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A Collector’s Guide to Assessing Watch Condition

2 weeks ago | sothebys.com | Stephen Pulvirent

If you ask 10 collectors what to look for in watches, you’ll likely get 10 different answers. But regardless of personal preferences, collecting habits and budgets, most collectors agree on one thing: condition is king. Whether it’s your first watch or the grail you’ve been hunting for decades, a good rule of thumb is to buy the highest quality example of the watch you want. But what does that mean in a community that prizes patina, character and other tasteful signs of wear?
Acid Reflex: In Conversation with Miles Aldridge

2 weeks ago | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |to Sotheby’s

London-based photographer Miles Aldridge is the son of influential 1960s illustrator Alan Aldridge. He grew up within a Technicolor kaleidoscope of cultural textures, ranging from quirky 50s pop culture to Surrealism, via film noir, to his father’s psychedelic creations for The Beatles, Elton John, The Who and many more.
A Verray Parfit Gentil Knight: Richard Ansett’s Portraits of Grayson Perry

3 weeks ago | sothebys.com | Arsalan Mohammad |to Sotheby’s

Some artistic relationships are creative serendipity: blessed comings-together of artist and amanuensis intent on a shared vision and process. Such is the dynamic between ladylike British treasure Sir Grayson Perry and maverick photographer Richard Ansett. Since meeting Perry, at the 2013 BBC Reith Lectures, Ansett has worked with this most flamboyant of artists, celebrating their shared love and empathy for British culture’s odder quirks and characteristics.
Sotheby’s Salon: The Premier Destination for Luxury Shopping in Paris

1 month ago | sothebys.com | Lili Göksenin

When we think of an auction house, we think of, well, auctions. That is, until last fall, when Sotheby’s Paris opened its new headquarters at 83 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Located on the first floor of this enchanting structure, Sotheby’s Salon offers a finely curated selection of jewelry, handbags, watches and objects of design, making it a must-visit destination for tourists and locals alike.
The Most Coveted Hermès Handbags for Every Collection

1 month ago | sothebys.com | Jacqueline Kot

A complete guide to building the most coveted Hermès collection. Learn about the holy grails and the styles that every Hermès must have, inspired by Hong Kong’s Handbags and Accessories online auction this season.
Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph: The Complete Collector’s Guide

1 month ago | sothebys.com | Tony Traina

Combining perpetual calendar and chronograph complications, this highly collectible watch represents one of the most important achievements in high watchmaking. The Patek Philippe perpetual calendar chronograph is the most important lineage in all of watches. Launched in 1941, it was the first serial-production perpetual calendar chronograph – a feat no other watchmaker would match for a few decades. Beyond its importance as The Greatest Watch of All Time, there’s also its cultural cache.
The Rolex GMT-Master: The Complete Collector’s Guide

1 month ago | sothebys.com | Stephen Pulvirent

An emblem of the Jet Age, the Rolex GMT-Master is one of the most recognizable watches in the world, giving birth to an entirely new class of travel complication. Yet none of its many imitators come close to matching its status among collectors. At the end of World War II, advances in aviation saw the advent of the Jet Age, an era defined by optimism and excitement. Rolex played a crucial part with the introduction of its GMT-Master – a watch designed for pilots and jet-setters alike.
Jeffrey Deitch on Fifty Years in the Art World

1 month ago | sothebys.com | Lesley Blume

Anyone entering the front gate to Jeffrey Deitch’s Los Angeles home in the Los Feliz hills is essentially greeted by nearly a dozen Jeffrey Deitches. Ten bronze heads—each donning an approximation of Deitch’s trademark round spectacles—are clustered on a garden table nearby. The flesh-and-blood Deitch, dressed in an immaculate suit and tie, emerges from the front door of the house and explains: the heads comprise a sculpture titled “Jeffreys,” created for Deitch by Urs Fischer around 10 years ago.
Inside the Private World of Elsa Peretti

1 month ago | sothebys.com | Joshua Levine

The late Italian jewelry designer Elsa Peretti used to like to say, “Aesthetics kills me,” but what could she have meant by that? One way to make sense of it is to walk around the places she lived most of her adult life: Sant Martí Vell, the abandoned Catalan village she bought and resurrected, house by house, and where she died in her sleep on March 18, 2021; and her small apartment at 4 Carrer del Bruc in Barcelona. Both residences are simple, each in its own way.
The Creation Story of a Monumental Matisse

1 month ago | sothebys.com | Blake Gopnik

An exclusive excerpt from the forthcoming book “The Maverick’s Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream,” which traces the rise of the Philadelphia pharmaceutical tycoon and visionary arts patron. Here’s the oft-told tale of the birth of “The Dance,” one of Henri Matisse’s most spectacular works and a signature treasure of the Barnes Foundation.