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330BreguetA HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND HISTORICAL EXTRA FLAT PAIR CASED GOLD HALF QUARTER REPEATING POCKET WATCH WITH EQUATION OF TIME POWER RESERVE INDICATION CALENDAR AND MOON PHASE BASED ON CHRONOMETER PRINCIPLES
NO. 4691 SOLD ON 13 OCTOBER 1831 TO LORD HENRY SEYMOUR CONWAYLOT SOLD.1,025,000CHF -
101BlancpainAN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION AUTOMATIC MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH TOURBILLON, MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION
REF 1735 NO 30/30 GRANDE COMPLICATION LE BRASSUS CIRCA 2004LOT SOLD.437,000CHF -
170Patek PhilippeAN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND RARE MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS OPEN FACE POCKET CHRONOMETER WITH DETENT ESCAPEMENT
REF 923 MVT 866790 CASE 2804772 MADE IN 1985LOT SOLD.389,000CHF -
97F.P. JourneA VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL MINUTE REPEATING GRANDE AND PETITE SONNERIE WRISTWATCH WITH POWER RESERVE
GRANDE ET PETITE SONNERIE CIRCA 2006LOT SOLD.365,000CHF -
158Patek PhilippeAN EXCEPTIONAL AND IMPORTANT PLATINUM SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH REGISTER
REF 5959P MVT 3637014 CASE 4353654 MADE IN 2006LOT SOLD.329,000CHF
Sessions
- Session 1: 12 Nov 2013 | 10:00 AM | Lots 1 - 170
- Session 2: 12 Nov 2013 | 02:00 PM | Lots 171 - 330
Overview
RESULTS
Sotheby's Important Watches sale in Geneva was met with strong enthusiasm, realising a total of CHF 10,938,000 - the highest total ever achieved in this category. Highlights of the auction included a unique Breguet Pocket Watch of Sir Richard Wallace, which sold for CHF 1,025,000 and a unique version of the Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition "Le Petit Prince" (reference IW502801) in platinum with a midnight blue dial by IWC, which surpassed its pre-sale expectation, selling for CHF 173,000. All proceeds from the sale of this lot will contribute to the building of a school in Cambodia.
OVERVIEW
Sotheby’s Important Watches auction this November promises to cultivate enthusiastic interest from collectors with a diverse set of offerings across many categories, from vintage to modern wristwatches, as well as historical timepiece and personal documents from Breguet. Leading the sale is a rare Patek Philippe, Reference 1518, 18-karat yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon-phases, circa 1948.
Another highlight will be IWC’s Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar, Edition “Le Petit Prince,” made in memory of the legendary pilot and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This unique piece also marks the 70th anniversary of his bestselling novel The Little Prince. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation.
