Next month at SIHH Jaeger-LeCoultre will introduce the new Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire 40.5 - a slightly smaller version of the original 42.5mm watch that debuted in 2010. The new model's case measures 13.07 mm thick and is 18k pink gold. Production is not limited. … [Read more...]
Patek Philippe and Rolex Highlight Antiquorum’s November 13 Geneva Auction
November 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva will host Antiquorum's "Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces" auction on November 13. The highlights include a recently discovered Patek Philippe quarter and special type five-minute repeating 24-hours in one revolution pocket watch and a Patek Philippe ref. 1518 in yellow gold. In all, 603 exceptional modern and vintage timepieces will be offered. Find … [Read more...]
A. Lange & Söhne Achieves Record Prices at Auction
October 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
A. Lange & Söhne achieved three record sales at Sotheby’s "Important Watches" auction, held on October 6 in Hong Kong. The top selling pieces included a rare set of two limited edition Grand Lange 1 “Luna Mundi” wristwatches, a limited edition 1815 Moonphase “Homage to F. A. Lange” in honey gold, and a Lange Zeitwerk. Find the sale prices and wallpaper inside. … [Read more...]
Carl F. Bucherer Manero MoonPhase
August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Carl F. Bucherer Manero MoonPhase is designed for lovers of classical watchmaking. A quick glance provides the date, indicated with a center-mounted hand, along with the day and month displayed in apertures at 10 and 2 o'clock. The moon phase is shown at 6 o'clock. The movement is an automatic CFB 1966 that is unique to Carl F. Bucherer. Find pricing and wallpaper inside. … [Read more...]
Three Special Watches Celebrate Vacheron Constantin’s First U.S. Boutique
July 26, 2011 By 3 Comments
In September 1831, Jean-Barthélémy Vacheron wrote a letter stating an intention to expand business to the U.S. market. Today, 180 years after that letter, Vacheron Constantin opens its first U.S. boutique, and celebrates the event with three limited edition watches. Find complete specifications, pricing and wallpaper for the boutique limited editions inside. … [Read more...]
Antiquorum Presents Audemars Piguet Grande Complication Piece Unique on June 8
June 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
On June 8 at its Fuller Building headquarters in New York City, Antiquorum will offer unique and exceptional timepieces including an Audemars Piguet Grande Complication Piece Unique made for and signed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a Vacheron Constantin minute-repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch in a 40mm platinum case produced in 2002 as a unique example. Find web and video links inside. … [Read more...]
Two Pateks Top $1 Million At Christie’s Hong Kong Sale
June 1, 2011 By 5 Comments
A Patek Philippe Ref. 2499R, 3rd Series, brought $1,210,466 at Christie's May 30 Hong Kong sale. The perpetual calendar chronograph with moon phases in pink gold was manufactured in 1971. A Skymoon tourbillon Ref. 5002P with twelve complications manufactured in 2008 brought $1,164,008. Both sales were within pre-sale estimates. … [Read more...]
Jaeger-LeCoultre Presents Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire Limited Edition
May 26, 2011 By 3 Comments
Jaeger-LeCoultre's Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire has won numerous awards and been heralded by collectors and enthusiasts, and today the manufacture in Le Sentier announces that this timepiece will be offered in a limited series of 200 pieces in white gold with a matte black dial. Find complete details, pricing and wallpaper inside. … [Read more...]
Sotheby’s Geneva Sale Brings $8.7 Million
May 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
Sotheby’s May 15 Geneva sale presented pieces representing five centuries of watchmaking, from 1580 to the present day. The top price was realized by a very rare Patek Philippe ref. 2499 which fetched $815,637, and by one of the most exclusive examples of a stainless steel Rolex Daytona “Paul Newman” with inverted lines, which brought $233,150. … [Read more...]
Antiquorum’s May 15 Auction Includes Special Reversos and Much More
May 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On Sunday May 15 at Geneva's Mandarin Oriental hotel, Antiquorum will present more than 500 vintage and modern timepieces, pocket watches, and clocks. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the iconic Reverso, the sale includes 33 exceptional examples, including original pieces from 1931, ultra-rare versions with colored dials, limited series with complications, and watches with enamel-decorated … [Read more...]
Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine Perpetual Calendar
April 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
For 2011 Vacheron Constantin introduces the first high complication in the Patrimony Contemporaine collection, and it is perhaps the most useful of all, the perpetual calendar. This ultra-thin automatic winding perpetual calendar can keep track of all the vagaries of the calendar and require no correction whatsoever until March 1, 2100. Find wallpaper and pricing inside. … [Read more...]
Longines Master Collection Retrograde Moon Phases
April 20, 2011 By 4 Comments
The Longines Master Collection Retrograde Moon Phases is available in 41mm or 44mm diameters and combines four retrograde functions with moon phase and day/night displays. The retrograde hands indicate day of the week at 12 o’clock, the date on the right-hand side of the dial, a 24-hour second time-zone on the left-hand side of the dial, and small seconds at 6 o’clock. Find pricing and … [Read more...]
Blancpain Villeret Chronographe Monopoussoir Quantième Complet
April 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Blancpain is creating some aesthetic pleasures with its reinterpretations of the Villeret collection, which started last year. At Baselworld, the manufacture from Le Brassus showed a single-pusher chronograph with complete calendar and moon phases. This complicated watch, available in two versions, features classic dials that are both highly attractive and highly legible. Find wallpaper and … [Read more...]
Breguet 7787 Classique Moon Phases
April 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Breguet 7787 Classique Moon Phases is available in 39mm and 36mm sizes, and in white and red gold with a dial that is hand-engraved on a rose engine, and two versions in red gold, one with a grand feu enamelled dial, and one set with diamonds. This last configuration will be sold only in pairs, in a box available exclusively in Breguet boutiques and also containing a pair of cufflinks and a … [Read more...]
Heir to the Throne: The New Patek Philippe Reference 5270
April 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Patek Philippe’s perpetual calendar chronographs are among the most collectible of all timepieces. References such as 1518, 2499 and 5970 are spoken of reverently, and the phrase “holy grail” often slips into the conversation. So when a new reference comes on the scene, the event commands attention. When it has a new manufacture movement, the occasion is doubly important. … [Read more...]
Girard-Perregaux 1966 Full Calendar White Gold
March 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
Girard-Perregaux has unveiled a new version of the Full Calendar from its 1966 collection, this time in white gold. Inside the polished 40mm case is the manufacture's in-house automatic caliber GP033M0 with date, day, month and moon phase. The slightly domed dial is available in black or white-silver opalin. Find complete specifications and pricing inside. … [Read more...]
Basel Preview: Perrelet Big Central Moonphase
February 4, 2011 By 3 Comments
Perrelet’s latest timepiece places the moonphase display front and center and scales it up dramatically for maximum effect. Developed and manufactured by the group’s affiliate, MHVJ, (Manufacture horlogère Vallée de Joux). The Big Central Moonphase combines a striking appearance with precision. Find pricing and wallpaper inside. … [Read more...]
Christie’s 2010 Watch Sales Highest Ever at $91 Million
December 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
Christie’s wrapped up a record-breaking year for fine timepieces, realizing $91.2 million in total sales – the highest annual total ever for the the global auction house. Patek Philippe dominated the results, capturing each of the year's top 10 positions for wristwatch sales. In all, five Pateks sold for more than $1 million apiece. Look inside for images of the top sellers, and a list of … [Read more...]
Preview: Christie’s New York Top Lots
December 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Christie's December 14 sale to be held at 20 Rockafeller Plaza in New York includes 424 lots, and the stars of the show in terms of pre-sale estimates are Patek Philippe, Breguet, and Piaget. Three pieces are estimated at $250,000 to $350,000: Patek Philippe references 2499/100 and 1462, and a platinum Breguet ref. 3857. A Piaget ladies Kanthara is estimated at $200,000 - $300,000. … [Read more...]
Patek Dominates Top Sellers at Christie’s Geneva Sale
December 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Christie's November 15 Geneva sale generated an impressive SFr. 21,572,700, or a little over $22 million. The sale included “A Connoisseur’s Vision Part III”, which together with Parts I and II, represents the most important private Patek Philippe collection ever offered at auction, and the most expensive collection ever sold. Among the wristwatches sold in Geneva, Patek Philippe took the … [Read more...]
LATEST USER COMMENT