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Phillips New York Watch Auction: XIV Sets New Records For F.P. Journe

Expectations are being reset in real time, and not just for collectors of watches by F.P. Journe. This weekend was a remarkable one for watch enthusiasts, thanks to the results realized by Phillips at the New York Watch Auction: XIV. It was not a surprise to anyone who has been watching the auction market that,...

Jack Forster6 Min ReadJune 15 2026

At Phillips This Weekend: Journe Before The Empire

The F.P. Journe T30 celebrates the pocket watch that launched a legend—and perhaps defines it. At this point, François-Paul Journe hardly needs an introduction. If you’re reading this, you likely already know the model names that dominate the conversation: the Élégante, the Chronomètre Bleu, the Resonance. Those are the watches that command headlines and waitlists....

Greg Gentile9 Min ReadJune 12 2026

Best Last-Minute Watches For Father’s Day 2026

Top picks for different dads: we do the deciding, so you don’t have to. We all know the feeling of dread that comes from waiting until the last minute (except for those rare few of us who actually plan ahead; I don’t). Once a year we get a chance to show Dad he’s in our...

Jack Forster10 Min ReadJune 11 2026

Hands On With The Moser Endeavour Flyback Chronograph Dual Time Date

A very modern mechanical chronograph in every sense of the word. Late last month, H. Moser & Cie. launched a new chronograph whose name is a mouthful, and which has a lean, uncluttered, clean layout with a dual time indicator and date, and which is driven by the Moser hand wound caliber HMC 730. The...

Jack Forster5 Min ReadJune 11 2026

MB&F Announces The HM12 Guardian – With A Watch That’s The Head Of A Robot

Gives new meaning to the phrase, “watch head.” Although the last couple of years have been busy ones for MB&F – pretty much every year is a busy one for MB&F, ever since the first Horological Machine debuted, all the way back in 2007 – it has been over two years since the last Horological...

Jack Forster7 Min ReadJune 10 2026

A Journe ‘Souscription’ Resonance May Set A Record At Phillips – Here’s The Science Behind The Dollar Signs

It’s been 26 years since F.P. Journe launched the Chronomètre à Résonance – and the watches are more fascinating than ever. Everyone has their favorites, but if there is a single F.P. Journe watch which that really represents more than any other, what makes his approach to watchmaking unique, it is probably the Chronomètre à...

Jack Forster6 Min ReadJune 9 2026

Slimmed-Down And Sunny: Hands On With The Tudor Black Bay Chrono 39 Bumblebee

The new Black Bay Chrono 39 is happiness on a bracelet. Yellow is considered one of the more challenging colors to use for a watch dial – it’s used much less often than black, white, blue, or green, but when it does show up on a watch dial, it’s all the more memorable for that...

Jack Forster5 Min ReadJune 8 2026

Mirra Andreeva’s French Open Earrings

On June 7, 2026, 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva struck a backhand cross-court winner at the 2026 French Open, and then her knees hit the red clay. Hands over her face, the Paris crowd roaring around her, she stayed there for a long moment. When she rose, she was a Grand Slam champion. Andreeva’s 6-3, 6-2 defeat...

The 1916 Company2 Min ReadJune 8 2026