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All the latest from the auction houses; the best lots up for auction, the drama, and the characters.

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Hands-On with Astronaut Michael Collins’ Gold Omega Speedmaster 'Apollo XI'
Hands-On with Astronaut Michael Collins’ Gold Omega Speedmaster 'Apollo XI'

Auction

An Apollo XI astronaut’s Omega Speedmaster ‘Apollo XI’.

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How (and How Not) to Invest in Watches
How (and How Not) to Invest in Watches

Editor’s Pick

Investing in watches in 2022.

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Significant Watches: Geneva Auction Preview and Story Time with Wind Vintage
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The 11 Biggest Watch Auction Results from a Crazy Spring Season
The 11 Biggest Watch Auction Results from a Crazy Spring Season

Auctions

A million here, a million there, a million everywhere.

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Here Are the Three Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks You Need to Know about This Weekend
Here Are the Three Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks You Need to Know about This Weekend

Auctions

Lagerfeld, Genta, and an original Royal Oak: Take your pick

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Here Are the Watch Auctions to Pay Attention to This Week
Here Are the Watch Auctions to Pay Attention to This Week

Auctions

A guide to all the watch sales this May

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This Auction is Your Chance to Own a Piece of John Goldberger's Watch Collection
This Auction is Your Chance to Own a Piece of John Goldberger's Watch Collection

Auction

A casual look at some of the rarest Pateks and Rolexes around, from one of the best collectors there is

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A (Vintage) Movado Minute
A (Vintage) Movado Minute

Auctions

Three rare vintage Movados for sale right now

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How did I miss that the Chronometre Souverain FP Journe gifted to George Daniels sold at auction last year?
How did I miss that the Chronometre Souverain FP Journe gifted to George Daniels sold at auction last year?

Auctions

'FP to George Daniels My Mentor, 2010'

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The 10 biggest watches to sell at auction in 2021
The 10 biggest watches to sell at auction in 2021

Auctions

The most expensive lots to go under the hammer in 2021

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13 weird takeaways from attending my first in-person watch auction
13 weird takeaways from attending my first in-person watch auction

Auctions

Watches old; watches new; watches Tiffany Blue®

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Photo Report: A weekend at the New York Watch auctions
Photo Report: A weekend at the New York Watch auctions

Auctions

The sights and sounds from an auction weekend in New York

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What Taylor Swift can teach us about restoring vintage watches
What Taylor Swift can teach us about restoring vintage watches

In-Depth

And what she might think about this $300k Tank Cintree

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The Cartier Crash and the history of watch design
The Cartier Crash and the history of watch design

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Featuring the Cartier Crash on Hodinkee

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Significant Lots: Geneva Auction Week Recap
Significant Lots: Geneva Auction Week Recap

Podcast

Recapping a crazy Geneva Auction Week

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4 crazy things that happened at Geneva auctions this weekend (that aren't actually that crazy)
4 crazy things that happened at Geneva auctions this weekend (that aren't actually that crazy)

Auctions

Cartier, Journe, and Lange results that actually make sense?

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Significant Lots Podcast: Geneva Auction Week Preview
Significant Lots Podcast: Geneva Auction Week Preview

Podcast

Introducing Significant Lots, with our Geneva Auction Week Preview

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4 things that should happen at the Cartier-only auction this week
4 things that should happen at the Cartier-only auction this week

Auctions

Crash into me

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A ridiculous, fresh-to-market 'pink-on-pink' Patek 1518 is up for auction this fall. Let's take a look.
A ridiculous, fresh-to-market 'pink-on-pink' Patek 1518 is up for auction this fall. Let's take a look.

Auctions

From an Egyptian Prince’s vault straight to Sotheby’s.

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A look at the dueling Rolex Deep Sea Specials at Christie's and Phillips
A look at the dueling Rolex Deep Sea Specials at Christie's and Phillips

Auctions

Two Rolex Deep Sea Specials are up at auction this fall. Who you got?

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Auction calendar: Fall 2021
Auction calendar: Fall 2021

Auctions

Bringing down the hammer, all fall long.

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This F.P. Journe Resonance just sold for $400k in an online auction. What does it mean?
This F.P. Journe Resonance just sold for $400k in an online auction. What does it mean?

News

The Resonance resonates.

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5 of the most expensive vintage Cartiers ever sold at auction
5 of the most expensive vintage Cartiers ever sold at auction

In-Depth

Bigger than a Pebble.

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Kanye West's favorite watch is up at auction this week
Kanye West's favorite watch is up at auction this week

Auction

And other design-driven watches on sale at Chicago's Wright Auction.

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Is now the best time to buy a Cartier Pebble, or the worst?
Is now the best time to buy a Cartier Pebble, or the worst?

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Or, what happens when 2 of 6 total examples of a watch come up for auction just a month apart?

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Muhammad Ali's vintage Omega sold for how much?
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No New Watches: New Cartiers are great, but how about a unique Cartier Cloche in platinum?
No New Watches: New Cartiers are great, but how about a unique Cartier Cloche in platinum?

Auctions

Sometimes vintage just does it better.

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No New Watches: A UFO-like Universal Geneve and a Heuer Autavia GMT
No New Watches: A UFO-like Universal Geneve and a Heuer Autavia GMT

Auctions

Amen Corner, take a bow.

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What this military chronograph tells us about watches in 2021
What this military chronograph tells us about watches in 2021

Auctions

Did Elon Musk tweet about the 5711 yet?

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4 things we learned (or didn't) from the first big auction of 2021
4 things we learned (or didn't) from the first big auction of 2021

Auctions

The price of a Nautilus 5711; no one cares about modern, complicated watches; and Journe and Cartier are still, well Journe and Cartier.

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