New releases – Stollenwurm Tarot Metiers d’Art

Limited edition of 5 pieces for each Major Arcana. Hannah Perry Saucier reimagined the Tarot as worlds of archetype and intuition. The enamellers of Donzé Cadrans gave those visions permanence in fire. Télôs Watch and TMH SA designed and built a micro-rotor caliber exclusively for Stollenwurm. ABProduct in La Chaux-de-Fonds forged the cases and bracelets and performed final assembly. Price: 100,000 CHF.

Watches at auction

On 8 & 9 November, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will celebrate ten years of watch auctions with the Decade One (2015-2025) thematic sale in Geneva. Here are a few highlights.

 

The first steel Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 ever made and one of only four known. When last offered by Phillips in 2016, it realized CHF 11,002,000, becoming the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction at the time and the first to surpass the eight-figure threshold. Estimate in excess of CHF 8,000,000.

 

This 18k yellow-gold “Paul Newman” Daytona Ref. 6239 with Omani provenience, nicknamed the “Golden Pagoda”, is among the best-preserved champagne-dial Paul Newman examples known. Estimate : CHF 500,000-1,000,000.

 

Delivered in 1913 to John Pierpont Morgan, Jr (the bank founder’s son), this is the very first Cartier ‘Model A’ Mystery Clock, devised in 1912 by clockmaker Maurice Coüet. Estimate: CHF 300,000-600,000.

 

A Patek Philippe Ref. 1436 Split-Seconds Chronograph in yellow gold with Tiffany & Co.-signed dial. Estimate : CHF 150,000 – 300,000.

 

A Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph in yellow gold with Gübelin-signed dial Estimate: 400,000-800,000.

 

A  platinum and diamond-set Patek Philippe Ref. 3424/1 designed by Gilbert Albert. Estimate: CHF 100,000-200,000. 

 

This white gold piece is one of around 50 jump-hour wristwatches believed to have been produced by Breguet in the 20th century. Estimate : CHF 20,000-40,000.

 

Made for Esso Standard circa 1957, this Breguet Type XX chronograph in stainless steel is engraved with the oil company’s name on the caseback. Estimate: CHF 30,000-60,000.

 

 

New releases – Bianchet UltraFino Sapphire

At 9.8 mm thick, this timepiece is the thinnest full-sapphire tourbillon on the market. Its curved tonneau case is complemented by a white rubber joint that ensures a 5ATM water resistance and creates a graphic line around the case. The UT01 automatic caliber is 3.85 mm thick yet shock-resistant to 5000 Gs. The grade 5 titanium bridges are satin-brushed, polished and hand-chamfered. The rotor is shaped into twelve interlacing spirals. Fitted with a white natural vulcanized rubber strap, the watch is priced at CHF 85,500.

 

New releases – ZRC Grands Fonds Heritage

The latest reinterpretation of the diver’s watch originally developed for the French Navy in the 1960s features a ‘tropicalised’ dial whose patina conveys the effects of time. The strap in sand-coloured FKM rubber completes its look. The hexagonal steel case houses the Sellita SW200-1 automatic movement, offering a power reserve of 38 hours and an accuracy of +/- 7 seconds per day.

 

 

Mini-documentary - The Geneva Seal

From our YouTube channel: a history of the oldest certification in watchmaking.

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Mini-documentario - Il Punzone di Ginevra

Dal nostro Canale YouTube: storia e attualità della certificazione più antica.

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New releases – Renaud Tixier Monday Organica

The dial crafted by Ateliers Olivier Vaucher brings together the multi-level hand engraving, the grand feu enamel, and textural effects that transform the surface into a miniature landscape. Is serves as an artistic counterpoint to the mechanical innovation brought about by the patented system that enhances the efficiency of micro-rotor through an inertia wheel and a “dancer” spring. Limited to 7 pieces, this timekeeper is priced at CHF 125,000. 

New releases - Maurice de Mauriac L3 Les Clefs d’Or

Les Clefs d’Or (aka The Golden Keys) is a professional association of hotel concierges, with approximately 4.000 members working in over 80 countries and 530 destinations around the globe. The organization partnered with the Zurich brand to create its own official timepiece, based on the L3 Sphériques Blue tricompax chronograph with fumé blue dial, available  in a 40.5 mm stainless steel case with gold PVD coating or in a regular stainless steel case. The movement is an automatic Concepto C8100-A, custom-refined for the Maurice de Mauriac.