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Phillips Presents Universal Genève’s First Timepiece Following Its Revival

Phillips, in association with Bacs & Russo, announced the watches will be presented in the first auction for this year the Geneva Watch Auction: XXI, this event will showcase an extraordinary selection of nearly 200 rare and collectible timepieces, spanning both vintage and contemporary horology. we have mention some timepieces will be present in the auction in this article.

Waqt team got the chance to see the watches being presented in the auction. It was a wonderful meeting with Alexander Ghotbi who presented to us unique pieces there and told us the story behind each watch.

Glossary

Carat

It’s percentage of pure gold in different gold alloys. It represents the purity on a scale of 24 units, where pure gold is represented as 24-carat gold. For example, 18-carat gold contains 18 units of pure gold and 6 units of other metals, making it 75% gold. 24-carat gold is considered pure gold. Carat is also used to measure the mass of gemstones and is not used to indicate their purity. One carat is equal to 200 milligrams.