NEW YORK, NY.- Among serious watch collectors and horological aficionados, perhaps no name inspires as much reverence and admiration as that of James Ward Packard (1863-1928), the American auto manufacturer and inventor whose passion for watch collecti…
Rare Franck Muller, Historic Patek Philippe Highlight New York Fine Timepiece Event at Heritage Auctions
NEW YORK, NY.- A very rare and superlative Franck Muller Prototype Gold Minute Repeating Wristwatch, with Perpetual Calendar and Moon Phases, circa 1986, is expected to bring more than $100,000 when it crosses the auction block as part of Heritage Auct…
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Important Watches Spring Sale 2011 Achieves US$9.4 Million
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong Important Watches Spring Sale 2011 held yesterday achieved an impressive total of HK$73,086,250 / US$9,370,032 (Est. HK$46 -92.3 million / US$5.9 – 8 million*), achieving the Highest Ever Total For A Various-Owner S…
Sotheby’s Announces Spring Sale of Important Watches in Hong Kong
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong Important Watches Spring Sale 2011 will be held on 7 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Highlights include an array of highly coveted complications including Patek Philippe timepieces with uniq…
Christie’s International Leads the Market for Watches in Europe, Asia, and the America’s
NEW YORK, NY.- With its final auction of the fall season on December 14 in New York, Christie’s International wrapped up a record-breaking year for fine and rare watches that realized US$91.2 million* in total sales – the highest annual total…
Bonhams to Sell Watches Owned by the Watch Collector and Explorer Dr. George Fisher
LONDON.- On Wednesday 15 December Bonhams will auction a fantastic collection of watches belonging to Dr George Fisher in their New Bond Street saleroom. This will be the second single-owner collection for sale on that day – the first being the wo…