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The 1940s were a remarkably fertile period at Patek Philippe. As the Second World War raged, the elite Swiss watchmaker ...

Take a closer look at the record-setting Patek Philippe 1518—plus four more winners from the biggest auction weekend of 2025.

Hing Wa Lee owner David Lee dropped out of the bidding for the Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 when it reached CHF 12 million.

Phillips's Decade One earned $83 million this weekend, with a Patek Philippe ref. 1518 helping to make it the ...

A Patek Philippe timepiece that in 2016 became the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction fetched an even higher ...

Collecting, says Aurel Bacs, is “an unreasonable thing to do.” In a quiet, introspective tone, he notes that the practice doesn’t even exist in nature. (In the animal world, hoarding a stash of ...

Luxury watch brands like Rolex have become synonymous with great wealth and elite status. The Geneva, Switzerland company has been in business since 1905 and produces between 80,000 and one million ...

It goes without saying that auction houses have some of the most knowledgeable, well-connected experts in watchmaking, and while most dabble in every far-reaching corner of collecting – arts, culture, ...