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SPECIAL REPORT: How 2020 transformed the auction world

FEATURES NEWS by Rob Corder on February 12, 2021

Reluctance to trading luxury watches online was stripped away by the pandemic, leading to legions of new customers buying and selling vintage and contemporary timepieces for the first time.

Patek Philippe and Rolex watches top of the lots at Christie’s Rare Watches New York auction

NEWS by Rob Corder on November 24, 2020

A double-signed Patek Philippe Reference 1463R from 1950 is the star lot at Christie's Rare Watches New York: Online auction, which opens today.

Golden Patek Philippe and Rolex watches top Christie’s Geneva auction results

NEWS by Rob Corder on July 23, 2020

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Patek Philippe pink gold 3974R and yellow gold Rolex Cosmograph Paul Newman achieve hammer prices of over $700,000 each.

Christie’s Geneva to auction off collection of 101 Cartier clocks

INTERNATIONAL NEWS by Daniel Malins on May 22, 2020

The Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva will host the auction, with estimates for the collection ranging from CHF 3.9 million to CHF 5.7 million.

$8 million Patek Philippe collection up for auction

NEWS by Rob Corder on April 9, 2020

Patek Philippe Christie’s Hong Kong July

Christie’s in Hong Kong says that an upcoming auction of Patek Philippe wristwatches will be the most valuable single owner collection ever offered in Asia.

LONGINES TWO SPLIT SECOND CHRONOGRAPH POCKET WATCHES

Tour de France timekeepers star at Christie’s Watches Online’s latest auction

NEWS by Rob Corder on March 3, 2020

A paired lot of Longines Two Split Second Chronograph Pocket Watches is attracting interest at the fortnight-long online auction.

What the world learned from 2019’s record-breaking watch auctions

NEWS Research by Carol Besler on January 6, 2020

2019 was a year of world records, Nautilus-mania and a boost for independent brands at auction this year. The three main auction houses – Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips – will have sold upwards of $300 million dollars’ worth of watches in 2019 (a very rough estimate), including the $39 million Only auction for charity. Here’s what’s hot, what shattered the records and what might be the next big thing.

Auction season concludes in New York with watches of fascinating provenance and horological significance going under the hammer

NEWS by Rob Corder on December 13, 2019

Patek Philippe, Richard Mille and Rolex compete for the highest bids at final Christie's sale of the year.

Early Cartier gem and diamond fob watch likely to light up Christie’s Important Jewels sale

INTERNATIONAL NEWS by Rob Corder on November 26, 2019

Art déco piece made after a visit to India by Jacques Cartier in 1911 shows the influence of the subcontinent on the Parisian jeweler.

Collectors dig deep for Egyptian treasure as Patek Philippe archaeologist’s timekeeper comes to auction

EDITOR'S CHOICE NEWS by Rob Corder on November 20, 2019

Signed Patek Philippe18ct gold, enamel and platinum watch is made in the form of a backpack formerly belonging to Elbert E. Farman, a former consul-general to Cairo.

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