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A gold watch is the ultimate status symbol. Though the recent horological trend has skewed towards steel as the material of choice, the timelessness of…
Even though the classic blue dial has lost some ground in terms of popularity due to the rise of other colours, most notably green and…
In a space where so much history has gone before, it’s nigh impossible to create a timepiece that’s totally unique. For example, just about any…
Luxury watches can command exorbitant price tags at charity auctions and when piece uniques are on the table, the bidding wars inevitably heat up. We…
This highly requested segment of “Don’t Feed the Hype“ has been a long time coming. As a refresher for those who may not have seen…
The Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XIII takes place in Switzerland this weekend with 236 stellar lots for bidders and enthusiasts to get excited about. Of…
The tide seems to be shifting in the auction world towards scarcity and craftsmanship, rather than scratched-up provenance and movie-star affiliations. We could see results…
Talk about a conversation piece. The loss and eventual return, against all odds, of a F.P Journe Centigraphe S, now worth $100,000 USD, was a…
I did choose to be very optimistic in my story last week about the astounding Vacheron Constantin Tour de L’Ile reaching a cool record $3…
Editor’s note: I’m sure that at one point or another you’ve been wearing your favourite watch and thought, “This is definitely ‘gram’ worthy”. But taking…
F.P. Journe is an interesting case in the expanding landscape of independent watchmaking. For a watchmaker that produces around 900 pieces per year, the brand…
For some, money is no object. For most, this is far from the case, but still an enjoyable intellectual exercise of “what if”. So, what…
The concept of GTGs, or G2Gs, or get togethers in plain english, is a staple of the Instagram handled, Facebook-inhabiting individuals known collectively as ‘the…
If you pay even passing attention to the world of watches you’ll notice that the last few weeks have seen a spate of one-of-a-kind watches…