#secondary-market-watches

#secondary-market-watches

A New York real estate broker has filed a lawsuit against Sotheby's, claiming a $10.2 million commission for the sale of its Manhattan headquarters, which Sotheby's disputes.

Aera, founded in 2018, released its first two watches in 2022, showcasing modern tool watches with design codes from the mid-20th century.

"Monograms let you know that the wearer has achieved a certain level of success; they can afford to [customize something] from a time and a financial perspective."

The Polo 79 revival in 2024 caused an absolute frenzy in the horological universe and since then, Piaget has been methodical about building on the Polo lineage.

Private auctions are characterized by their curated nature, taking place outside the traditional public auction format, which allows for a more controlled and quieter sales environment.

The Amazon Prime Big Spring Sale came through with a surprisingly extensive lineup of markdowns on watches from brands we actually like and recommend, like Bulova, Fossil, Timex, and more.

The J12 was also sporty enough to appeal to men, all the more so as sizes increased in new editions like 2005's Superleggera, inspired by legendary Milanese sports car coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring.

Nobody spends six figures on a mechanical watch because it is the most efficient way to know the time. People buy fine watches for the same reason they buy art or classic cars. They are drawn to craftsmanship, beauty, engineering, rarity, history, and the emotional power of an object made by human hands.

Panerai's legendary Luminor diver's watches struck a chord with collectors when the brand began to sell to civilians in 1995, thanks to nearly 60 years of military engineering.

The new Calibre 2550 is an impressive 2.4mm thick and is the successor of the historic Calibre 1120, which has been a benchmark in ultra-thin watchmaking since 1968.

The cocktail watch is characterized by a small case, usually well under 30mm, made of precious metal, often with a thin bracelet or leather strap.

Grand Seiko's proprietary Spring Drive movement combines the traditional mainspring with an electronic circuit and quartz oscillator, achieving impressive accuracy without a battery. The standard movement gains or loses approximately 15 seconds a month, while the new Caliber 9RB2 offers ultra-fine accuracy of plus or minus 20 seconds per year.

Credor is making its official debut at Watches and Wonders, introducing three new releases, including two Goldfeather models and a new Locomotive reference.

Art Deco, which began to proliferate more broadly following the Paris International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, from which it derived its name, called upon ancient Egyptian motifs and futurism in a modality that emphasized geometric shapes, broad use of color and a streamlined (if maximalist) aesthetic. During the 1930s, a lesser-known but decidedly compelling offshoot of Art

Ever since the inauguration of LVMH Watch Week in early 2020, the horological world has hit the ground running each new year. Far from a sleepy wake-up, this trade show kick-starts a busy schedule full of big releases, global events and all manner of watch-related celebrations spread throughout the calendar. LVMH Watch Week certainly brought the heat in 2026, as plenty of brands emerged with guns blazing:

Stephen Friedman was overdue filing when he went into liquidation on 2 February, closing his London gallery immediately (his New York venue shuttered around the same date). At the time of writing, invoices remain unpaid and artists unable to retrieve works from storage companies. In a statement, Friedman says 'all matters are now subject to the administrator's consideration'.

Until roughly the late aughts, much of the vintage watch-collecting community focused on stock that remained in the best physical condition possible, rejecting patination while polishing cases and generally restoring old watches in the manner of old cars. As the watch-collecting hobby proliferated in this century, however, collectors' tastes shifted dramatically.

The sale brought in £130.6 million ($175 million) across 54 lots, and auctioneer Oliver Barker was given a white glove at the end, indicating that all the lots had sold—although one work, a 2004 painting by Robert Ryman, was withdrawn before the event started.

Take the so-called "sector" or "scientific" dial. Organized into concentric "sectors" that divide the minute, hour and sometimes the subdivided seconds tracks into separate areas, they often (but not always) feature bisecting vertical and horizontal lines that create four equal quadrants. These aesthetically-distinctive dials originated on pocket watches in the early 20th century, carrying over the idea of the "railroad" minute track and merging it somewhat with the curvaceous, decorative geometry of the art deco movement.

If there are two things to know about Todd Snyder (and, by proxy, his eponymous NYC-based label), it's that he has a hell of an eye for design, and he doesn't do things halfway. These core tenets run through the elite menswear that has established Snyder as one of the premier American designers and are on full display in his latest project: a duo of extremely limited-edition timepieces created in collaboration with the up-and-coming British watchmakers AERA.