Watches

• ‘Most Complicated Timepiece' to Be Auctioned

  JCK Staff, October 29, 2009
  Watch has 33 complications, 1,728 parts, 24 hands and weighs nearly two-and-a-half pounds.  More

• Patrizzi & Co Horological Auction in Geneva Brings in $6.2 Million

  JCK Staff, October 27, 2009
  A Patek Philippe 18k yellow gold pocket chronometer made in 1929 sold for CHF 310,000 (about $304,000).  More

• Watch Sells for $1.2 million at New York Auction

  JCK Staff, October 12, 2009
  Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon sold at the 2009 Patrizzi & Co auction in New York.  More

• Record Set at Antiquorum Auction

  JCK Staff, October 7, 2009
  Antiquorum's Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches, Clocks & Horological Tools auction on Oct. 3-4 in Geneva included a record-setting price for a Patek Philippe watch.  More

• Parmigiani Fleurier Hosts Premiere of 'An Education'

  JCK Staff, October 6, 2009
  Luxury Swiss watchmaker Parmigiani Fleurier SA hosted, along with Esquire magazine, the Hollywood premiere and after party celebration for Sony Pictures Classics' film "An Education" last Friday night.  More

• Corum Buys Out Corum USA

  JCK Staff, October 5, 2009
  Watchmaking brand Corum has signed a takeover agreement with immediate effect of Corum USA LLC.  More

• Speidel Purchased

  October 1, 2009
  Rhode Island-based Cerce Capital has purchased the assets of watch band manufacturer Speidel for $1.65 million, after the company filed for receivership in June. Cerce Capital is headed by Jerry Cerce, a veteran of the jewelry and optical industries. Day-to-day management of the company will be handled by Cerce's children: Lynn-Marie, 34, who has a background in consumer products at Proctor and...  More

• Survey: Affluent Households Spent $21 billion on Watches and Jewelry

  Paul Holewa, Senior Editor, September 21, 2009
  With 20 percent of American households categorized as affluent, 15.1 million affluent adults spent $21 billion on fine watches and jewelry, with almost $16 billion spent on fine jewelry alone.  More

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