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9 November 2015

TOP TEN RESULTS | Important Watches |Geneva| November 9, 2015

Geneva EMEA 9 November 2015

 

Important Watches

Geneva, Monday, 9 November 2015, Sale 1410

 [All sold prices include buyer’s premium] 

294 lots sold

Total: SFr.13,382,111 / $13,248,290 / €12,338,306

     81% sold by lot

363 lots offered

SFr.1 = US$0,990 / SFr.1 = €0,922

    90% sold by value

Lot  

Description

Estimate (SFr.)

Price Realised

Buyer

161

Patek Philippe. A rare 18K pink gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, ref. 1518, manufactured in 1950

350,000 - 700,000

SFr.581,000

$575,190

€535,682

Anonymous

341

Patek Philippe. An important platinum perpetual calendar minute repeating wristwatch with tourbillon, ref. 5016, manufactured in 2005

400,000 - 600,000

SFr.485,000

$480,150

€447,170

European Private

317

Patek Philippe. A rare 18K white gold, enamel and diamond-set automatic wristwatch, ref. 5720, manufactured in 2012

390,000 - 490,000

SFr.437,000

$432,630

€402,914

Asian Private

367

Patek Philippe. A platinum and 18K pink gold automatic semi-skeletonized minute repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch, manufactured in 2007

300,000 - 500,000

SFr.437,000

$432,630

€402,914

Asian Private

62

Patek Philippe. A 18K pink gold "cathedral" minute repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, ref. 5074R, manufactured in 2006

300,000 - 500,000

SFr.401,000

$396,990

€369,722

Trade

206

Patek Philippe. A 18K gold minute repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, ref. 3974, manufactured in 1990

280,000 - 380,000

SFr.401,000

$396,990

€369,722

US Trade

84

Audemars Piguet. A stainless steel and 14K pink gold full calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, ref. 5503, manufactured in 1942

80,000 - 140,000

SFr.353,000

$349,470

€325,466

European Private

68

Patek Philippe. A platinum minute repeating tourbillon wristwatch, ref. 3939, manufactured in 2005

260,000 - 360,000

SFr.329,000

$325,710

€303,338

Anonymous

366

Patek Philippe. A platinum minute repeating wristwatch with black laquered dial, ref. 5078, manufactured in 2009

250,000 - 350,000

SFr.317,000

$313,830

€292,274

US Private

299

Breguet. An 20k gold openface quarter repeatin pair case cabriolet watch, nos 1795/4384, sold December 1810

250,000 - 450,000

SFr.269,000

$266,310

€248,018

Asian Private

       

 

 

Comment: Thomas Perazzi, Head of sale and auctioneer: The auction of 363 lots offered something for collectors at all stages of collecting and we were very pleased to welcome just under 50 percent of new clients to our sale this season. Clients came from 33 countries and active bidding could be seen in the sale room, on the phones and the Internet. ‎The top lot was lot 161, a vintage Patek Philippe, ref. 1518, manufactured in 1950, selling for SFr. 581,000. Vintage Omega watches offered in the sale generated great interest and set some world auction records prices for specific references. Vintage Rolex watches, particularly Daytona Chronographs, also performed extremely well. 

 

PRESS CONTACT: Alexandra Kindermann| +41 79 101 4196 | akindermann@christies.com

Next Sale: Important Watches – Hong Kong, 30 November 2015

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Estimates do not include buyer’s premium.

 

 

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.