Features
Inside TAG Heuer's 'Glassbox' Generation
Our in-depth guide to the most collectible contemporary TAG Heuer collection.
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A Round-Up Of Independent Watchmaking In The Hong Kong Sessions, Fall 2023, Online Auction
Top picks from top indies.
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It's Time To Stop Sleeping On Chanel Watchmaking
From investments in leading independent watchmakers to teaming up with Tudor, it’s time to give Chanel’s watchmaking division a second look.
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The Forgotten Watch Collaboration That Brought KAWS And Marc Newson Together
The remarkable true story behind the Ikepod Horizon.
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Perpetual Picks: Born In Paris, This Rare '90s Cartier Tank Was Inspired By East Asian Decorative Arts
A neo-vintage platinum Tank Chinoise that predates the official start of Cartier's CPCP era.
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Perpetual Picks: Early ‘MIG’ Dials And The Original A. Lange & Söhne Little Lange 1
A. Lange & Söhne's first-generation Little Lange 1 offers an underrated opportunity to add an important modern Lange wristwatch to your collection.
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Phillips Perpetual
236 watches for salePast Auctions
Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Hong Kong Sessions, Fall 2023
21 September 2023 - 28 September 2023 • Hong Kong
Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Geneva Sessions Fall 2023
8 September 2023 - 15 September 2023 • Geneva
Timepieces for HSNY: 2023 Online Charity Auction
6 July 2023 - 11 July 2023 • New York
The New York Watch Auction: EIGHT
10 June 2023 - 11 June 2023 • New York
Disruptors: Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Design and Watches
25 May 2023 • Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVI
24 May 2023 - 25 May 2023 • Hong Kong
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News and Results
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19 September 2023
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo Reveals Highlights from The Geneva Watch Auction: XVIII on 3 and 4 November Shining with Three Masterpieces Never Before Offered at Auction
Read MoreA previously Unknown Rolex Ref. 6062 in Stainless Steel,
One of Only Three Known Platinum Patek Philippe Nautilus ref. 3700
And a George Daniels Anniversary in Platinum N° 1
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26 July 2023
Phillips Presents Briefly Gorgeous in Seoul
Read MorePhillips is pleased to announce Briefly Gorgeous, an exhibition curated in collaboration with Joan Tucker, and sponsored in part by Hanwha Life. The show features work by over 30 international artists, including an exciting blend of talents from a new generation of artists such as Yoora Lee, Se Oh, Susan Chen, Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, Kaifan Wang, and Ho Jae Kim; as well as art historical titans such as Alexander Calder, David Hockney, Scott Kahn, and Hernan Bas.
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5 July 2023
The Horological Society of New York Announces "Timepieces for HSNY: 2023 Charity Auction" Presented by Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo
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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, 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.
Notable results include :
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. Roger Smith, Pocket Watch No. 2 (4,900,000 USD) - The New York Watch Auction : EIGHT – 10 & 11 June. Highest result ever ahcieved by a British made watch.
4. Rolex "Bao Dai" reference 6062 (5,066,000 CHF) – The Geneva Watch Auction: FIVE – 14 May 2017.
5. 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
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