World time: Patek Philippe and Louis Cottier
TRAVEL WATCHES
March 2018
World time was introduced in 1884, but it was not until 1931 that a Swiss watchmaker, Louis Cottier, created a whole new movement capable of showing the (…)
Worn in the USA: market analysis
WORLD MARKETS
February 2018
It is probably the avant-garde of world markets in terms of smartwatch sales: American buyers are looking both for connection and for vintage prestige. Is (…)
An interview with Seddiqi
WORLD MARKETS
February 2018
The third edition of Dubai Watch Week was an incontestable success, despite the fact that the world of watch trade fairs is currently in turmoil. The event (…)
The rise of the second-hand watch in China
FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL
January 2018
It is hardly surprising to hear that watch auction sales are particularly buoyant at the moment compared with modern watches, when a single vintage watch (…)
Watch auctions: three decades of a legend (part II)
HISTORY
January 2018
During the 2000s, the sector saw the arrival of so-called “modern” brands in the watch auction catalogues. Charity events began to emerge...
PATEK PHILIPPE
Nautilus, a lasting coup de foudre
The 1970s was a period of immense change. It was the decade of the oil shock, punk rock, runaway inflation, and a humiliating defeat for America in Vietnam. (…)
Patek Philippe World Time, Reference 7130
November 2017
The ladies’ World Time Reference 7130 displays the 24 time zones in a new white gold version, with hand-guillochage in the grey-blue centre of the dial. (…)
Patek Philippe grabs the Big Apple
EXHIBITION
October 2017
It’s been 163 years since Patek Philippe co-founder Antoine Norbert de Patek made a harrowing trip to the U.S., where he faced a blizzard, attempted theft, (…)
Patek Philippe Grabs the Big Apple
July 2017
By Joe Thompson
Patek Philippe Chronographe flyback à Quantième Annuel, Référence 5960/1
July 2017
Combining two of the most sought-after Patek Philippe complications, the Chronographe flyback à Quantième Annuel Référence 5960/1 in steel introduces a new (…)
Watch auctions: three decades of a legend.
HISTORY. PART I
June 2017
In the early 90s, watches at auction could only be found among the general objects to come under the hammer at non-specialist sales. We take a look back in (…)
“The winners are independent high-end brands”
RENE WEBER, VONTOBEL
June 2017
Not all market players experienced the same “crisis year” in 2016: while Swatch Group and Richemont have been strongly impacted by their exposure to Greater (…)
