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Luxury watch auctions are always an exciting time for seriously dedicated collectors. They often see rare and exclusive watches surface that may never be seen again on the market for a decade or more. Representing the only chance some people may ever have to own these highly sought-after watches. As such, they are often costly and inaccessible to normal collectors, but it’s still nice to dream after iconic grail watches when they pass under the hammer.
They also provide great insights into wider trends in the watch industry such as popular brands, watch styles and more. Here’s a compilation of important luxury watch auction dates you should be aware of if you want to stay up to date with the auction circuit.
25th October – 6th November: Bonhams ‘Weekly Watches’
More details at Bonhams.
29th October – 12th November: Sotheby’s ‘Important Watches II’
More details at Sotheby’s.
1st – 7th November: Ineichen Auctioneers ‘Gilded Seconds’
More details at Ineichen.
6th – 20th November: Christie’s ‘Watches Online: The Geneva Edit’
More details at Christie’s.
8th November: Phillips ‘Reloaded: The Rebirth of Mechanical Watchmaking 1980-1999’
More details at Phillips.
9th November: Phillips ‘The Geneva Watch Auction: XX’
More details at Phillips.
9th – 10th November: Antiquorum ‘Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces’
More details at Antiquorum.
10th November: Sotheby’s ‘Treasures of Time’
More details at Sotheby’s.
10th November: Sotheby’s ‘Important Watches I’
More details at Sotheby’s.
11th November: Christie’s ‘Rare Watches’
More details at Christie’s.
13th November: Bonhams ‘Watches and Wristwatches’
More details at Bonhams.
14th November: Fellows ‘Watches & Watch Accessories’
More details at Fellows.
18th – 25th November: Artcurial Horological Timepieces Online
More details at Artcurial.
21st November: Lyon & Turnbull ‘London Watches’
More details at Lyon & Turnbull.
22nd November: Phillips ‘TOKI: Watch Auction’
More details at Phillips.
22nd November – 4th December: Bonhams ‘Weekly Watches’
More details at Bonhams.
23rd November: Watches of Knightsbridge ‘Watches Auction’
More details at Watches of Knightsbridge.
23rd November: Phillips ‘The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIX’
More details at Phillips.
26th November: Noonans ‘Mayfair Watches’
More details at Noonans.
27th November – 13th December: Sotheby’s ‘Fine Watches’
More details at Sotheby’s.
3rd December: Chiswick Auctions ‘Watches’
More details at Chiswick.
4th December: Lyon & Turnbull ‘Watches’
More details at Lyon & Turnbull.
4th – 13th December: Christie’s ‘Watches Online: The New York Edit’
More details at Christie’s.
7th – 8th December: Phillips ‘The New York Watch Auction: XI’
More details at Phillips.
9th December: Christie’s ‘Important Watches’
More details at Christie’s.
11th December: Sotheby’s ‘Important Watches’
More details at Sotheby’s.
12th December: Fellows ‘Watches’
More details at Fellows.
20th January: Artcurial Horlogerie de Collection
More details at Artcurial.
