Phillips PERPETUAL
Private Treaty Program
Phillips PERPETUAL
Features
PHILLIPS Reveals Some of The Most Memorable Stories Behind Recent Consignments
The is a story behind every watch consigned to Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo. Our team shares some of the most precious and beautiful encounters with consignors and their beloved watches.
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Recommended: Six Affordable Watches to Begin Your Collecting Journey
It is no exaggeration to say that it is harder to find a great "affordable" watch than a great "collectible" watch, but it's a question our team is confronted to regularly. It's also one many of us have faced at the start of our own collecting journey, so we put our minds together and tried to present a small, non-exhaustive list of recommendations, with what we hope is a nice balance between vintage and modern options from a variety of watch brands.
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The Biggest Surprises From 2020 and Boldest Predictions For 2021
2020 was a big year. In fact, it was the biggest and most successful year the Watches Department has ever seen since Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo was formed by husband and wife business partners Aurel Bacs and Livia Russo. It was also one of the most complicated year for auction houses, with many local and international decisions having huge implications on the dates and the format of the sales.
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TAG Heuer | The Steve McQueen Worn Heuer Monaco Roundtable
In case you missed it, here's your chance to catch up on the exciting webinar we held last night! Watch our guest participants: Paul Boutros (Phillips), Frédéric Arnault and Catherine Eberle-Devaux (TAG Heuer), Haig Alltounian, Jean-Claude Biver, and Patrick Dempsey, discuss the extraordinary story behind the Heuer Monaco worn by Steve McQueen during the iconic racing film Le Mans.
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Phillips Perpetual
76 undefined watches for saleUpcoming Auctions
The Geneva Watch Auction: XIII
8 May 2021 - 9 May 2021 • GENEVA
2021-05-08 07:00:002021-05-09 09:00:00The Geneva Watch Auction: XIIIGENEVAPhillips[email protected]
Videos
Game Changers: Cory Richards
"The greatest form of technology, the greatest form of expression and design, is having only what you need—nothing more and nothing less—in its most elegant form." For his third attempt at climbing Everest, photographer Cory Richards partnered with Vacheron Constantin to create a watch that could sustain the magnitude of his undertaking. In support of our upcoming Game Changers watch auction in New York, he visited our headquarters to reflect on the impact of his journey.
News and Results
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29 March 2021
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo Announces the Earliest Made and Previously Unknown Patek Philippe Reference 2523 with Eurasian Dial to be Auctioned in The Geneva Watch Auction: XIII
Read moreOne of Only Three Examples of the Reference 2523
with Cloisonné Enamel Dial Representing the Eurasian Landmass
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18 March 2021
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo Announces Additional Highlights from The Geneva Watch Auction: XIII
Read moreIncluding an Incredibly Rare Patek Philippe Reference 5004 to be Offered with no Reserve
The Harry Winston Opus One Tourbillon by F.P. Journe & A Series 1 “Theo Fennell” in White Gold by Roger Smith
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1 February 2021
Phillips Perpetual Announces the Private Sale of the Only Publicly Offered, First White Gold Charles Frodsham Double Impulse Chronometer Wristwatch
Read moreAvailable Through Phillips Perpetual’s Online Store
The Watches Department
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is the watch department at Phillips auction house, dedicated exclusively to the world's finest collectors' watches. Launched in November 2014 by Aurel Bacs and his partner, Livia Russo, the department was established in response to the ever-increasing need for today's collectors to easily access scholarship, guidance and quality across the board. The team of specialists at Phillips Watches is dedicated to an uncompromised approach to quality, transparency and client service. With multiple world records, including for a Rolex wristwatch, vintage Patek Philippe wristwatch, and Omega wristwatch at auction, Phillips has become the undisputed worldwide market leader, and in 2019, the auction house opened Phillips PERPETUAL, a private treaty program with physical and digital storefronts that offers a highly curated selection of watches sold at fixed prices. In its first year PERPETUAL has achieved more than £5M in sales.
1. Rolex reference 6239, Paul Newman's "Paul Newman" Rolex Daytona (US $17,752,500) – WINNING ICONS, in New York – 26 October 2017. Highest result ever achieved for a Rolex wristwatch.
2. Patek Philippe reference 1518 in stainless steel (11,002,000 CHF) – The Geneva Watch Auction FOUR – 12 November 2016. Highest result ever achieved for a Patek Phillipe wristwatch at auction.
3. Rolex "Bao Dai" reference 6062 (5,066,000 CHF) – The Geneva Watch Auction: FIVE – 14 May 2017.
4. Patek Philippe ref. 2523 in pink gold (3,722,000 CHF) – The Geneva Watch Auction: XII – Nov 6-7 2020. Highest result ever achieved for a watch sold to an online bidder
5. Omega "Tourbillon 30 I" prototype (1,428,500 CHF) – The Geneva Watch Auction: SIX – 12 November 2017. Highest result ever achieved for an Omega at auction.
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