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Autumn Auction Preview

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October 2012


Auction houses Antiquorum and Sotheby’s have published the catalogues for their forthcoming autumn sales in Hong Kong and Geneva respectively and rare models by Patek Philippe once again look set to fetch the highest prices.

Antiquorum’s sale, which will be held on Friday, October 19th at The Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, will feature 323 lots, including a Harry WinstonOPUS V” in 18-carat pink gold, a Louis Vuitton “Tambour Diving II” diver’s wristwatch with square button chronograph in 18-carat black gold and a series of Patek Philippe timepieces, including the Patek Philippe Ref. 5101P 10 Days Tourbillon in platinum and the Patek Philippe Ref. 5131G-001 World Time wristwatch in 18-carat white gold.

Ref. 5101P 10-day tourbillon by Patek Philippe
Ref. 5101P 10-day tourbillon by Patek Philippe

The Patek Philippe Ref. 5101P 10 Days Tourbillon in platinum is expected to be the highlight of the Antiquorum sale, with an estimate of HKD1,300,000 - 1,700,000.

See the full Antiquorum press release and selected lots here.

Sotheby’s Geneva sale will take place just one week after the auction house offers the George Daniels horological collection for sale in London on 6th November. The Sotheby’s auction of important watches will be held at the Hotel Beau-Rivage on 13th November 2012.

The Sotheby’s sale is estimated at CHF 6-8 million and comprises over 300 lots, including two minute-repeater wristwatches by Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin. The Patek Philippe reference 2524/1 in 18-carat yellow gold carries an estimate of CHF 250,000-350,000 and the Vacheron Constantin reference 4261, in 18-carat pink gold, has an estimate of CHF 130,000 – 150,000.

Ref. 2524/1 minute repeater by Patek Philippe
Ref. 2524/1 minute repeater by Patek Philippe