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Auctions: Incredible Mystery Clocks, Breguet Watches for Royalty, And A Rare Set of Pateks At Sotheby’s And Christie’s Fall Geneva Auctions We're getting closer to the blockbuster fall auction week. Last week, we published an extremely in-depth preview of Phillips' "Decade One" auction , which will likely dominate attention for this fall auction. But some solid auctions are being put on by the other houses. First, I want to cover a bit of surprising news that came out last week. Photo courtesy of Phillips. Phillips has announced that their December New York sale will feature an F.P.Journe FFC, made expressly for the legendary filmmaker himself, Francis Ford Coppola . The FFC model came from Journe's friendship with Coppola, who asked Journe if any watchmaker had ever used a hand and its fingers to signal the time. The resulting watch, with its creative display, has become one of the most in-demand pieces from Journe VIPs. But it's pretty surprising to ...

Hands-On: the Metrical Epiphany One I feel like I say it all the time around here, but one of my favorite things about working in the watch space, particularly in the micro/indie territory that we find ourselves in, is being surprised by a brand or a watch that comes at you completely unexpectedly. I had that experience recently with a new watch from Metrical, an entirely new brand that I can honestly say I had never heard of until a PR colleague dropped me an email about them. The renders in the press release had me immediately intrigued. This watch, which they call the Epiphany Origin, uses a non-traditional time telling display inspired, according to the brand, by the way humans first told the time: through changes in the sky.  The party trick of the Epiphany Origin is relatively simple. The minute hand is self explanatory and just like a traditional minute hand on any other watch you’ve worn or seen. The hours, though, are read through an aperture in the upper half of the ...

Photo Report: A Day Of Cars And Watches At The 2025 Audrain Newport Concours d’Elegance With A. Lange & Söhne Earlier this month, I took a train up to the absolutely stunning town of Newport, Rhode Island, where I spent a weekend with A. Lange & Söhne, as the German brand sponsored the Audrain Newport Concours d'Elegance for the third consecutive year. The Concours d'Elegance, held every year on the Sunday of the weekend, is a culmination of Audrain Motor Week's many days of gatherings, showcases, and talks, and is one of the best places to be if you're a car enthusiast in the United States. A. Lange & Söhne is an interesting brand when it comes to its activations—it has no celebrity ambassadors, nor does the brand sponsor sporting events or pay for placement on red carpet events. But the one type of event that Lange does like to support is automotive events, sponsoring or being involved in four different Concours d'Elegance events around the world e...