Watch Auctions
Coverage of major watch auctions from Christie’s, Phillips, Sotheby’s and more
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Geneva Opens: The Phillips Preview Is Live — Seven Lots to Study Before Saturday’s Hammer Falls
Watch Auctions · Geneva Week, Day Zero TL;DR — 6 November 2026 The Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XXIV preview opened this morning at Hotel President Wilson, Quai Wilson 47 — open until 7:00 PM CET today. 221 lots across two sessions: Session I on Saturday 7 November (2:00 PM CET, lots 1–107) and Session II…
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Five Watches, One Legend: Michael Schumacher’s F.P. Journe Ruthenium Set at Christie’s Geneva 2026
Watch Auctions · Geneva Week 2026 TL;DR Five F.P. Journe watches from Michael Schumacher’s personal collection sell at Christie’s Geneva on November 9, 2026 All five share serial number 92/99 and ruthenium-treated black dials — a unique coherence rarely seen at auction Combined estimate: CHF 2,200,000–4,200,000 Top lot: Tourbillon Souverain at CHF 650,000–1,200,000 See the…
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George Daniels Millennium in Yellow Gold: The Most Underestimated Lot at Sotheby’s Geneva 2026
Watch Auctions Sotheby’s has priced the George Daniels Millennium at CHF 300,000 to 600,000. It is probably wrong — not because the watch isn’t worth that, but because it’s worth considerably more. If the last Daniels Millennium to reach the block is any guide, the winning bidder in Geneva on 8 November won’t come close…
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Two Known in Steel: The Patek Philippe Ref. 1436 That Could Reach CHF 4M at Phillips Geneva
Watch Auctions 2026 · Phillips Geneva, 7–8 November TL;DR The Patek Philippe Ref. 1436 at Phillips Geneva is the top lot of the entire autumn auction season — CHF 2,000,000–4,000,000 (approx. USD $2.45M–$4.9M / SGD $3.3M–$6.6M, November 2026). One of only two known examples in stainless steel with its original case and dial intact —…
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Zidane at Christie’s Geneva: The Cartier Pasha He Bought With His First Salary
Geneva Watch Auction Week 2026 · Christie’s Coverage The short version A stainless-steel Cartier Pasha purchased by Zinédine Zidane with his first professional salary at Girondins de Bordeaux — roughly 35 years ago — will sell at Christie’s Rare Watches in Geneva on 9 November 2026. No pre-sale estimate has been published; proceeds go to…
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The Watch Made for the Last Bey of Tunis: Vacheron Constantin Ref. 4261 at Phillips Geneva XXIV
Watch Auctions Among the 107 lots that open Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XXIV on 7 November is a watch that most bidders will scroll past: Lot 88, a 1954 Vacheron Constantin Ref. 4261 in platinum, estimated at CHF 200,000–400,000. Aurel Bacs didn’t scroll past it. The senior consultant at Bacs & Russo named it his…
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GPHG 2026: Six Days to the Oscars of Watchmaking — Our Picks for the Aiguille d’Or
On the evening of 7 November, 84 watches will share one stage at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. By the time the audience disperses, one of them will carry the Aiguille d’Or — the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève’s highest honour. Six days out, the field has never looked this wide open. The Rulebook…
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The Clock That Belonged to Cartier’s Grandson: Portico No. 4 Is the Most Overlooked Lot at Geneva 2026
Watch Auctions The Clock That Belonged to Cartier’s Grandson: Portico No. 4 Is the Most Overlooked Lot at Geneva 2026 Quick Read If you’ve been tracking the Geneva auction week build-up, you’ve read about the Pucci Papaleo Rolex collection, the Sultan Qaboos Nautilus, and the extraordinary Francis Picasso movement pieces. But five days from the…
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Phillips Hong Kong Watch Auction XXIII — November 2026 Preview
Watch Auctions 2026 · Phillips Hong Kong XXIII TL;DR Phillips holds its Hong Kong Watch Auction XXIII across two sessions on 21 and 22 November 2026 at WKCDA Tower, West Kowloon — 329 lots in total. The sale’s two headline lots are both estimated at HK$12,000,000–24,000,000: a Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 First Series in yellow…
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Geneva Week, 7–9 November 2026: Session Schedule, Online Bidding and the GPHG Factor
Update — 5 November 2026: Viewing is now open across Geneva. Phillips’ three-day preview continues at Hotel President Wilson (through 8 Nov); Sotheby’s opens its Important Watches exhibition today (5–7 Nov). Two days remain before the first hammer — Phillips Session I and the GPHG ceremony both take place on 7 November. All session times…