Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Geneva Sessions, Fall 2026

Why François-Paul Journe stopped making his original Tourbillon Souverain after just four years, reworked its movement, and introduced natural deadbeat seconds.

Four Phillips specialists reveal the watches that have caught their eye in The Geneva Sessions, Fall 2026 – and explain why each deserves a closer look.

From scrambled numerals to wandering hours and smiling dials, these extraordinary watches challenge everything you thought you knew about reading the time.

Fine natural stone offers colors and patterns that no dial maker can replicate. Turning it into a watch dial, however, presents a very different challenge.

Once the watches are taken care of, there is always something else to collect.

Independent watchmaking extends far beyond impossible waiting lists and record prices. These watches reveal some of the most rewarding paths into one of collecting's most creative fields.

From independent watchmakers and revived manufactures to grand complications and reimagined classics, we explore some of the forces behind mechanical watchmaking's resurgence following the quartz crisis.

Introduced to make François-Paul Journe's watchmaking more accessible, the Chronomètre Bleu has ultimately become one of the brand's most elusive references.