Staff Writer

Record Set for Most Expensive Rolex Sold in Asia, at Just Over US$1m

A Rolex ref. 8171 "Padellone" triple calendar sells for just over US$1m, the high point of Phillips' evening sale.

The watchmaker's tie-up with Ferrari produces yet another trio of limited editions that stick to the same successful recipe.

Trần Anh Hùng is the first recipient of the award in South East Asia.

For its 40th anniversary the iconic octagonal wristwatch is dressed up with a hammered finish taken from Florentine jewellery.

The lead singer of Guns N' Roses and AC/DC pens a skull motif watch with a liquid time display.

The watchmaker debuts a hairspring made of a niobium-titanium alloy that's immune to magnetism.

Explorer Mike Horn will spend two years circumnavigating the world with Panerai's new Submersible Special Edition on his wrist.

Open-worked and hand-engraved, now with a white gold case.

Proceeds the Portugieser Dubai limited edition will help fund a regional medical charity.

Perhaps the most unusual dial ever made by the watchmaker in a striking, graduated pale blue.