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Christies New York 7 December 2017
UPDATE with the final results: All the results you can find by following this link over here… Almost $1.1 million for the RCO and big winner of the sale! Nearly $ 500.000,= for the Big Crown. It’s happening, the hunt for early Submariners is officially on now, after the Daytona the Submariner is the must […]
My Geneva Watch Auction Report November 2017
Quickly after the monster Paul Newman sale in New York, we were heading to Geneva for the watch auctions. Let me start this time with a disclaimer 😉 All you see and read here are my personal pictures and my personal opinion. If you don’t like what you find in this post, simple skip it […]
World Record for most expensive wristwatch goes to Rolex!
World Record for most expensive wristwatch goes to Rolex! Rolex has made history, their exotic Daytona Ref 6239 from Mr Paul Newman has become the most expensive watch in the world with an astonishing result of $17.750.500,=. Well played team Phillips watches, Bacs & Russo, what a brilliant result and for one day it seemed […]
Could Mr Newman’s Paul Newman fetch $10 million?
The iconic sale of Paul Newman’s Rolex Paul Newman is nearby. Phillips Watches will be auctioning this highly important vintage Rolex during their first U.S. watch auction October 26, at their main office on 450 Park Avenue, New York. There are high expectations from around the world by not only the diehard Rolex collectors but […]
Christies Geneva Watch Auction November 13th 2017
Christies Geneva Watch Auction November 13th 2017 AUCTION Geneva Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Quai des Bergues 33 13 Nov, 10:30am (Lots 1 – 136) 13 Nov, 2:30pm (Lots 137 – 217) VIEWING Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues 9 Nov, 10am – 6pm 10 Nov, 10am – 6pm 12 Nov, 10am – 6pm Everybody is […]
Parma Watch Show September 2017
I always love to go to Italia not only for the fine vintage watches I see in Parma and the great friends I see again alongside but also because of the great food they serve. The simplicity how they create their excellent food is just mind-blowing. There where you often see in other countries that they add […]
RPM, the only 100 % Trusted Vintage Rolex Market Place!
Rolex Passion Market, the only 100 % Trusted Vintage Rolex Market Place! This picture below shows you what RPM always has for sale, some 550+ of the best vintage Rolex available in the market. Go check all vintage Rolex for sale by following this link… With always some 500+ vintage Rolex for sale at our […]
The Rolex Deep Sea Special Story of Piccard & Walsh.
An overview of Rolex Deep Sea Special Prototypes.
Paul Newman’s own Rolex Paul Newman will be auctioned..
UPDATE 03 October 2017 The Phillips Catalogue of Winning Icons is online now, check the link to see it online… Paul Newman’s Daytona will be offered at Phillips inaugural New York watch auction that takes place on October 26, 2017. UPDATE: Check out the article on Revolution Watch with Phillips Watches Paul Boutros.. On its caseback, “DRIVE […]
Rolex is the KING of the Auction Room!
Incredible, this is what $ 9 million in my hands looks like! 2 x iconic grail Rolex for SFr 5,170.000,= and 3.722.000,= !! Mama mia what a performance it was again to see vintage Rolex dominate the world record prices that have been achieved during the watch auctions last weekend in Geneva! I was prepared to see […]
Pucci Papaleo’s “Daytona Perpetual” Horological Art Exhibition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHvL5VRbGp8&feature=youtu.be A First-Of-Its-Kind Horological Art Exhibition Curated by Pucci Papaleo and Featuring: Contemporary Watch Portraits by Fabio Santinelli from the Upcoming Book “Daytona Perpetual” and 30 Exceptional Automatic Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Watches on display. The opening of the international exhibition in Geneva is from May 11 to 14. Hope to see you all over there!! Phillips in Association […]
Christie’s Dedicated Vintage Rolex Auction
The watch team from Christie’s has put together a special Rolex sale during their Geneva May 15th Afternoon Session. The second part of their important watch auction is exclusively dedicated to vintage Rolex. With the international attention vintage Rolex still gets, it’s a smart move from Christie’s. Earlier this morning Thomas Perazzi send me their […]
Phillips Geneva Auction – 6062 Bao Dai & Gold Oyster Newman 6263
ANNOUNCING our Spring 2017 Sale – Geneva Watch Auction: FIVE (#GWA5) – to offer The BAO DAI. Taking place on 13 and 14 May at Hotel La Reserve, we are delighted to announce ROLEX highlights that are perhaps the most important selection of iconic Rolex watches presented at auction in recent years. UPDATE: Now online: the Phillips […]
Rolex Basel 2017 New Models
Rolex has just announced their 2017 models at the BaselWorld Watch Show.… As I showed you already weeks ago and nobody believed me, Rolex did just announce it’s 50th anniversary (1967-2017) the Sea Dweller. Here it is, the 43 mm new Single Red Rolex Sea Dweller for 50 anniversary with cyclops!… Find -> all info at […]
The Rolex News for Basel World 2017
What did I tell you 😉 Here it is, the 43 mm new Single Red Rolex Sea Dweller for 50 anniversary with cyclops!.. https://youtu.be/8R1ubtHT5-Y It’s called the Ref 126600 and priced at CHF 10.800,= ($10.800) ask your dealer to reserve one for you!… In my humble opinion, the following new models will be the 2017 Rolex […]
Tudor Basel News 2017 – Black Bay Chrono
Tudor opened the Basel World Show tonight in their cool heritage created bar and presented the lobby boys their new model. The Black Bay Chrono is having a “Fully integrated, in house, column wheel chronograph for under $5.000,=” This Tudor Black Bay Chrono (ref. 79350) is priced at SFr4500, or about US$4520. Here are some impressions from […]
Rolex 6205 Submariner with patina at its Best!
I like to show you today a rare all original Rolex Submariner Ref 6205. Up here you see exactly how I got it. It’s not only rare by how little have survived but also to see it with such a stunning patina! One of the earliest, and kind of experimental, Submariners that Rolex made. It’s the […]
Parma Watch Show February 2017
It was that time of the year again to travel to Italia for the Mercante in Fiera Parma where the italian watch dealers are showcasing their vintage watches. As always the main focus for collectable watches are Rolex, therefor you will see plenty of rare vintage Rolex when you go and visit the show. The […]
The commercial abuse of the vintage Rolex term “Tropical”
The definition of “Tropical” has been abused too often by privates and dealers in the market. Naming a damaged dial an original tropical is not ok. The tropical effect rarely occurs when a old Rolex dial has been preserved undamaged and worn carefully back in the days in heavy sunlight and then got stored in a […]
What Rolex could adjust for their new 2017 Basel World collection!
Lets make Rolex GREAT again! 😉 Honestly, Rolex has not been very grateful to us normal people for introducing some entry level watches in the last decade. Instead Rolex focused to much on their expensive new gold and diamond models only the top of the iceberg can buy. With the worldwide declining interest from mainly Asia, the FHS reports […]
