Philippe Stern, Patek Philippe's honorary president, died June 14 at 88, closing a 32-year run that defined the brand's modern era. Two days later Sotheby's opened the Important Watches sale at York Avenue with the 300-piece Shapes of Cartier consignment, estimated above 15 million dollars in aggregate.
Phillips New York XIV closed Saturday night at $75.8 million, more than double the high estimate and a fresh US watch-auction record. An F.P…
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Phillips New York XIV drops the hammer Saturday June 13 and Sunday June 14 with the highest aggregate estimate the house has ever printed fo…
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Swiss watch exports fell 16.6 percent in April, but the year-prior tariff pull-forward makes the base effect more important than the headlin…
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A full rolex.com pull against December shows the matched book up 3.4 percent, the typical move near 5 percent, the top single jump at plus $…
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Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XXIII closed at CHF 74.8 million with 43 new auction records and a Patek 2523 South America at 10.2 million do…
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Swiss watch exports for Q1 2026 closed at 6.2 billion francs, up 1.4 percent year over year, ending a long stretch of monthly declines. The …
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Swiss watch exports jumped 9.2% in February 2026 to CHF 2.2 billion, driven by a 26.8% surge in US shipments, yet Q1 2026 closed at just 1.4…
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Swiss watch exports totaled CHF 6.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 1.4% year-over-year, but March reversed course with a 1.0% decline. Secondary mar…
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Swiss March exports fell 1.0% to CHF 2.1117 billion. Saudi Arabia -16.8%, Qatar -25%, UK +3.2%, France +72.4%. The mix: steel watches -9% by…
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Watches and Wonders has brought fresh energy back to the category, but strong launches alone do not erase macro pressure or guarantee second…
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Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Cartier all showed up to Geneva with something to prove. Only one satisfies the secondary market…
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