side of the Seiko Watch Corporation, unveiled a very special watch based on the Locomotive concept. This watch, once designed by no other than Gerald Genta, was first presented in 1979, before coming back in a modernised and limited version for the brand’s 50th anniversary in 2024. […]

Just Because – Your Complete Guide to Watches and Wonders 2026, And Everything Happening During The Geneva Watch Week

Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 and the Geneva Watch Week are fast approaching, so it’s the perfect time to start planning your trip. Here’s an overview of what awaits you, whether you’re visiting Geneva for a week of work, fun, or simply a celebration of watches. The event continues to expand in scale and importance along with […]

News – Tad Kozh, an Award for New Talents Mixed with Artistic Crafts Limited Editions

It seems that promoting traditional watchmaking, its crafts and techniques, to protect watchmaking know-how and the women and men behind it, as well as supporting the emergence of new talents, has become quite a recurring theme these days. Don’t get us wrong, we most certainly encourage initiatives such as the Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for […]

Watch It: Aurel Bacs Profiled By CBS Sunday Morning With Phillips 'Decade One' Sale Less Than A Week Away

A look behind the rostrum at the career of the leading voice in the watch auction world.  

Taking A Look At The Current Favre Leuba Catalog

Watch fans worldwide were excited when Favre Leuba’s return was announced in August last year. The world’s second-oldest watch brand is a favorite among vintage collectors and has created some absolute classics. Upon the unveiling of the new collection, we quickly learned that Favre Leuba would honor the past with modern versions of these watches. […] Visit Taking A Look At The Current Favre Leuba Catalog to read the full article.

Look out for these ultra-rare Seikos at Phillips’ Decade One auction

Borna highlights three incredibly rare and historically significant Seikos set to go under the hammer with Phillips in November 2025.The post Look out for these ultra-rare Seikos at Phillips’ Decade One auction appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Geneva Watch Days and beyond: the Time+Tide Team shares our favourite watches of September 2025

September 2025 has been a particularly stacked month as far as watch releases go... But here were our favourite new watches from the month.The post Geneva Watch Days and beyond: the Time+Tide Team shares our favourite watches of September 2025 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

My Highlights From A Week In Switzerland For Geneva Watch Days

It’s always a pleasure to return to Geneva. The lake, the atmosphere, and, of course, the watch industry coming together make it feel like home for a week. Compared to Watches and Wonders, Geneva Watch Days has a different rhythm, feeling a little more relaxed but no less important. For me, it’s as much about […] Visit My Highlights From A Week In Switzerland For Geneva Watch Days to read the full article.

SJX Podcast: Best of Geneva Watch Days

On episode 10 of the SJX Podcast, SJX and Brandon Moore discuss the highlights and hands-on impressions from Geneva Watch Days, including the Greubel Forsey QP Balancier, Lange 1815 Tourbillon Black Enamel, Gérald Genta’s new Minute Repeater, and the latest perpetual calendars from Audemars Piguet. We also discuss the significance of Tag Heuer’s carbon hairsprings; after a short-lived launch in 2019, the brand has taken a mulligan and relaunched this technology with a key difference that might make carbon hairsprings a real alternative to silicon. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Youtube.  

Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Watches From Geneva Watch Days 2025

With a strong set of releases from this year's Geneva Watch Days, our editors pick their favorites.