Overview
- Events took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Temple of Dendur, Aspire at One World Observatory on the 102nd floor of One World Trade Center, and the Waldorf Astoria.
- Organizers disclosed venues only shortly before the event and limited invitations as a security measure to protect highly portable, high-value timepieces.
- Hundreds of watches were displayed side by side on the signature table, with highlights spanning Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, and Hermès, including pieces like a Rolex with a dragon dial and an Hermès Arceau Les folies du ciel.
- One attendee estimated about $25 million in vintage watches were on the table during a lunch service, and tickets for this year’s edition cost $1,600.
- Programming featured a panel with WatchCheck’s Linden Lazarus, Sotheby’s specialists Christina Bohn and Ralph DeLuca, Fred Savage, and private collectors Matthew Ivanhoe and Kevin O’Dell.