Voutilainen and Journe Lead Phillips New York's Biggest Online Watch Sale Yet

Phillips New York has put together its fall watch auction, and two names lead the catalog: Kari Voutilainen and F.P.Journe. By value, it is the largest online watch sale the New York house has ever staged. The bidding happens on a screen, so a collector in Palm Beach, Naples or Miami doesn't need to be in Manhattan to take part. For a reader here, that may be the most useful detail. Watch people know these two names on a dial mean careful, patient watchmaking, and the sale is built around that craft. New York is hosting it, but a phone in hand gives anyone the same seat.

With reporting from Robb Report.