George Daniels, Space Travellers’ Watch, A unique and important yellow gold chronograph watch with mean-solar, sidereal time and equation of time indications. Sold for £3,196,250 in London.
The iconic Space Travellers’ watch
was part of George Daniel’s personal collection and was often worn by the master of horology. It set a new record for a British-made watch when it sold for £3.2 million in London in September.
We are now inviting consignments for our upcoming auctions.
Richard Mille, An extremely fine and important sapphire tonneau-form skeletonised tourbillon wristwatch, RM56-02, circa 2015. Sold for HK$14,500,000 in Hong Kong.
This exquisite sapphire tonneau-form skeletonized tourbillon wristwatch
, the first tourbillon with a full sapphire case, led the October sale of Important Watches in Hong Kong, selling for HK$14,500,000.
We are now inviting consignments for our upcoming auctions.
Patek Philippe, An extremely rare and important pink gold double dial wristwatch with twelve complications, Ref 5002R, circa 2009. Lot sold for HK$11,020,000 in Hong Kong.
Another highlight of the October Hong Kong auction was
the Patek Philippe Ref. 5002
Sky-Moon Tourbillon, which sold for HK$11,020,000.
We are now inviting consignments for our upcoming auctions.
George Daniels, An important gold twin barrel one minute tourbillon chronometer watch made for Edward Hornby, 1970. Sold for £464,750 in London.
This extraordinary and important timepiece
, a wonderful example of the early watches made by Dr. Daniels, sold for £464,750 in London.
We are now inviting consignments for our upcoming auctions.
Cartier, Flamingo and Lotus Automaton Clock, A Superb and Very Rare Mantel Clock, circa 1990. Sold for HK$ 4,180,000 in Hong Kong.
The
“Flamingo and Lotus”
automaton clock, which combines two iconic Cartier motifs within a glamorously gem-set work of art, led the April sale of Important Watches in Hong Kong.
We are now inviting consignments for our upcoming auctions.
Patek Philippe, A yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch, Ref 2499, made in 1977. Sold for CHF456,500 in Geneva.
With production starting in 1950,
Patek Philippe's reference 2499
is widely regarded as one of the most important wristwatches to have been created by the Geneva based company.
We are now inviting consignments for our upcoming auctions.
Patek Philippe, A rare platinum minute repeating perpetual calendar tourbillon wristwatch, Ref 5016, made in 2003. Sold for $444,500 in New York.
Produced in a limited series from 1994 to 2010,
Patek Philippe's reference 5016
is a modern horological marvel, exemplifying the firm's engineering excellence.
We are now inviting consignments for our upcoming auctions.
Richard Mille, A pink gold tonneau-form split seconds chronograph tourbillon wristwatch, RM008, circa 2010. Sold for $396,500 in New York.
The RM008
integrates the chronograph from the RM004 and combines it with a lightweight tourbillon, all cased in pink gold. The movement itself is constructed of titanium and carbon, visible through the sapphire crystal dial.
We are now inviting consignments for our upcoming auctions.
Patek Philippe, A very rare pink gold chronograph wristwatch, Ref 530 made in 1953. Sold for CHF372,500 in Geneva.
In 1937, just a few years after the introduction of the classic chronograph reference 130, the Geneva based company presented an exclusive oversized version:
the reference 530
. Significantly larger than the ref. 130, the model was mainly available in yellow gold, few were also made in pink gold and stainless steel.
We are now inviting consignments for our upcoming auctions.
Patek Philippe, An exceptional pink gold tonneau-form minute repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch ref 5013R, made in 2008. Sold for HK$2,740,000 in Hong Kong.
This exceptional watch from Patek Philippe
, with retrograde date, moon-phases and leap year indication, sold for HK$2,740,000 in Hong Kong in April.
We are now inviting consignments for our upcoming auctions.
In 2017 Sotheby’s held many successful auctions of fine and important timepieces in London, New York and Hong Kong, as well as a number of online-only sales. Highlights of the year include the Space Travellers’ Watch – an iconic masterpiece by George Daniels that set a new world record for a British-made watch – and a magnificent gem-set “Flamingo and Lotus” automaton clock from Cartier. Click ahead to discover the top 10 watches sold worldwide in 2017.