Phillips · New York · 2026-10-09

Kari Voutilainen leads Phillips New York online watch auction past $1 million

Phillips concluded its online session, The New York Sessions Fall 2026, on October 9, 2026. The auction was highlighted by independent watchmaking, with several pieces significantly outperforming their presale expectations.

A Kari Voutilainen 28Sport Limited Edition topped the results, achieving $1,016,000 against a presale estimate of $120,000 to $240,000. Additional strong results included two F.P. Journe timepieces—an Octa Sport Centigraphe and an Octa Lune—both realizing $304,800.

Top results

Lot Reference Estimate Hammer (incl. premium)
Kari Voutilainen 28Sport Limited Edition — $120,000–$240,000 $1,016,000
F.P. Journe Octa Sport Centigraphe CT2 $60,000–$120,000 $304,800
F.P. Journe Octa Lune LN $60,000–$120,000 $304,800

How these results compare

The recap figures are published by the auction house and remain unconfirmed. Any new record indicated below is provisional. Comparison figures come from our documented auction corpus, excluding this sale and later results. Results whose sale order is unknown are shown separately and can prevent a new record claim. These are documented-corpus comparisons; condition, provenance and fees can differ between lots.

Sold lot / reported USD Previous results · same reference Latest previous price / change Documented records
Kari Voutilainen 28Sport Limited Edition
Ref. unavailable · $1,016,000
reference unavailable — Reference: reference unavailable
Brand: No new documented record
Previous maximum: $1,842,500 · Phillips New York · 2026-06-14
Model family unavailable.
F.P. Journe Octa Sport Centigraphe
Ref. CT2 · $304,800
first documented result — Reference: first documented result
Brand: No new documented record
Previous maximum: $13,922,000 · Phillips New York · 2026-06-14
Model (Centigraphe): No new documented record
Previous maximum: $1,636,000 · Sotheby's New York · 2025
F.P. Journe Octa Lune
Ref. LN · $304,800
reference format not supported by the documented matcher — Reference: reference format not supported by the documented matcher
Brand: No new documented record
Previous maximum: $13,922,000 · Phillips New York · 2026-06-14
Model (Octa): No new documented record
Previous maximum: $2,032,000 · Phillips New York · 2026-06-14

Auto-compiled by the MostExpensiveWatches Auction Desk from grounded public sources on 2026-10-12; hammer figures are traced to auction-house and press sources and are subject to editorial confirmation. See the full auction records database and the methodology.