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Coming SoonThe Definitive Profile Of The Watch World's Most Important Auctioneer
Phillips auctioneer Aurel Bacs has been called "the closest thing the watch world has to a real celebrity." In our forthcoming magazine, we found out what makes him tick.
Next week, on November 8, we'll release the eleventh volume of our premium print journal. We always put one or two articles online, to give you a taste. But 20 stories from this issue will never appear online, and one of those magazine exclusives is a blockbuster profile of the man you see here, Aurel Bacs, who is universally considered the most powerful figure in the watch auction business.
The indomitable Sarah Miller wrote our story – all 8,000 words of it – and through the course of interviewing Bacs and those near to him, she has brought us closer than ever to understanding the man behind the podium.
The following trailer, produced by Annette Roldan and edited by Kaan Oguz, sets the mood.
Come on. You know you want to read it. Please visit Hodinkee on November 8 to order your copy – it'll give you something constructive to do while you nervously await the results of the American midterm election. And it'll support long-form storytelling about the industry figures who matter most.
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