Some wax lyrical about how the Speedmaster’s history is intertwined with NASA’s accomplishments, or how the Seamaster serves as the personal envoy of Agent 007. Others revere the manufacture’s relentless pursuit of accuracy—embodied by breakthroughs like ...
Buzz Aldrin is auctioning off a trove of personal items and historic artifacts from his storied career — including the jacket he wore during the moon landing.The only space-flown garment from the Apollo 11 mission ...
For those looking for an accessory a little out of this world, an auction house has an extraordinary offering: meteorites.In an online sale, Christie’s auction house is presenting a portfolio of celestial objects, including specimens ...
On Monday evening an exceptionally rare 102.39-carat diamond made auction history as the first gem of its quality to be sold without a reserve. With a live auction taking in online and phone bids, the ...
A pair of Jordan’s game-worn and autographed Nike Air Jordan 1 shoes from 1985 are hitting the auction block this weekend from Sotheby’s. And they won’t come cheap — Sotheby’s estimates the shoes will sell for ...
At a noticeably diluted Baselworld – (no temporary flower beds bursting with tulips or pop-up cafes in the courtyard the first sign of a smaller, Swatch Group-less trade fair) – high jewellery was a little ...
Legend has it that aventurine came about after a happy accident in Murano’s 17th-century glass-making workshops. A clumsy workman is said to have dropped copper filings into his molten glass, resulting in a material flecked ...