Zenith, Phillips and Voutilainen bring back rare chronometers
June 2022
Phillips invited renowned independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen to restore and hand-decorate a batch of Zenith Calibre 135-O movements, all of which took (…)
Phillips: a preview of the Royal Oak 50th anniversary sale
April 2022
“The Royal Oak 50th” is a thematic sale dedicated to the 50th anniversary of one of horology’s most iconic watches: Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak. The (…)
Watch enthusiast, collector or investor?
REPORT
April 2021
Recent years have proved very profitable for collectible watches, with certain models reaching record values at auction. Indeed, many fear that (…)
Phillips Watches: “Most successful year ever” in 2020
AUCTIONS
February 2021
The auction house’s horological division declared an annual result of over US$133 million, up 20% from 2019. This result is also “a record for the highest (…)
Heuer, Rolex, Panerai: all results of Phillips’ “Racing Pulse” auction
VINTAGEMANIA
décembre 2020
The sale was led by Paul Newman’s Rolex “Big Red” Daytona, which achieved $5.5 million. The Heuer Monaco owned and gifted by Steve McQueen set a world (…)
An extremely rare Patek Philippe to be auctioned in Geneva
VINTAGEMANIA
November 2020
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo announces the sale of a Patek Philippe’s rare reference 2523/1 world time wristwatch in rose gold, to be (…)
A must-see film about the watch industry since 2000
October 2020
Phillips’ upcoming action “Retrospective: 2000-2020” (November 8th) will be dedicated to contemporary watches. In order to commemorate the thematic, the (…)
A Singer Track1 Prototype will be auctioned by Phillips
June 2020
Singer Reimagined celebrates its third year anniversary in 2020. For this occasion and in collaboration with Phillips, the brand is presenting a very rare (…)
New Zenith El Primero in platinum
PHILLIPS GENEVA WATCH AUCTION X
October 2019
Zenith ends its celebration of the 50th anniversary of its legendary chronograph in style. On November 8, 2019 in Geneva, the brand will unveil a unique (…)
American watch report
TIMEPIECES & PEOPLE OF 2019
April 2019
America: Trump, the great outdoors, the dreams and the violence, the grandeur and the misery... and also the firepower of Apple Watch and Rolex, as well as (…)
Aurel Bacs: “Brands have shifted from rejection to acceptance”
PHILLIPS/BACS & RUSSO
March 2019
The famous watch auctioneer explores the radical change in the attitude of most brands when it comes to the secondary market, which is booming while sales (…)
‘There is no vintage bubble’
ALFREDO PARAMICO
October 2018
Alfredo Paramico is a world-class collector, primarily of Patek Philippe and Longines. This Italian former merchant banker, living in Miami, now manages an (…)
