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ANTIQUORUM AUCTIONEERS
Press Contact: Michelle Halpern
Tel. +1 212 750 1103
pressusa@antiquorum.com
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Antiquorum sets World Record Price for Patek Philippe Safari Clock
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New York, September 26, 2007 — Antiquorum’s
first sale of the fall season achieved $ 4,648,463 for its’ New
York auction of Important Collectors’ Wristwatches & Pocket
Watches. Of the 335 pieces offered, 127% were sold
by value and 80% sold by lot. The New York TimeZone
was filled with bidders in addition the phone, commission, and 380
registered online bidders. Intense bidding came from countries such
as Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Japan, France, The Netherlands
as well as the United States.
“The results that we’ve seen today prove that
despite recent volatile stock and real estate markets, the collectors’ watch
market continues to remain strong”, said Julien Schaerer, Watch
Director Antiquorum USA.
The star lot of the sale was lot 335, a Jules
Audemars-Tourbillon Repetition Minutes Chronographe that sold for
$ 299,600. Lange
and Sohne watch brand also did very well; lot 291, a Double Split Flyback,
sold for $ 117,400 and lot 292 , a Lange 1 Tourbillon achieved $ 169,150.
A world record price of $ 128,900 was attained for the Patek Philippe
Safari Clock. Furthermore, the Patek Philippe World- Time Wall Clock
sold for an extraordinary $ 27,140.
Jaeger Le –Coultre was also very much in demand with its’ Master
Minute Repeater Antoine LeCoultre which fetched $ 128,900. In addition,
Omega did very well as evidenced by the Speedmaster, lot 249, sold
for the impressive price of $ 82,600. Furthermore, Rolex also achieved
significant results; lot 267, a Gold Cosmograph sold for $ 66,080 and
lot 266, a Stainless Steel Cosmograph Daytona sold for $ 30,680.
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The “Top 10 Lots” for Antiquorum’s September 26th auction
are as follows:
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Lot 335
"Jules Audemars - Tourbillon Répétition
Minutes Chronographe" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Jules Audemars - Tourbillon
Répétition Minutes Chronographe," No. 600490, case No. F 61371, Ref.
26050PT. Made in 2006, sold on July 25, 2007. Extremely fine and rare,
large, minute-repeating, platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute
tourbillon regulator, round-button chronograph, register and a platinum
Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box,
loupe, and certificate.
SOLD PRICE (incl. Premium) $299,600
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Lot 241
"Lord Kalla" Vacheron Constantin, Genève,
case No. 572267, Ref. 35511-723. Made in the 1980s. Exceptionally
fine, rare and important, impressive, entirely diamond-set with 290
diamonds (total weight of 55 cts.), 18K white gold mid-sized bracelet
watch with an integral, entirely diamond-set bracelet. Accompanied
by a fitted box.
SOLD PRICE (incl. Premium) $182,950
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Lot 292
"Lange 1 Tourbillon" A. Lange & Söhne,
Glashütte in Sachsen, "Lange 1 Tourbillon", No. 43/150, Ref. 704.025.
Sold on 2000. Made in a limited edition of 150 examples. Extremely
fine and rare, platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon
regulator, off-center hour dial, oversized date, power-reserve and
a platinum A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and
certificate.
SOLD PRICE (incl. Premium) $169,150.
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Lot 127
"Platinum Ref. 3970EP" Patek Philippe,
Genève, No. 3047029, case No. 4225229, Ref. 3970EP. Sold on June 1,
2004. Very fine and important, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch
with diamond-set dial, round button chronograph, register, perpetual
calendar, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied
by the original fitted mahagony box, C ertificate of Origin, setting
pin and a spare solid platinum case back.
SOLD PRICE (incl. Premium) $132,350.
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Lot 334
"Master Minute Repeater Antoine LeCoultre"
Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Minute Repeater Antoine LeCoultre", No.
011/200, Ref. 164.64.20. Made in a limited edition of 200 pieces in
2006. Very fine and rare, oversized, minute-repeating, water-resistant,
platinum wristwatch with 15-day power reserve, spring torque indication
and an 18K white gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied
by a wooden fitted box, spare leather strap, loupe, and certificate.
SOLD PRICE (incl. Premium) $ 128,900
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Lot 314
“White Gold 3970EG” Patek Philippe,
Genève, no. 3047310, case No. 4258804, Ref. 3970EG. Made in 2003.
Very fine and important, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch
with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon
phases and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied
by an Extract from the Archives, fitted box, Certificate of Origin,
setting pin and additional case back.
SOLD PRICE (incl. Premium)$ 128,900
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Lot 206
“Safari” Patek Philippe, Genève, “Pièce
Unique - Pendulette Dôme “Safari”, No. 873.597, case No. 2191, Ref.
788.07. Made circa 1965. Very fine and unique, solar-powered and electro-mechanical,
brass table clock with polychrome cloisonné enamel panels depicting
African wildlife. Accompanied by an original Patek Philippe box and
the Extract from the Archives.
SOLD PRICE (incl. Premium) $
128,900
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Lot 291
"Double Split Flyback" A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte
i. SA., Ref. 404.035. Production of this reference started in 2005.
Very fine, rare and important, 18k pink gold wristwatch with square
button fly-back split-seconds and splitminutes chronograph, instantaneous
register, tachometer, power reserve and an A. Lange & Söhne
18K pink gold deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.
SOLD PRICE (incl. Premium) $ 117,400
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Lot 313
Platinum "10-Days" Patek Philippe, Genève,
"10-Days", No. 3201014, case No. 4098957, Ref. 5100 P. Made in a limited
edition of 300 pieces to celebrate the New Millennium. Very fine and
rare, rectangular lozenge-shaped, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch
with 10-day power reserve and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied
by the original box, certificate and a solid silver medal to mark
the third millennium, set between two Plexiglas plates.
SOLD PRICE (incl. Premium) $ 109,925
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Lot 333
"Tourbillon Chronographe" Audemars Piguet,
Genève, "Jules Audemars", "Tourbillon Chronographe", No. 570603, case
No. E 99340, Ref. 25991BC. Made in a special series of only 4 pieces
in 2004. Production of this model started in 1999. Very fine and extremely
rare, large, 18K white gold and diamond wristwatch with visible one-minute
tourbillon regulator, round-button chronograph, register and an 18K
white gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a wooden
fitted box, loupe, and certificate.
SOLD PRICE (incl. Premium) $
105,900 |
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Antiquorum is, unquestionably,
the world’s
leading watch auctioneer; Of the 62 watches ever sold publicly by major
auction houses above SFR. 1,000,000, Antiquorum claims an impressive
44 . In 2002, Antiquorum established the all-time world record price
for a wristwatch at auction when it sold a platinum Patek Phililppe
World Time Ref. 1415 from 1939 for an astounding CHF 6,603,500 (US$
4,026,524). This record-breaking price more than doubled the previous
world record price for a wrist watch at auction. Another record price
for a modern watch was achieved in 2004, the unique white gold Calibre
89, also by Patek Phlipe, was sold for SFr. 6,603,500 (US$ 5,002,652). |
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