Important Watches including…

IMPORTANT WATCHES
Including Property from an Important European Collection
Geneva, 12 May 2014, Sale # 1401
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
395 lots sold
435 lots offered
Lot
101
207
48
206
Total: SFr. 23,823,225 / US$26,508,102/ €19,270,606
SFr.1= $1.1127 / SFr.1=€0.8089
Description
Patek Philippe. A rare platinium cushion-shaped minute repeating
wristwatch with Breguet numerals made for Henry Graves Jr.
Signed Patek, Philippe & Co., Movement No. 198’095, Case No.
606’433, Manufactured in 1927
Rolex. An 18K gold automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds,
star numerals and cloisonné enamel dial
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual model, Movement No. G94451, Case
No. 654’202, Ref. 5029/5028, Manufactured in 1949
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR ANY ROLEX
WRISTWATCH
Patek Philippe. An 18K gold double-dial wristwatch with twelve
complications including minute repeating, Tourbillon, perpetual
calendar, retrograde date, moon age, sidereal time, sky chart and moon
orbit display. Signed Patek Philippe, Sky moon tourbillon, Ref. 5002,
Movement No. 1’909’005, Case No. 4’188’299, manufactured in 2001
Rolex. An 18K gold, diamond and sapphire-set chronograph
wristwatch. Signed Rolex, cosmography, Ref. 6270/6263, Case No.
8’439’969, Manufactured in 1985
Estimate (SFr.)
1,200,000 – 1,800,000
750,000 – 1,200,000
$1,020,346
European Private
€741,761
SFr. 905,000
460,000 – 800,000
$1,006,994
Anonymous
€732,055
SFr. 821,000
Rolex. An 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with champagne dial,
especially made for the Sultanate of Oman. Signed Rolex, Oyster,
Cosmograph, ref. 6265, case no. 3'751'994, circa 1973
240,000 – 400.000
204
Anonymous
SFr. 917,000
500,000 – 800,000
Rolex. A 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with champagne dial,
bracelet, original Guarantee and box, made for the Sultanate of Oman
Signed Rolex, Oyster, Cosmograph, ref. 6265, case no. 6'250'508,
manufactured in 1980
$1,220,632
€887,363
376
242
Anonymous
SFr. 1,097,000
500,000 – 1,000,000
Patek Philippe. An 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph
wristwatch with phases of the moon. Signed Patek Philippe & Co.,
Genève, Calendrier Perpétuel, Ref. 1518, Movement No. 862’931, Case
No. 629’589, Manufactured in 1942
392
$1,340,804
€974,725
294
A. Lange & Söhne. A one minute tourbillon wristwatch with chain
fusée, power reserve and special black silver dial with white rhodiumplated dagger numerals. Signed A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte I/SA,
Tourbillon pour le Mérite, no. 101/150, case no. 110'351, movement
no. 438, manufactured in 1998
Rolex. An 18k pink gold triple calendar chronograph wristwatch with
two-tone silvered dial and red calendar indication.Signed Rolex, Oyster
chronographe, anti-magnetic, Ref. 6036, Case No. 113’760,
Manufactured in 1955
Buyer
SFr. 1,205,000
Breguet No. 1176 “Montre garde-temps à tourbillon”. An 18K gold
openface pocket chronometer with four minute tourbillon.
Signed Breguet et Fils, No. 1176, Case No. 1282
205
Price Realized
91 % sold by lot
95 % sold by value
600,000 – 1,000,000
$913,527
Montres Breguet
€664,107
SFr. 605,000
$673,184
Anonymous
€489,385
SFr. 485,000
$539,660
Anonymous
€392,317
SFr. 437,000
150,000 – 250,000
$486,250
Asian Private
€353,489
SFr. 389,000
300,000 – 500,000
$432,840
Asian Private
€314,662
SFr. 365,000
140,000 – 300,000
$406,136
Anonymous
€295,249
Please see the separate post-sale release.
Upcoming watch sales:
-Hong Kong: 28 May 2014
-New York: 11 June 2014
PRESS CONTACT:
Alexandra Kindermann | +41 79 101 4196|[email protected]
Beverly Bueninck | +33 1 40 76 84 08| [email protected]
Les estimations ne comprennent pas les frais acheteurs. Le montant total des ventes inclut la somme du prix marteau plus les frais acheteurs et
n’inclut pas les frais généraux, les frais de financement ou les frais liés aux éventuelles demandes de crédits faites par les acheteurs ou les vendeurs