Antiquorum Set to Auction Never Before Seen Timepieces

Among the rare watches and clocks set to be auctioned off are pieces from Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, Rolex and more...

By Adrienne Faurote

A Dictator’s Rolex

Tracing the history of the unusual Rolex Submariner sold at a recent Antiquorum auction, made for former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad...

At Auction: The Antiquorum ONLY Watch Auction for Muscular Dystrophy

The Antiquorum ONLY Watch Auction for Muscular Dystrophy is like the all-star game of watch auctions. Many of watchmaking’s elite watch brands donate special editions to the auction, held biennially to benefit the Monegasque Association against Muscular Dystrophies (AMM).  Antiquorum and AMM are organizing it together with the Monaco Yacht Show. Luc Pettavino, president of […]

James Dean’s Lucky Watch Fetches Eight Times Its Estimate

Pop culture icon James Dean's "lucky watch" was the subject of fierce bidding at Antiquorum's recent auction of Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces...

Pocket Watches Shine at Auction

Prices for pocket watches sold at auction have soared in recent years, partly because they are becoming more rare and therefore increasingly valuable. The production of pocket watches was surpassed by the production of wristwatches sometime around the 1930s, and few brands are still making pocket watches. (Note to collectors: the few pocket watches that […]

Auction Action: Top Lots of the Past Year

If you’re impressed by the 10% spike in Swiss watch exports for 2012, then the action on the secondary market should really impress you. It should also clear up any question of whether or not timepieces are a lasting investment. Sotheby’s tallied an astounding 83% increase in watch sales in North America last year, blasting […]

IWC Will Auction One-of-a-Kind Portugese Automatic in Support of De Niro’s Tribeca Film Festival

Luxury watchmakers IWC Schaffhausen are the official ‘Festival-Time’ partner of the Tribeca Film Festival, and this week they unveiled a unique tribute to this iconic event. In honor of the festival, IWC unveiled a one-off timepiece which will be auctioned off in support of their nonprofit affiliate, the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI). Antiquorum will auction off […]

Rare 1953 Rolex Monometer Up For Auction

Last week we told you about a rare set of jeweled Patek Philippe timepieces going under the gavel in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, we’re taking a look at another rare lot from Antiquorum’s upcoming “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” auction. The event, which will take place at the Hotel Richemond Geneva on March 17th, will include the sale […]

Rare Patek Philippe and Jaeger-LeCoultre Watches Fetch $29,000,000 at Auction in Hong Kong

The watch world was buzzing this week with news of the sale of several rare Patek Philippe wristwatches, skeleton watches and the exceptional Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1. The “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” auction was organized by Antiquorum at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, with sales totaling HKD$28,900,188 (approximately US $3,725,552). Haute Time is giving you an up-close […]

Complimentary Watch Appraisal at Westime Beverly Hills

Antiquorum is touring the world, finding hidden timepiece treasures along the way. Westime is one stop on a global circuit during which the auction house offers complimentary appraisals from a team of experts including Michael Friedman and Nate Borgelt, on a hunt for watches worthy of their upcoming auctions. On Wednesday, October 10th, the team […]

Patek Philippe Ref.3974 Breaks Auction Records, Selling For $902,500

A platinum Patek Philippe watch has set a new record for the highest amount ever paid for a single-dial Patek Philippe Ref. 3974, according to National Jeweler and New York auction house Antiquorum. An American bidder paid $902,500 for the rare luxury watch crafted in 1992 and first sold in November of that year. It […]

Antiquorum’s Hong Kong Auction Features Rare Jaeger-LeCoultre Collection And Special Patek Philippe Timepiece

  After previewing in Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore, Antiquorum will present a 452 piece collection  modern and vintage timepieces at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong on February 26. The collection includes three very rare and highly complicated Jaeger-LeCoultre watches including the white gold Gyrotourbillon One, No.02/20. The watch is a highly complicated 18K […]