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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

Column wheel

A mechanical component that controls the function of the chronograph. It is a wheel that contains vertical columns that work in conjunction with a set of parts and buttons to start, stop, and reset the chronograph hands.The column wheel gets its name from its appearance, which is similar to a small, ridged column or castle turret.