Bulgari and Daniel Roth
DANIEL ROTH GRANDE LUNE, REFERENCE 101845 A PINK GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH DATE, MOON PHASES AND POWER RESERVE INDICATION, CIRCA 2011
Estimate: HK$80,000-120,000
Patek Philippe
REFERENCE 5004 A YELLOW GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT SECOND CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOURS AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION, CIRCA 2009
Estimate: HK$1,000,000-2,000,000
Audemars Piguet
QUANTIEME PERPETUEL AUTOMATIQUE, REFERENCE 25690PT A PLATINUM AND DIAMOND-SET PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, CIRCA 1989
Estimate: HK$300,000-500,000
Gérald Genta
REFERENCE G2303.9 A YELLOW GOLD, DIAMOND, SAPPHIRE AND RUBY-SET DESK TIMEPIECE, CIRCA 1980
Estimate: HK$120,000-200,000
Jacob & Co.
ASTRONOMIA, REFERENCE AT800.40.BD.BD.A A LIMITED EDITION PINK GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET SKELETONISED TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH ROTATING DIAL AND GLOBE, CIRCA 2018
Estimate: HK$2,400,000-4,000,000
Mid-Autumn falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, and it is at this time that the moon will be at its brightest and fullest. This moon has a special meaning because its completeness is a reminder of returning home and reuniting the whole family. At this time, family members gaze up at the night sky, together sharing this moment of the moon in all its eternal beauty, and drinking to the harmony of family life.
“May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart.”
For horologists, the phases of the moon connect to the very origins of timekeeping, and there’s no better way to pay tribute to the approaching Mid-Autumn moon than looking to a moon-phase display. There is poetry in the unity of solar and lunar rhythms, together guiding the passage of the seasons even before the advent of watches, serving as a reminder of the steadfast flow of time. In celebration of the Mid-Autumn holiday, below are five elegant selections with moon-phase complications from this autumn’s Important Watches auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong.