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Important Watches Including the Titanium Collection

10 June 2014 | 10:00 AM EDT | New York

SALE TOTAL

11,703,564USD
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  • 175
    Patek Philippe
    PATEK PHILIPPE'S FIRST SPLIT-SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH, NO 124824

    A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT YELLOW GOLD SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL, THE SMALLEST AND EARLIEST KNOWN OF ITS KIND AND LIKELY A PROTOTYPE
    MVT 124824 CASE 235326 STARTED 1903 COMPLETED BY AND SOLD ON OCTOBER 13, 1923

    LOT SOLD.2,965,000USD
  • 30
    Patek Philippe
    A MAGNIFICENT, UNIQUE, AND PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN TITANIUM DOUBLE DIALED WRISTWATCH WITH TWELVE COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING TOURBILLON, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, RETROGRADE DATE, SKY CHART, MOON-PHASES, ORBIT DISPLAY, SIDEREAL TIME AND MINUTE REPEATING ON CATHEDRAL GONGS, FEATURING A UNIQUE REFERENCE NUMBER
    REF 5001T MVT 1909002 CASE 4145394 SKY MOON TOURBILLON MADE IN 2000
    LOT SOLD.1,325,000USD
  • 45
    Cartier
    A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND RARE GOLD, HARDSTONE, ENAMEL AND GEM-SET DESK TIMEPIECE IN THE FORM OF A TORTOISE
    CIRCA 1928
    LOT SOLD.875,000USD
  • 81
    Patek Philippe
    AN EXTREMELY FINE, UNIQUE, AND PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN PLATINUM AUTOMATIC MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE DATE, MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION, FEATURING A UNIQUE REFERENCE NUMBER AND CALIBER
    REF 5103P MVT 1920000 CASE 4285283 MADE IN 2004 
    LOT SOLD.773,000USD
  • 141
    Patek Philippe
    AN EXTRAORDINARY, PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN AND LIKELY UNIQUE TITANIUM WRISTWATCH WITH A DIAMOND-SET CASE BACK
    REF 3928T-001 MVT 1379668 CASE 4253968 MADE IN 2003
    LOT SOLD.737,000USD
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Sale Number: N09159 Lots : 170

SALE TOTAL

11,703,564USD DOWNLOAD RESULTS

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  • Session 1: 10 Jun 2014 | 10:00 AM | Lots 1 - 81
  • Session 2: 10 Jun 2014 | 02:00 PM | Lots 82 - 175
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At Sotheby’s New York, The Titanium Collection of unique and remarkable wristwatches by Patek Philippe achieved $7.1 million – well exceeding their $4.9 million high estimate. The full auction of Important Watches totaled $11.7 million, marking the highest-ever result for a various-owners sale of watches at Sotheby’s New York, with more than half of all sold lots surpassing their pre-sale high estimates.
 
The Collection was led by a piece of watchmaking history: Patek Philippe’s First Split-Seconds Chronograph Wristwatch, started in 1903 and completed and sold on 13 October 1923, which brought $2,965,000 – more than double its $1.2 million high estimate. Bidders competed for the vintage icon online, in the room and by phone, before it sold to a Swiss museum. This price matches Sotheby’s top result for any wristwatch, achieved by The Henry Graves, Jr. Yellow Gold Minute Repeating Wristwatch by Patek Philippe that sold for $2,994,500 in 2012.
 
Katharine Thomas, Head of Sotheby’s Watch Department in New York, commented: “It was a privilege to offer The Titanium Collection, a visionary group of unique commissioned watches by Patek Philippe, whose exceptional results are a testament to the ultimate connoisseurship of its collector. Bidding throughout yesterday’s auction was truly global, demonstrating the continued strength of the watch market worldwide.”
 
Tim Bourne, Worldwide Head of Sotheby’s Watch Department and Daryn Schnipper, Chairman of Sotheby’s Watch Department, said: “Our New York sale capped off a very exciting series of watch auctions at Sotheby’s internationally this spring, and we look forward to a strong fall season.”
 
The Collection’s groundbreaking selection of five wristwatches commissioned in titanium were led by the unique and previously-unknown Ref. 5001T Sky Moon Tourbillon, which fetched $1,325,000 (est. $1/1.5 million). While the ‘Sky-Moon’ is typically known to Patek Philippe enthusiasts under reference 5002, the example offered today was created a year before the 5002 was revealed at the 2001 Basel Fair, shining a new light into the development of the model.
 
Other commissioned pieces in the Collection included the previously unknown Platinum Ref. 5103P, which sold for $773,000 (est. $500/700,000), and the Flawless Officer Ref. 3928, which achieved $737,000 – an auction record for a contemporary time-only watch by Patek Philippe (est. $300/500,000). The case back of the Flawless Officer is set with a 9.44 carat, D color, Internally Flawless diamond that provides a window to the movement.
 
Outside of The Titanium Collection, the auction was highlighted by a rare Art Deco desk timepiece by Cartier: a Highly Important and Rare Gold, Hardstone, Enamel and Gem-Set Desk Timepiece in the form of a tortoise, circa 1928, sold for $875,000 (est. $300/500,000). The work is noteworthy for the concealment of the dial and movement within the tortoise shell itself – closed, the piece is an ornately designed objet; open, the utility of the piece is revealed. A Magnificent White Gold and Diamond-Set Bracelet Watch, Ref 40011 by Piaget carrying a total diamond weight of approximately 57 carats fetched $398,000 (est. $200/300,000). Novel and important modern complications featured the Hublot Key of Time MB-02 and the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre a Spherotourbillon, each of which brought $185,000 (ests. $150/200,000 and $100/250,000 respectively).

OVERVIEW

Sotheby’s New York auction of Important Watches on 10 June 2014 will offer a remarkable selection of wristwatches by Patek Philippe from a visionary private collection, featuring a groundbreaking group of five pieces commissioned in titanium. The collection is led by the Ref 5001T Sky Moon Tourbillon, a previously undocumented reference and the only known example of Patek Philippe’s coveted Sky Moon Tourbillon in titanium (est. $1/1.5 million*), as well as the legendary 1923 Officier, the first split-seconds chronograph wristwatch produced by the firm (est. $800,000/1.2 million).

The collection includes additional references by Patek Philippe that have remained unknown to collectors, as well as unique pieces incorporating rare materials and designs beyond titanium. Together estimated at more than $3 million, the 12 wristwatches will travel to Geneva this May before returning to Sotheby’s York Avenue galleries for exhibition beginning 6 June.

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Daryn Schnipper
Senior Vice President
Chairman, International Watch Division
Watches
+1 212 606 7184
daryn.schnipper@sothebys.com
   
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