Airline boss’s pink gold Rolex to auction for close to £2 million
An “exceedingly rare” Rolex is due to auction in Geneva on November 11. The Oyster Perpetual was owned by Gordon Bethune, former CEO of Continental Airlines, and well-known watch collector. […]
2024-11-08
Swiss Alpine Rolex watch could scale auction heights
A super-rare Rolex made for Switzerland’s mountain research crews is one of the top items at a huge luxury watch sale in May. The watch is Rolex’s most famous racing […]
2024-04-10
£60 “every day” Rolex makes £82,000 at auction
A rare Rolex Oyster Submariner 369 Explorer bought for £60 has raised £82,000 in a sale in Wilshire, UK. The sale price of £65,000 (the £82,000 total includes fees) is […]
2023-11-01
Brando’s Apocalypse Rolex leads Geneva sale
Mohamad Zaman will be the owner of one of the world’s largest one-man watch collections until November 6th. That’s when Mr Zaman’s extraordinary lifetime collection will be sold at Christie’s […]
2023-10-19
1st time in the sale room for legendary Patek Philippe
A 1978 watch that has never been sold at auction will be the star item at Philips November Geneva sale if estimates run true.
2023-10-11
Rolex Daytona watches among highlights of Paul Newman sale
Can you have it all? Paul Newman was a top-level Hollywood star for decades. He enjoyed a famously long-lasting, loving marriage. And he could indulge his passions. Two of those […]
2023-03-31
Paul Newman’s ‘Big Red’ Rolex Daytona watch to auction at Phillips
A Rolex Daytona watch owned by Paul Newman could rewrite the record books when it goes up for auction at Phillips next month. The historic timepiece will be offered as […]
2020-11-16
Jean-Claude Biver’s Patek Philippe collection leads $31 million Geneva watch auction
The world’s first live watch auction since the beginning of the Covid-19 global pandemic has raised more than $31 million at Phillips in Geneva. The auction’s top-selling watches originated from […]
2020-06-30
Vintage Rolex value leaves Air Force veteran floored on Antiques Roadshow
A US Air Force veteran was left floored – literally – by the value of his vintage Rolex during an appraisal on the PBS TV show Antiques Roadshow this week. […]
2020-01-30
Marlon Brando’s Apocalypse Now Rolex watch sells for $1.95 million
A Rolex watch worn by Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now has sold for almost $2 million during a sale of rare and important timepieces in New York. The watch was […]
2019-12-11
Jack Nicklaus’ gold Rolex watch set for multi-million dollar sale at Phillips
Golf legend Jack Nicklaus’ gold Rolex watch is set to raise for millions for charity when it goes up for auction at Phillips next week. Nicklaus has worn the watch […]
2019-12-04
Marlon Brando’s Apocalypse Now Rolex watch to auction at Phillips
A Rolex watch worn by Marlon Brando in the classic film Apocalypse Now is heading for auction at Phillips later this year. Brando wore the Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 watch […]
2019-07-15
‘Great Escape’ hero’s Rolex watch to auction at Sotheby’s
A Rolex watch owned by a British WWII hero who helped inspire The Great Escape is up for auction at Sotheby’s this month. The watch belonged to Sergeant Anthony O’Brien, […]
2019-04-03
James Bond Rolex watch could top $100,000 at Fellow’s Auctioneers
Fellow’s Auctioneers in Birmingham is offering collectors the chance to own a piece of movie history next month – James Bond’s Rolex watch. The special timepiece, which appeared on-screen in […]
2018-09-24
Steve McQueen’s Rolex Submariner watch featured at Phillips
Steve McQueen’s Rolex Submariner watch is to star in Phillips’ October 25 watch auction in New York with an estimate of $300,000-600,000. McQueen bought the watch in the 1960s and gifted […]
By Tom Meyrick
