RESULTS: IMPORTANT WATCHES
IMPORTANT WATCHES
Geneva, Monday, 11 May 2015, Sale 1407
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
298 lots sold | Total: SFr.15,492,975 / US$ 16,438,046 / €14,733,819 | 95% sold by lot | ||||
313 lots offered | SFr.1 = US$1.061 / SFr.1 = €0.951 | 99% sold by value | ||||
Lot | Description | Estimate (SFr.) | Price Realized | Buyer | ||
136 | Patek Philippe. A rare platinum double-dial Sky Moon Tourbillon wristwatch with twelve complications, ref. 5002P, manufactured in 2006 | 800,000 – 1,300,000 | SFr.1,085,000 $1,151,185 €1,031,835 | Private | ||
314 | Patek Philippe. A possibly unique and previously unknown platinum and diamond automatic wristwatch, ref. 3700/031, manufactured in 1982 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE REFERENCE | 200,000 – 400,000 | SFr.845,000 $896,545 €803,595 | Middle East Private Collector | ||
308 | Patek Philippe. An exceptional 18K gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, ref. 2499/100, manufactured in 1980 | 400,000 – 800,000 | SFr.650,600 $690,286 €618,720 | Private Collector | ||
204 | Audemars Piguet. An exceptionally rare and large 18K gold minute repeating wristwatch, no. 8712, ref. 5528, sold in 1951 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR A MINUTE REPEATING WRISTWATCH BY AUDEMARS PIGUET | 150,000 – 250,000 | SFr.605,000 $641,905 €575,355 | Audemars Piguet Museum | ||
127 | Patek Philippe. A possibly unique, platinum perpetual calendar minute repeating wristwatch, ref. 5016P-021, manufactured in 2005 | 450,000 – 1,000,000 | SFr.545,000 $578,245 €518,295 | European Private | ||
291 | Patek Philippe. An extremely rare 18K white gold perpetual calendar automatic wristwatch with moon phases, ref. 3448, manufactured in 1971 | 300,000 – 500,000 | SFr.449,000 $476,389 €426,999 | Asian Private | ||
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| Rolex. A very rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with black dial, ref. 2508, circa 1938 WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE REFERENCE | 30,000 – 60,000 | SFr.341,000 $361.801 €324,291 | Anonymous | ||
297 | Patek Philippe. A large 18K gold automatic "cathedral" gong minute repeating wristwatch with enamel dial, ref. 5079, manufactured in 2004 | 250,000 – 450,000 | SFr.317,000 $336,337 €301,467 | Asian Private | ||
242 | Vacheron Constantin. A highly complicated platinum limited edition perpetual calendar wristwatch, Saint-Gervais model, ref. 80251, manufactured in 2005 | 250,000 – 350,000 | SFr.269,000 $285,409 €255,819 | European Private | ||
243 | Breguet No. 2539 "Montre plate à répétition des demi-quarts". A historically important 18K gold openface half-quarter repeating cylinder watch, sold to Pauline Bonaparte, Princess Borghese, on 25 October 1813 for the sum of 2,400 Francs | 90,000 - 190,000 | SFr.221,000 $234,481 €210,171 | European Private | ||
Comment: please see separate press release
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Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.
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