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LOT 2320
Patek Philippe
A Fine, Rare And Important White Gold Automatic Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch With Moon-Phases And Leap Year Indicators
Circa 1992, Ref. 3974G
Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 5,440,000 HKD
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Lot 2319
Patek Philippe
An Extremely Fine And Rare Platinum And Pink Gold Automatic Minute Repeating Semi-Skeletonized Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch With Retrograde Date, Moon Phases And Leap Year Indication
Circa 2011 Ref 5104P
Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 5,200,000 HKD
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Lot 2518
Patek Philippe
A fine and rare yellow gold automatic minute repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch with cathedral gongs, moon-phases and leap year indicators
Circa 2002 Ref. 5074J
Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 3,280,000 HKD
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Lot 2354
A. Lange & SÖhne
A very exclusive and attractive boutique edition honey gold tourbillion wristwatch with patented stop-seconds mechanise, engraved honey gold and povoting segment dial
Richard Lange tourbillion "Pour Le Merite", No 08/15, Made in 2012
Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 2,920,000 HKD
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Lot 2200
Jaeger-Lecoultre
An Extremely Rare And Complicated Large Limited Edition White Gold Reversible Tourbillon Instantaneous Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch With Retrograde Date, Equation Of Time, Zodiac Calendar, Astronomical Chart, Siderial Time, Sunrise/Sunset Time Display, Leap Year, Power Reserve And Day/Night Indications, Made Exculsively For The Hong Kong Boutique
Circa 2012 Reverso Grande Complication À Triptyque No 2/3
Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 2,680,000 HKD
Sessions
- Session 1: 07 Apr 2013 | 09:30 AM | Lots 2101 - 2320
- Session 2: 07 Apr 2013 | 02:00 PM | Lots 2321 - 2518
- Session 3: 07 Apr 2013 | 07:00 PM | Lots 2521 - 2542
Overview
OVERVIEW
Showcasing a selection of the world’s most desirable contemporary wristwatches and clocks from manufacturers such as Patek Philippe, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Greubel Forsey and Vacheron & Constantin, Sotheby’s spring auction offers over 400 lots to suit all level of collector and enthusiast including a large selection of desirable ladies watches. Highlights of the sale include important complications such as a white gold Patek Philippe minute repeating perpetual calendar, ref.3974, Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso ‘a Triptyque’, one of only 3 made for the Hong Kong market and A.Lange & Sohne ‘Pour Le Merite’ tourbillon wristwatch in honey gold, number eight in an edition of fifteen.
RESULTS
The sale of Important Watches Including Magnificent Clocks From An Important Private Collection was held, achieving an astounding HK$ 221.5 million / US$ 28.4 million (Est. over HK$ 100 million / US$ 12.8 million*) - The Highest Total For Any Sale Of Timepieces By Sotheby’s Worldwide, as well as The Highest Total For Any Sale Of Timepieces In Asia. There was strong bidding for watches, and the top lot among which is a Patek Philippe Ref. 3974G wristwatch in white gold which sold for HK$ 5.44 million / US$ 701,651, doubling its estimate of HK$ 2 – 2.8 million*.
The evening session of Magnificent Clocks From An Important Private Collection commanded spectacular prices with 22 lots were 100% sold of which 21 lots surpassed high estimates, achieving HK$ 124 million / US$ 15.9 million (Est. Over HK$ 35 million / US$ 4.5 million*) and setting multiple auction records. The top lot of the sale is “The Magpie’s Treasure Nest Clock” by Patek Philippe (Est. HK$ 3 – 5 million / US$ 380,000 – 640,000*) which was sold for HK$ 18.04 million / US$ 2.31 million after over 35 bids, more than tripling the high estimate (HK$ 5 million / US$ 640,000*) and setting Auction Record For A Patek Philippe Clock.
*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium
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