Life on the Wrist

New York City hosted the year end watch auctions for many of the major auction houses. The auctions showed an interested array of results. Everything from record-setting results for watches like the F. P. Journe’s Tourbillon Souverain in platinum with a rose-gold dial that sold for $1.24 million, but also Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks that sold for below their retail price. Is the hype over? Or are collectors getting back to basics?

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The watch auction houses have made their way to New York for the holiday season. We go through some interesting lots of each of the auctions that will certainly excite collectors!

Antiquorum Online Auction

PATEK PHILIPPE, LEATHER AND CANVAS TRAVEL BAG can be found here.

VACHERON CONSTANTIN, UNSIGNED CASE, TRIPLE DATE, YELLOW GOLD can be found here.

AUDEMARS PIGUET, 18KT YELLOW GOLD, ROUND SHAPE CASE can be found here.

Sotheby’s Important Watches Auction

Breguet Reference 7047 La Tradition can be found here.

Patek Philippe Reference 565 Calatrava Retailed by Freccero can be found here.

Rolex Reference 8171 'Padellone' can be found here.

Christies Important Watches Auction

PATEK PHILIPPE, A VERY FINE, RARE AND ATTRACTIVE 18K ROSE GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL can be found here.

TUDOR, REF. 7928, SUBMARINER, A FINE AND RARE STEEL DIVER’S WRISTWATCH WITH “TROPICAL DIAL” can be found here.

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5270P-014, A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WITH GREEN DIAL can be found here.

Phillips New York Watch Auction: SEVEN

Patek Philippe Ref. 1463 "Tasti Tondi" Tiffany Signed can be found here.

Patek Philippe Ref. 1593 in Platinum can be found here.

Patek Philippe Ref. 1415 World Time owned by Robert Stack can be found here.

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Auction catalogues are full of Rolex watches. A very common thread amongst the watches are that they are of high quality and often times rare. Looking at upcoming auction catalogues, something stood out - colourful dial Rolex. Whether the watch is a Rolex ‘Hulk’, ‘Kermit’, or ‘Smurf’ Submariner, they are obviously massively desirable. So how can you spot the next interesting Rolex? Are there watches out there right now that you could add to your collection that would allow you to build a collection of interesting, and possibly under-the-radar watches?

Our coverage of the Rolex 124300 can be found here.

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The Qatar World Cup is official underway! While it is strange not watching the matches in the Summer, it is exciting to see the nations around the world come together for this global sporting event. Naturally, we wanted to take a look at some of the watches from the tournament.

The Big Bang e FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 can be found here.

The New York Times Article, The (Watch) Faces of Qatar, can be found here.

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Sotheby’s hosted the Important Watches Auction in Geneva this past week. The event was a great success and there were some beautiful watches auctioned off.

The full auction can be found here.

Patek Philippe Reference 2570/1 A yellow gold anti-magnetic wristwatch Circa 1956 can be found here.

Vacheron Constantin 'Cioccolatone', Reference 4764 A possibly unique platinum triple date wristwatch with moon phases Circa 1958 can be found here.

F.P. Journe Résonance 'Pré-production' A platinum dual time zone wristwatch with power reserve indication and brass movement Circa 1999 can be found here.

GPHG winners can be found here.

Swiss watch exports for September 2022 can be found here.

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Auction houses were in full swing this past weekend with various auctions taking place at Antiquorum, Christie's, and Phillips. Some very important watches were for sale, like the George Daniels Spring Case Tourbillon, Prototype Richard Mille’s, and a lovely range of vintage and modern watches. We discuss each of the auctions, some of the watches sold, a special auction of a Patek Philippe 5270T, and a couple of Amida Digitrends.

Antiquorum’s Important Modern & Vintage Timepiece auction can be found here.

Christie’s Legendary and Unique Watches auction can be found here.

Christie’s Rare Watches auction can be found here.

The Philllips Geneva Watch Auction: XVI can be found here.

Aurel Bacs To Auctioneer Unique Patek Philippe Ref. 5270T Donated to Children Action can be found here.

The Amida Digitrends can be found here and here.

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As the winter months come upon us, it is a time to look back at the watches we were able to experience over the last 12 months. Even better, it is time to look forward at the watches we hope to have on our wrist over the next year.

Our articles where we looked back and picked the best watches of the year can be found here (2019) and here (2021). Stay tuned for 2022’s version!

Our article about the Longines watch with box and papers can be found here.

The Hamilton Electric Pacer article can be found here.

The Rolex reference 1601 can be found here.

The Vacheron Constantin reference 6290 in white gold can be found here.

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GPHG 2022 is upon us! It is time to reflect on the incredible watches and time keeping devices released this year. The stand-outs for the year are truly wonderful to see, and the Jury members will definitely have their plates full with which watches should take home the prizes.

The 2022 calendar can be found here, I encourage you to go to one of the exhibitions.

The Jury members can be found here.

The nominated timepieces can be found here.

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Vacheron Constantin stood out this year. No question about it. They released some of the most exciting watches in a very thoughtful way. They paid tribute to their past through releases like the Ref. 222 re-edition, ensured excellence with their Overseas skeleton tourbillon, and committed to artisanship with their Great Civilizations collection and event at the Louvre. Revolution Magazine did an incredible job in their International volume 65 (US issue 23 Fall 2022) describing their success. Wei Koh interviewed CEO Louis Ferla on the success and what made them tick.

You can buy the issue of the Revolution Magazine here.

Vacheron Constantin’s Watches and Wonders releases can be found here, including their ref 222 and new Overseas.

We covered Vacheron’s event at the Louvre on our podcast here.

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Swiss watch export results for August 2022 have been released. The summer was a fairly good time for watches, but does the rest of the year pose a threat to the positive results we have seen?

There has also been a large discussion about investing in watches and whether the market has stabilized. Here are our thoughts!

Export results for August 2022 can be found here.

Here are some articles and videos we have done on investing in watches.

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