In an update to yesterday’s post about the sale of the Graves Supercomplication, earlier today Geneva time the Patek Phillipe Supercomplication pocket watch sold for CHF 23,237,000 (USD23,983,140) at Sothebys, setting a new record for a timepiece sold at auction… Read More ›
Prominent Qatari art collector Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al-Thani of Qatar died suddenly at his home in London on November 9, 2014 from what is reported to be natural causes. Revealed in 2012 to be the owner of the Graves… Read More ›
Today’s post is another in the irregular ‘video’ series in which I share horologically themed videos that I come across online. This video dates back to 1934, and comes courtesy of the British Pathé archives by way of PuristSPro. As… Read More ›
Last year’s surprise appearance of a pocket watch at SIHH 2013 turned out not to be a one-off, with SIHH 2014 bringing in two relatively more accessible pocket watches. The 3 Days Oro Rosso (PAM447) and Oro Bianco (PAM529) are… Read More ›
In October last year we we one of the first to announce Baume et Mercier’s new Clifton Flying Tourbillon, about which you can read more in my 2013 post here. SIHH 2014 brought, along with a formal launch of this… Read More ›
Parmigiani’s Transforma collection is as the name describes – watches that can ‘transform’; in their case, into a wristwatch, pocket watch or small table clock, the final transformation courtesy of the watch winder/ presentation case. The Transforma CBF (Confederação Brasileira… Read More ›
In this the year of the Maison’s 180th anniversary, Jaeger-LeCoultre has been engaged in various commemoration and celebration events around the world, as well as issuing some special editions. During SIHH 2013 earlier this year, the frontage of their booth… Read More ›
This year Montres Breguet is celebrating the Breguet tourbillon via a worldwide travelling exhibition that was launched at Geneva’s Cité du Temps during SIHH 2013, where it was on display for a month. Entitled “Breguet, the innovator. Inventor of the… Read More ›
So December is drawing inexorably near and you’re looking for a gift for a watch enthusiast and don’t have hundreds or thousands to spend. You can lurch resignedly towards the nearest gift card or avoid your watch friends altogether until… Read More ›
Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Thani, a member of the Qatari royal family (second cousin to the ruling Emir) and former Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, has been revealed as the previously unknown owner of the Henry Graves… Read More ›
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