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Collectibles

Cartier Cheich wristwatch displayed at an angle against a pale blue background, showing its sculptural white-gold case and brown leather strap.

The World’s Only White-Gold Cartier Cheich Heads to Auction in Hong Kong

Created as a special commission in 2010, the one-of-a-kind watch leads a sale with an extensive selection of rare Cartier designs.
By Caleb Anderson
White porcelain bowl decorated with colorful peaches, blossoms and leafy branches against a gray background.

Chinese Porcelain’s Value Rests on Who Made It and For Whom

Collectors hoping to find the perfect piece at the upcoming Asia Week New York auctions should understand the factors separating a modest porcelain plate from a museum-caliber one.
By Daniel Grant
Daniel Roth gold watch with a black dial and leather strap worn on the wrist against a softly lit neutral background.

6 Timepieces From Geneva Watch Days Worth a Closer Look

From Daniel Roth's gilt-dial Extra Plat to Bulgari and Vianney Halter's unconventional dual-time watch, this year's introductions spanned the quietly classical and the genuinely eccentric.
By Caleb Anderson
A man stands at a podium with arm raised during a watch auction while onlookers hold up their phones to record the moment

With an Inherited Watch Collection, Doing Less Is the Smartest Move

By Caleb Anderson
A close-up of an F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance wristwatch shows its polished silver case, salmon-colored dial, two separate time displays and brown leather strap against a black background.

Phillips Debuts Its Fall Auction Season with an Early F.P. Journe Résonance

By Caleb Anderson
An auctioneer stands at Christie’s during a crowded sale as Jackson Pollock’s Number 7A, 1948 appears on large screens with a $157 million result displayed.

Trophy Collections and Luxury Spending Powered Christie’s and Sotheby’s Record Half-Year Results

By Elisa Carollo
A moody interior at The Future Perfect shows a brown sofa facing a wall of garden-facing windows, with sculptural objects outside and several low tables with patchwork-style surfaces in the foreground.

The Future Perfect’s Laura Young Makes the Case for Design as the Next Collecting Frontier

By Elisa Carollo
Vintage E-Type Jaguar car parked outside Cartier on Bond Street, London, UK

The British Cars That Command the Most Reverence—and the Highest Prices

By John Scott Lewinski
Day Fourteen: The Championships - Wimbledon 2025

Six Rare Rolexes That Explain the Top of the Brand’s Vintage Market

By Caleb Anderson
A portrait of George Washington

Why Americana Is the Only Collecting Category of Its Kind

By Daniel Grant
A three-grid collage of photos of wristwatches worn on a model wearing a striped dress shirt

Marteau & Co Is Bringing the Art World Model to Independent Watch Auctions

By Caleb Anderson
An exhibition display shows Chanel handbags in varied shapes, colors and materials arranged across two white wall shelves.

Christie’s Rachel Koffsky On How the Handbag Became the Art Market’s Most Elegant Entry Point

By Elisa Carollo
A collage of three watches set in a grid

9 Timepieces That Blurred the Line Between Horology and Art at Watches and Wonders

By Anthony DeMarco
A tilted close-up view of a wristwatch with a black leather strap reveals a gold-toned dial with twin subdials, blue hands and detailed finishing, set against a luminous blue background.

5 More Timepieces to Follow at Phillips’ Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII

By Caleb Anderson
A sculptural suit of armor with layered, scale-like plates and a helmet shaped like a snarling animal head, displayed against a black background.

What’s Behind the Million-Dollar Pikachu Cards and Record-Breaking Anime Auctions

By Elisa Carollo

Sotheby’s Evelyn Lin On Asia’s Maturing Market, Young Collectors and the New Rules of the Hong Kong Sale

By Elisa Carollo
A close-up angled view of a luxury wristwatch with a gold case, black textured bezel and light blue dial, featuring stylized hands and a small aperture, set against a dark background.

The GoS Skadi and a Scandinavian Vision of Watchmaking

By Marcus Henry
Large street billboard for Art Basel Hong Kong surrounded by high-rise buildings in the city center.

Are Hong Kong and Mainland China Poised for an Art Market Rebound?

By Elisa Carollo

The First Jim Irsay Collection Sale Sets 23 World Auction Records

By Christa Terry
Portrait of Raksha Sanika in a black textured blazer, illuminated by dramatic window light and shadow stripes.

Raksha Sanikam’s House of Santal Brings Contemporary South Asian Design to New York

By Elisa Carollo
A trio of watch fliers on a salmon background advertising for the Vacheron Constantin Concours d’Élégance

Vacheron Constantin Borrows the Luxury Concours d’ Elegance Concept from the Auto World

By Roberta Naas
Man in white shirt and grey pants pictured in office room

Bezel CEO Quaid Walker Brings Prediction Markets to Luxury Watches

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A salmon-pink illustration depicting modern luxury symbols, including a private jet, yacht, champagne, fine dining, jewelry, sports car, designer furniture and a framed classical painting, with a relaxed figure reclining in the foreground against a stylized city skyline, emphasizing experience, mobility and cultural consumption.

Can the Luxury Market’s Experience-Led Reset Be a Blueprint for the Art Market’s Next Act?

By Elisa Carollo
A dramatic production cel from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind depicts a massive red creature with glowing green eyes emerging through billowing smoke.

Christie’s Situates ‘Sailor Moon’ and ‘Doraemon’ Alongside Hokusai in Its Debut Anime Sale

By Elisa Carollo
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