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On May 31, 2026, Phillips reported the sale of an exceptionally rare Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 First Series in pink gold. The watch surpassed HK$80 million / US$10.2 million.
On May 11, 2026, Sotheby's announced that its Important Watches Sale in Geneva broke new records. The auction house released the results from the Geneva sale.
On May 10, 2026, Phillips announced its flagship live auction on June 13-14 will mark the highest estimate for a New York watch auction in company history. The sale features historically important timepieces by Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, Roger Smith, and Urban Jürgensen.
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer held its annual auction in Basel featuring Swiss Art, International Art before 1900 and Important Watches. The three sales reached CHF 4.9M (€5.4M). A new world record was set when the Patek Philippe “Beyer. No. 17” Ref. 3940 sold for CHF 762,150 (€843,113).
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