Watches and Clocks

The Most Complicated Watch in the World 1 Reply

We have often mentioned in this group the enthusiasm generated by watches of very high complication. The best wristwatches are much sophisticated masterpieces of miniaturization. Pocket watches, n...

Tagged: PatekPhilippe

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Nov 16.

Luxury and Refinement at Cartier 1 Reply

Paris is one of the capitals of luxury, and Cartier is one of its flagships. At the turn of the 20th century this company founded in 1847 developed its vocation of luxury jeweler and watchmaker. S...

Tagged: Cartier

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 22.

Autumn in Geneva at Piguet and Meylan 1 Reply

During the eighteenth century, and especially during the reign of Qianlong, the Chinese imperial court was interested in timepieces manufactured in Europe. In 1812, Piguet and Meylan, partners sin...

Tagged: Meylan, Piguet

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 7.

Gyrotourbillon 1 by Jaeger-LeCoultre 2 Replies

Two wristwatches of the same model are presented for auction at three week intervals and some thousand kilometers away. Yet there were only 75 copies made of the Gyrotourbillon 1 of Jaeger-LeCoultr...

Tagged: JaegerLeCoultre

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct 7.

By Gérald Genta for a Royal Family 1 Reply

The market for contemporary watches is particularly appreciating the pieces with the more sophisticated mechanisms. There is often Patek Philippe at the top place, but other brands are of interest....

Tagged: GéraldGenta

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun 8.

A Longcase Clock by Thomas Tompion 1 Reply

Thomas Tompion is considered the most important English watchmaker. Wikipedia tells us that he manufactured about 650 clocks and 5500 watches. His workshop was in London. He was one of very few wat...

Tagged: Tompion

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun 5.

An Outstanding Collection of Early Clocks 1 Reply

Clockmaking was invented to provide an audible indication of the time, that the sundial could not enable. The English language followed for these instruments the Latin onomatopoeia clocca, which be...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki May 31.

Bréguet's "Montres de Carrosse" 1 Reply

The name "montre de carrosse" (carriage clock) applies to a pendulette especially designed for use while traveling. Abraham-Louis Bréguet started a model in 1812, to be proposed to his royal custom...

Tagged: Bréguet

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki May 12.

Mystery Clocks 1 Reply

Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin should be acknowledged as one of the most intelligent men of the nineteenth century, along with Joseph-Marie Jacquard, Edgar Poe or Thomas Edison. The passion of this unp...

Tagged: Tiffany

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Apr 21.

455 Diamonds on an Audemars Piguet Watch 1 Reply

Some watches are real jewels, in the true meaning of that word. The sale at Sotheby's in Doha on March 19 is full of items of that class. There is specifically a wristwatch by Audemars Piguet enti...

Tagged: AudemarsPiguet

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Mar 21.

The Watch and Sandals of Mahatma Gandhi 2 Replies

In my auction previews last year, I had seen and ignored a wrist watch of Longines brand. I was wrong: it was sold 600 K $ including expenses, more than 20 times its estimate, by Antiquorum in New ...

Tagged: Gandhi, Zenith

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Mar 6.

Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon, Reference 5002P 1 Reply

In one of my earliest articles on the French version of this network, I took it to the market of contemporary watches. Dominated by Patek Philippe, it is one of very few sectors of the art market w...

Tagged: Patek

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Mar 6.

Reference 2499 by Patek Philippe 2 Replies

The method of coincidences is the best one enabling me to go forward in the areas I don't know well. A few days apart, I mentioned twice the 2499 model of wristwatch by Patek Philippe. I observed t...

Tagged: Patek

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Mar 1.

2009 Auctions

AUCTION HOUSES referred below : Antiquorum Site Press Christie's Site Press Patrizzi Site Press Sotheby's Site Press NEXT SALES Patrizzi, Milan, November 29 a Notturno clock (lot 181, est 140 K€...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Feb 7.

2008 Auction History

All Results in BOLD Bonhams announced in its sale in London on December 9 one of the first pendulum clocks, dated between 1658 and 1662 (25 K £ press release, 15 K £ catalog, lot 145). (SOLD 26 K£...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Dec. 24, 2008.

Bonhams celebrates the 350 th anniversary of pendulum clocks 1 Reply

The clock department of Bonhams said that this auction house sells more clocks than any other one in the world. It is undoubtedly true, as I have not spotted who else is capable of arranging whole ...

Tagged: pendulum

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Dec. 9, 2008.

Restart of German watches 1 Reply

On the art market, the wristwatch offers a specific characteristic: often the most recent models get the highest prices. The collectors of watches are very selective, and their choices will focus o...

Tagged: Lange

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Oct. 8, 2008.

Renaissance time 1 Reply

Swiss people love instruments made for time measurement. In its press release announcing the sale of September 18 in Zurich, Koller proudly announces that it is traditional with them that "some imp...

Tagged: Ulm

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Sep. 20, 2008.

Patek Philippe for Baron Rothschild 1 Reply

Since the beginning of this column, all major watch auctions are dominated by the Patek Philippe brand. This market sector is one of the few who often give the highest price to extremely recent sp...

Tagged: rothschild, patek

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun. 10, 2008.