Philippe Dufour
6 Collectors on Their Ultimate Grail Watches, From Patek Philippe to Philippe Dufour
Here’s what the connoisseurs covet right now.

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A New Film Explores How Independent Watchmakers Make the World’s Most Fascinating Timepieces
Documentary editor and first-time director Michael Culyba on how his project “Keeper of Time” came to be.
Led by Philippe Dufour, Phillips’s $74.5 Million Watch Auction Shattered Multiple World Records
Dufour’s Grande et Petite Sonnerie was the headliner and set a record for the most expensive independent watch ever sold.
Four Rare and Coveted Philippe Dufour Watches Are Heading to Auction in November
Phillips will sell the set—which includes two first-editions—at the Geneva Watch Auction: XIV.
A Rare Philippe Dufour Watch Just Sold for a Record-Breaking $7.6 Million
It is now the most expensive independent watch ever sold.
Modern Watches Took Center Stage—and Proved Their Worth—at Phillips’s $15 Million Auction
Philippe Dufour’s $1.5 million Simplicity 20th Anniversary Watch was the highlight.
One of Philippe Dufour’s Last Simplicity Watches Could Fetch Over $400,000 at Auction
The 18-karat rose gold piece is a new creation from the master watchmaker and is number 00 of just 21 pieces.
Here’s What Happened When I Got Outbid on My Dream Watch
Knowing the watch belongs on your wrist and actually getting it there are two very different things.