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First Look: Ten Top Lots From The Phillips Geneva Watch Auction Two, Including A Steel Split Seconds Patek, The Hermes Paul Newman, And A True Bond Submariner

It's almost October, and that means the Geneva auctions are just around the corner. Today we are happy to show you some of the highlights of Phillips' second Geneva auction, and boy are there some killers. First, you may remember that in Phillips' first sale this may, several records were set, including the most expensive steel watch and the most expensive Daytona. You can read about all that here to set the stage for the details of the highlights to come this November. We have a dre........

One of our number was a banker who recounted an interesting story.Over twenty years ago, a gentleman walked into a branch of a leading merchant and private bank in London. He had this idea that watches could be a good venture. The concept was to make a watch with styling and designs that looked good so anyone wearing them would feel like they had the most expensive and unique watch around. They would be quartz and relatively inexpensive to produce so the margins would be as attractive as the wat........