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Phillips: “we welcome brands that buy back their history”

Phillips: “we welcome brands that buy back their history”

August 2018
An interview with Paul Boutros, Head of Americas & International Strategy Advisor at Phillips in association with Bacs & (...)

Can you dive with your vintage watch?

Can you dive with your vintage watch?

VINTAGEMANIA

August 2018
Have you ever asked yourself that question? I’m sure that if you’re a collector, or simply the owner of a vintage watch, you’ve surely asked yourself at least (...)

Auctions: independent dominance explained

Auctions: independent dominance explained

VINTAGEMANIA

July 2018
The most recent sales in Geneva have once again demonstrated the overwhelming supremacy of Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet. Why have collectors (...)

Great Britain, a horological superpower… for 200 years

Great Britain, a horological superpower… for 200 years

GUEST COLUMN

July 2018
For about 200 years before the 20th century, Great Britain boasted undisputed supremacy of watchmaking, thanks to the British Empire’s global maritime (...)

It could have been a great advertisement

It could have been a great advertisement

VINTAGEMANIA

July 2018
It was a sunny day on the Atlantic coast in France. Mr. X (pseudonym) thought it was a great opportunity to practice his swing on the golf course nearby. (...)

The school piece: an underrated gem

The school piece: an underrated gem

VINTAGEMANIA

May 2018
Such timepieces are strangely overlooked on the vintage market: few collectors and aficionados understand their immense technical and sentimental value. (...)

A CURATED SELECTION OF TEN VINTAGE CHRONOGRAPHS

A CURATED SELECTION OF TEN VINTAGE CHRONOGRAPHS

VINTAGEMANIA

May 2018
The ’50s, ’60s and ’70s were the apogee of the chronograph. These ten chronographs, selected from hundreds of models, demonstrate the technical vitality and (...)

Rolex and Omega break records at Phillips auction

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 (...)

The vintage tool watch VS. the modern luxury watch

The vintage tool watch VS. the modern luxury watch

VINTAGEMANIA

April 2018
We all remember how our first mobile phone impacted our daily routine. Suddenly we were offered the ability of calling, texting, surfing on the web, (...)

“We would like to see more brands buy back their vintage timepieces”

“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 & (...)

Patina: the blue cheese of vintage watches

Patina: the blue cheese of vintage watches

VINTAGEMANIA

April 2018
NOTA BENE: The word “patina” comes from latin and meant “plate”, at that time most of them were made out of bronze, a material that can be affected by time or (...)

The confusing positioning of Montblanc and Minerva

The confusing positioning of Montblanc and Minerva

VINTAGEMANIA

March 2018
Two different identities, two stories, one brand, and a questionable legitimacy. A vintage watch aficionado’s take on Montblanc’s incorporation of the well (...)

Travel vintage tool watches

Travel vintage tool watches

VINTAGEMANIA

March 2018
Travel today is not like it used to be. Not so long ago, travel and exploration could almost be perceived as two interchangeable terms. While today you can (...)

Universal Polerouter: one of the last affordable icons

Universal Polerouter: one of the last affordable icons

VINTAGEMANIA

March 2018
I’m not the first or the last one to write about the Universal Genève Polerouter but my love for the brand and for this model in particular is deeply linked (...)

Why Elvis Presley gave away his one-off Omega wristwatch?

Why Elvis Presley gave away his one-off Omega wristwatch?

February 2018
A unique Omega wristwatch by Tiffany & Co. will hit auction this May, highlighting the Geneva Watch Auction: SEVEN. But how did the special watch end (...)

Watch auctions: three decades of a legend part II

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 (...)

Who are the brands' main competitors? Themselves!

Who are the brands’ main competitors? Themselves!

January 2018
The sale of a Paul Newman Daytona for 17 million dollars is just the tip of the iceberg. The vintage (and second-hand) market is stealing a march on the (...)

ALMOST 20 MILLION FOR A STEEL ROLEX? THE WORLD'S GONE MAD!

ALMOST 20 MILLION FOR A STEEL ROLEX? THE WORLD’S GONE MAD!

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 (...)

Europa Star 90 years of editorial adventure

Europa Star 90 years of editorial adventure

SINCE 1927

At the end of the Roaring Twenties, Swiss entrepreneur Hugo Buchser laid the foundations for the magazine Europa Star. Among tourist guides, a business (...)

Loomes brings British watchmaking to the top of the world

Loomes brings British watchmaking to the top of the world

November 2017
A unique watch that summited Mount Everest in May 2017 is now being auctioned to raise money for the charity Mountain Trust to help the people of (...)
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