What the Derek Pratt Oval pocket watch, first Journe wristwatch ever sold, and an obscure Breguet from the 1930s might mean for the auction market. Over the course of my life as a collector I have mostly concentrated on two things: watches (of course) and fountain pens. I started collecting both when you could have...

Phillips’ Geneva Auction 8 November 2024 covers twenty of the most significant years in the history of watchmaking. The term “neo-vintage” is a relatively new one in watch collecting, although it seems to be older than you might think or maybe I should say I found out it’s older than I thought; the earliest example...