GUIDE
The best new everyday watches from the watch world’s biggest week
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Three Alternatives to the Rolex Daytona
3 alternatives to the Rolex Daytona
Zenith S.58 Mark II / Mark I. Watches courtesy of Greg Selch, @livingstonsatnight. | Photo credit: Wind Vintage
For Your Reference: Zenith S.58
An introduction to the Zenith caliber 146 through a steely A271
Guide
A look at the Zenith caliber 146 — and its history powering Universal Geneve watches — through the story of a steely Zenith A271.
Read MoreSpring watch auction preview: Antiquorum and Watches of Knightsbridge
Auctions
While some of the larger auction houses don’t have their showcase “Important Watches” auctions until later in the season, there are a couple upcoming sales from Antiquorum and Watches of Knightsbridge worth highlighting. Let’s take a look at some of the most exciting lots.
Read MoreZenith El Primero reference A3818 'Cover Girl': Sales and prices
Guide
With the release of the Revolution x Zenith A3818 revival, we thought it’d be fun to look at sales of the iconic vintage reference.
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Fall 2019 Geneva auction results
Auctions
In the run up to the Geneva auctions, we posted our preview of some of the best lots from the three big auction houses, featuring (1) under the radar lots (under $10,000), (2) next up (under $100,000), and (3) top lots. With the results in, it’s time to take a look at how all the lots performed.
We already took a look at the results from Phillips’ Geneva Auction X, but below is a more comprehensive look at the results from Geneva’s big week.
Additionally, you can find the results for every vintage Rolex Daytona up for auction from Phillips, Christie’s and Sotheby’s here.
In general, I was glad to see some under-the-radar (at auctions at least, not amongst the collector community more generally) chronographs perform particularly well. Below, you’ll see a Zenith A386 El Primero, Movado 95M and Grana Split Seconds that all out performed estimates.
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Phillips Geneva Watch Auction X: Results
Auctions
We previewed all of the big Geneva auctions a couple weeks back, and now that results are coming in, it’s time to look back at how certain lots performed.
Phillips Geneva Watch Auction X took place on November 10, and with over 180 lots up for auction, there are a lot of takeaways. Below are a few general thoughts, as well as the watches we highlighted from our preview and what those pieces ultimately sold for at auction.
While not completely surprising, it’s impressive that the pink gold Rolex Ref. 6062 “Stelline” matched the Ref. 4113 split seconds chronograph (both pictured above) with a sale price of $1.940 million. It’s particularly impressive considering there are thought to be 50 Ref. 6062 models manufactured in pink gold, and only 12 Ref. 4113 models made in stainless steel.
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Previewing the fall 2019 Geneva auctions
Auctions
With the fall 2019 Geneva auctions fast approaching, it’s time we give a preview of what’s to come over the auctions from Christie’s, Phillips and Sotheby’s from November 10-12. There are roughly 200 lots per auction, meaning there’s quite a bit to get through. As such, we’ll divide this preview into three categories: (1) Top Lots, (2) Next Up (pieces with estimates under $100,000) (3) Under the Radar (pieces with estimates under $10,000 or so).
We’ve already created our “Vintage Daytona Database” highlighting all vintage Rolex Daytona (and pre-Daytona chronographs) up for auction this fall, so we’ll largely eschew discussing those in this preview, though some are too good not too highlight.
While most previews start at the top and move down, we’ll do the opposite, starting with watches that are flying under the radar. Unlike in past previews, I’m giving quick hits of each piece, instead of going in-depth on a smaller subset of watches.
Read MoreThe Zenith x Farfetch Defy Classic, Exclusively on Farfetch
Drops
Earlier this year, Zenith announced its Zenith Defy El Primero Boutique-Exclusive Limited Edition. It’s a cool modern watch, and an astounding technical achievement: the Defy El Primero 21 beats at a frequency of 360,000 vph (50 Hz), ten times that of its El Primero predecessor, enabling 1/100th of a second precision. But still, I didn’t think much of it — brands try to do boutique exclusives all the time to get people into their stores. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
The Zenith Defy was originally launched back in 1967, but Zenith revamped the line in 2017 (thanks, Jean-Claude Biver). Since then, it’s become a staple of Zenith’s collection and a platform for some of its most innovative experiments and concept watches.
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