Watches

Highlights Tour
Singapore 5 – 6 November
Shanghai 8 – 9 November
Geneva 10 – 13 November
Taipei 19 – 20 November

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva 2016

Following the record-breaking Spring season which established Phillips as the global market leader in watch auctions, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo is delighted to announce a double evening sale dedicated once again to the world’s finest collectible timepieces. Taking place on 12 & 13 November 2016 at Hôtel La Réserve in Geneva, highlights from the sale will be on exhibition in Hong Kong (1 to 5 October), New York (14 to 17 October), and London (22 to 24 October) prior to the pre-sale exhibition in Geneva beginning on 10 November. On view will be the featured top lot – the ne plus ultra of collectible watches – the stainless steel Patek Philippe reference 1518 previously announced here in July. The Geneva Watch Auction: FOUR to feature an unprecedented triad of all metals of the Patek Philippe reference 1518, amongst many other superb timepieces. Faithful to its relentless focus on quality, the Phillips Watches team of specialists is proud to offer, for the first time ever in a single sale, all case material configurations produced for the historical Patek Philippe reference 1518. Each example is amongst the finest known in the international community in terms of provenance, originality, and their immaculately well-preserved condition. The world’s first perpetual calendar chronograph produced in series, only 281 examples were made – the vast majority in yellow gold, approximately 44 known in pink gold, and only four known in stainless steel.