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 (…)
Phillips: "We welcome brands that buy back their history"
INTERVIEW
August 2018
An interview with Paul Boutros, Head of Americas & International Strategy Advisor at Phillips in association with Bacs & Russo.
Rolex and Omega break records at Phillips auction
May 2018
The “Daytona Ultimatum” thematic sale raised over 22 million Swiss francs at the Geneva auction May 11-13. We also saw a new world record for an Omega watch (…)
“We would like to see more brands buy back their vintage timepieces”
AUCTION
April 2018
An interview with Paul Boutros, Head of Americas & International Strategy Advisor at Phillips in association with Bacs & Russo.
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...
Almost 20 million for a steel Rolex?
AUCTIONS
December 2017
The topic up for debate is whether the auction system is out of control. Is the race to beat the record counter-productive for the watchmaking sector? One (…)
