Watch Auctions

RGM Donates Watch for Auction to Rebuild Playground

Pennsylvania-based watch brand RGM has joined a group of fellow local businesses and community residents in Mount Joy, PA, who have pledged financial assistance in the effort to rebuild “Kid’s Joy Land,” a community-built playground destroyed in an arson fire in 2012. To help raise the more than $100,000 needed for the rebuilding project, RGM...

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Sep 22, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: A Durable Style – Meet the Victorinox I.N.O.X. Chrono

Since its founding in 1884, Victorinox has been a steady champion of utility-driven style. From its now-iconic Swiss Army Knife, the brand has garnered a wide renown for reliable functionality in its products, with its modern collection of timepieces carrying that legacy forward. In the brand’s latest, the new I.N.O.X. Chrono, we see a continuation...

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Dec 1, 2023 by WatchTime

Bell & Ross Unveils BR 01 Skull Bronze Tourbillon for Only Watch 2015

For its contribution to this year’s upcoming Only Watch auction of unique timepieces, Bell & Ross has created a bronze-cased version of its BR 01 Tourbillon, which also features a hand-engraved Jolly Roger image on its dial. Scroll down to read more on this one-of-a-kind watch that blends materials from the golden age of piracy...

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Jul 29, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday: Introducing the Tudor Heritage Black Bay “One” for Only Watch 2015

Not only will Tudor be participating in this year’s Only Watch charity auction, but the watch the brand has presented for it may well be the most beautiful version of its Heritage Black Bay model to date. The Tudor Heritage Black Bay “One,” a unique piece, comes with the same 41-mm case and 2824 movement...

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Jul 8, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Under the Hammer: My Favorite Lots from Today’s Christie’s NYC Auction

Today at 10AM Eastern Time Zone (UTC -05:00), Christie’s New York Important Watches Auction will begin. I got to sit with the newly appointed Vice President and Senior Specialist of Watches, Eric Wind, and ask him about a few of my favorite timepieces from this season’s auction. If you’re reading this after 10AM, click here...

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Jun 17, 2015 by Robert Velasquez

The Top 5 Highlights from Auctionata’s Modern and Vintage Watch Auction

Berlin-based Auctionata, the global leader in online sales of fine art, antiques, and luxury collectibles — and recently a player in the niche world of watch auctions — hosted a successful live-stream auction of “Modern and Vintage Timepieces” on January 31, which featured watches from numerous brands at a wide range of price points. Scroll...

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Feb 6, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Two Vintage Breguet Pocketwatches Added to the Brand’s Collection of Historic Timepieces

Montres Breguet added to its private collection of historically significant watches, when brand president and CEO Marc A. Hayek acquired two important lots at a Christie’s Geneva auction last year: the Breguet no. 4039, a half-quarter repeating watch with an off-centered hour dial and date indication, and the extremely rare Breguet Tourbillon no. 1176.

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Jan 2, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Update: Patek Philippe’s Henry Graves Watch Sells for $24 Million at Sotheby’s

The world’s most expensive watch ever sold at auction retained that lofty title at a Sotheby’s auction on November 11, which coincided with the 175th anniversary celebration of its maker, Patek Philippe.

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Nov 12, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Philippe Cousteau’s Rolex Sea-Dweller Sells for $183,750 at Antiquorum Auction

Antiquorum’s fall auction in New York generated an impressive $3,679,437 in sales. The top lots included a Patek Philippe minute repeater, two Patek ref. 5004s, and Philippe Cousteau’s Rolex “double-red” Sea-Dweller, ref. 1665. Let’s take a look at the top 10 sellers.

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Oct 10, 2014 by WatchTime

The 5 Top Patek Philippe Watches in Antiquorum’s June Watch Auction

Antiquorum’s next “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” auction will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong on June 28. More than 532 watches will be on the block and highlighted, as per usual, by several important models from Patek Philippe. Here are the five Patek Philippe watches expected to draw the most...

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Jun 17, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Vacheron Constantin from the Packard Collection Brings $1.8 Million at Christie’s

A Grand Complication pocket watch in 20-carat gold by Vacheron Constantin that belonged to famed collector James Ward Packard brought $1,800,000 at Christie’s New York auction. Bidders from around the world displayed keen interest, driving the price to an absolute record for Vacheron Constantin in the U.S. market. Packard was one of the first U.S....

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Jun 17, 2014 by WatchTime

Around the Web: Babe Ruth’s Watch, Erotic Timepieces in Demand, CIA Watches, and More

Welcome to this week’s installment of “Around the Web”. As always, WatchTime social media maven Alan Loren updates watch aficionados with what we thought were some of the most interesting watch-related stories and news tidbits of the past weeks, culled from the websites of your favorite brands as well as popular watch blogs and other...

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Feb 2, 2014 by WatchTime

The 10 Top Watches From Christie’s December Watch Auction

Christie’s New York closed a very successful season of watch auctions on December 17, with a 365-lot auction of “Important Watches” that achieved a total of $12,926,175, including a new auction record for the highest-selling timepiece, a Rolex reference 8171 “Padellone” in steel. Here are the top 10 sellers in Christie’s year-ending watch auction.

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Dec 24, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

A Record-Breaking Patek Philippe Highlights Top 5 Watches from Only Watch 2013

The fifth edition of the biennial “Only Watch” auction took place over the weekend at the Hermitage Hotel in Monaco. When the final hammer fell, the auction of unique timepieces had raised 5,066,000 euros for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and a Patek Philippe Ref. 5004T fetched the highest price ever paid for a modern...

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Oct 1, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Doxa Auctions Limited-Edition Divers’ Watches Worn By Jean-Michel Cousteau

Doxa, the Swiss watch company that introduced the world to the first orange-dialed divers watch, is auctioning five limited-edition models of its Doxa Sub 1200T, each one personally worn by diving legend Jean-Michel Cousteau. Profits from the auctions, which began this week on eBay, will benefit Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society.

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Jul 17, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

James Dean’s Elgin Pocketwatch Sells for $42,000 at Auction

James Dean’s lucky pocketwatch was one of the main attractions at Antiquorum’s June 22nd Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces auction held in Hong Kong.

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Jun 25, 2013 by WatchTime

Antiquorum Auctions James Dean’s Lucky Pocketwatch

At its upcoming June 22nd auction of “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” in Hong Kong, Antiquorum will be auctioning a prized possession and lucky charm of legendary actor James Dean, a pocketwatch made by American watchmaker Standard USA with an American-made Elgin movement.

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Jun 12, 2013 by WatchTime

Christie’s to Auction Historic Patek Philippe Grand Complication

At the Important Watches auction on June 11, Christie’s will be auctioning the historically significant Stephen S. Palmer Patek Philippe Grand Complication No. 97912.

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May 24, 2013 by WatchTime

Antiquorum April Auction Results

Last week we reported on Antiquorum’s auction of “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces,” held on April 10th in New York City. Today, we have the results of the auction, which featured watches with ties to celebrities and famous athletes.

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Apr 11, 2013 by WatchTime

Louis Moinet: Rewriting Chronograph History

The Swiss watch brand Louis Moinet has unveiled an artifact that may change how we look at the history of timekeeping — a timekeeping device from the early 19th century, invented by the brand’s namesake, that may be the first chronograph ever created.

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Mar 27, 2013 by Jay Deshpande

Rare James Bond and Paul Newman Rolexes Up for Auction at Antiquorum

What do Paul Newman, James Bond, and Jean-Claude Killy have in common? In addition to being pop-culture icons, each is famously associated with a particular model of Rolex watch. And each of these models will be represented this week at Antiquorum‘s auction of vintage and modern timepieces.

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Dec 11, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

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