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Two World Records Set at Antiquorum’s May 12 AuctionAntiquorum’s auction of “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” held on Sunday, May 12, at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva resulted in an impressive two world records and the remarkable sum of CHF 7,966, 363. First, a Rolex Ref. 6263 Gold Daytona Paul Newman with prototype lemon dial and white graphics (lot 512) sold an [...] |
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Jones & Horan Auction Team, April 28, 2013The top watch in this auction was an American-made pocket watch (lot #325), Nashua Watch Co. S/N 119, with the upper plate marked “American Watch Co, Waltham, Mass.” The 20-size, 18K heavy rose gold model brought $20,000. The second highest price realized, $16,500, was brought by lot #205, a Patek Philippe, Geneve, minute repeater made [...] |
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Sotheby’s Hong Kong Clocks and Watches Auction, April 7The showstopper was lot 2138, a Patek Philippe yellow gold automaton world time wristwatch made in 2012 (REF 5131J MVT 5696673 CASE 4569743). It brought 1,360,000 HKD ($175,412 USD)—well above the estimate of 650,000-850,000 HKD. Read more about this watch: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/important-watches-hk0460/lot.2138.lotnum.html See full auction results: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/important-watches-hk0460/lots.list.1.30.lotnum.asc.html |
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Bonhams March 14 Auction ResultsBonhams March 14, 2013, jewelry and silver auction in Edinburgh had several timepiece lots, including this ladies’ diamond wristwatch, by Ebel for Chaumet, which brought £1250, including premium. See the full auction result listing: http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20644/?list_grid_result=results |
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Bonhams February 26 ResultsAt Bonhams February 26, 2013, auction in Knightsbridge, London, a few of the top lots included a Patek Philippe 18 kt. gold calendar wristwatch, Calatrava (lot #222), ref. 3802/200, ca. 2005. This watch is equipped with an automatic movement stamped with the Geneva seal, a Gryomax balance, and white dial with black Roman numerals. It [...] |
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Antiquorum ReportAntiquorum’s spring auction was held at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong. The top lots of this auction included many Patek Philippe wristwatches and the exceptional Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1. The highest price brought in this sale was for the Patek Philippe Ref. 5074 (Lot 120) at HKD$4,460,000 including buyer’s premium. http://www.antiquorum.com/press-releases/patek-philippe-ref-5074-and-ref-3939-drive-remarkable-results-at-antiquorums-spring-auction-in-hong-/ |
Watch Out: Christie’s Does It Again!For all you watch enthusiasts who can’t get enough of a good thing, Christie’s has added to the plethora of knowledge out there. They have created a new watch blog called “Longitude.” A sample of some of the blog topics follows: $28.7 million dollars worth of counterfeit Audemars Piguet watches were confiscated; an interview with Janek [...] |
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Bonhams Fine Watches and Wristwatches Auction, December 18, 2012Bonhams December 18, 2012, auction of Fine Watches and Wristwatches was held in London. A few highlights include Lot 286: a George Daniels rare 18 kt. white gold automatic calendar watch with automatic movement and Daniels’ coaxial escapement. This watch is only one of seven made in white gold and fitted with his special escapement. [...] |
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Sotheby’s Important Watches and Clocks Auction, December 4, 2012The star of this show was the Duc d’Orléans Breguet Sympathique, Nos. 128 and 5009, ca. 1835, quarter striking clock and half quarter repeating gold watch that is automatically wound, set, and regulated by the clock. It was sold for $6,802,500. With quite the provenance, this timepiece begins with Ferdinand Philippe, Duc d’Orleans, then by descent in his [...] |
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Antiquorum’s Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Auction, December 13, 2012Antiquorum’s last auction of the year was held in New York on December 13, 2012, and included remarkable timepieces from Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin. The highlight was the Patek Philippe Ref. 5016 (lot 340), a platinum minute repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch with unique black and red dial and tourbillon, ca. 1999. After frenzied bidding, [...] |
