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Important Collectors’ Watches, Pocket Watches & Clocks

Saturday, 15 & Sunday 16 March, 2008
Grand Hotel Kempinski, Geneva

ANTIQUORUM PRESENTS MORE THAN 800 IMPORTANT TIMEPIECES IN ITS FIRST AUCTION OF THE YEAR

Geneva, February 7, 2008. Antiquorum, the world’s leading watch auctioneer, begins 2008 with an excellent sale including more than 800 lots. This first Spring auction entitled Important Collectors’ Watches, Pocket Watches & Clocks will be held at the Grand Hotel Kempinski in Geneva on March 15 & 16.  The beautiful catalogue, in a modernized design,  comprises important timepieces spanning several centuries of fine watch making, including a private collection of Jaeger LeCoultre watches.

This auction will be followed by a thematic sale in New York entitled “Revolution: The Evolution of Rolex Sport Watch”, to be held on April 17th with special European preview in Geneva during the first two days of the SIHH show on April 7&8. Moreover, in May in Geneva, Antiquorum is selling an important single-owner collection of wristwatches collected during the last decades by an European Nobleman.
Among the highlights included in the March auction there is a Minute Repeating, 18K pink gold wristwatch by Vacheron Constantin with three-tone dial that is estimated between Sfr. 200’000 and 300’000. The Patek Philippe Calatrava in Titanium “Piece Unique”, made especially for, and sold at the Geneva charity event “Children Action” in 2007 should create a lot of interest. From the same manufacturer is a Ref. 1463 in yellow gold made in the 1940s, consigned by the original owner and estimated between SFr. 150’000 – 200’000 and a  Ref. 2499, fourth series, made in 1977,  also in yellow gold and estimated between SFr. 300-400’000.
Furthermore, a magnificent, extremely rare and elegant Patek Philippe lady's Platinum and diamond set bracelet with Concealed Watch. This lovely watch, made in the 1940s is set with a total of 33.02 carats of baguette, marquise and brilliant cut diamonds. It is estimated between Sfr. 60’000 and 100’000.
For Rolex enthusiasts there is the extremely fine and rare Rolex Ref. 3525 “Monoblocco” in stainless steel retailed by Versace, Reggio Calabria and estimated  between Sfr. 115’000 and 145’000, as well as an “Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, owned by Ayrton Senna and accompanied by original certificate.
With an important provenance is the very rare and important, 18K yellow gold Omega “Centenary - Automatic, Chronomètre” self-winding wristwatch made in 1944 for the King of Denmark Frederik IX.

Coinciding this year with its 175th anniversary, a private Jaeger-LeCoultre collection has been consigned by an European Gentleman including iconic watches such as the early Reverso models made in the 1930s passing through to Memovox watches made in the 1960s in gold and steel up to more recent Reverso masterpieces such as the “Septantième”, the “Tourbillion” and the “Minute Repeater”.

The watches will be on preview in Hong Kong on March 4&5 and in Shanghai on March 7&8 prior to the Geneva Showroom exhibition starting on Thursday, March 13 (see schedule here-below).


 
Highlights included in the March Geneva sale (for HIGH DEFINITION please click on the image)
  Patek Philippe Yellow Gold 2499 Fourth Series

Very fine, rare, and important, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar, moon phases. Made in 1977.

Estimation: CHF 300’000 / 400’000 (Euro 180.000,00-240.000,00)
     
     
  Vacheron & Constantin, Genève « Pink Gold Minute Repeater » 

Sold in 1943. Extremely fine and equally rare, thin, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold wristwatch with three-tone dial and teardrop lugs.

Estimation: CHF 200’000 / 300’000 (Euro 120.000,00-180.000,00)
     
  Ref. 3970EP Platinum Patek Philippe, Genève,

Very fine and important, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with diamond-set dial, round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases

Estimate: Sfr. 140'000 - 180'000
     
     
 

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève.

Vey fine and extremely rare 18K yellow gold keyless astronomical slim digital perpetual calendar dress watch. Made in 1937.

Estimation: 100’000 / 150’000 CHF (Euro 60.000,00-90.000,00)

 
     
     
  Patek Philippe “Titanium Calatrava” Ref. 6000T, “Pièce Unique”

Exclusively made for and sold at the Geneva Charity event “Children Action”; in 2007. Extremely fine self-winding, water-resistant wristwatch exceptionally made in Titanium. 

Estimation: ***
     
  Rolex Ref. 3525, “Monoblocco”

“Oyster Chronograph, Antimagnetic” retailed by Versace, Reggio Calabria.  Very fine and exceptionally rare, a-magnetic, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch, round button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter.

Estimation: CHF 120’000 / 150’000 (Euro 75.000,00-90.000,00)
   
  Patek Philippe, Geneve,  Ref. 3100-32. Made in 1965.

A magnificent, extremely rare and elegant lady's diamond bracelet with concealed watch, set with a total of 33.02 carats of baguette, marquise and brilliant cut diamonds Platinum, “Grand Réveil” .

Estimation: CHF 60’000 / 100’000 (Euro 40.000,00-60.000,00)
     
  Patek Philippe Ref. 130, Yellow Gold “Tachometer and Telemeter”

Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with square-button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter.

Estimation: 60’000 / 80’000 CHF (Euro 40.000,00-50.000,00)
     
  Rolex Ref 5514/5513, “Submariner, Escape Valve”

“Submariner, Oyster Perpetual, 660ft=200m”, Made in 1977. Fine and very rare, water-resistant, center seconds, self-winding, stainless steel wristwatch with helium escape valve.

Estimation: 30’000 / 40’000 CHF (Euro 18.000,00-25.000,00)
     
  Ayrton Senna’s Rolex Watch

Rolex “Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 1000ft/330m, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified”, Ref. 16613. Made in1992, sold on July 17th, 1992 to Mr. Ayrton Senna da Silva. Accompained by original certificate.

Estimation: ***
     
   Frederik IX King of Denmark’s Omega watch

Omega, “Centenary - Automatic, Chronomètre”, Ref. 2500. Made in 1944 for the King of Denmark Frederik IX. Fine, rare and important, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch. 

Estimation: ***

Geneva, Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 March, 2008
Important Collectors’ Watches, Pocket Watches & Clocks
Grand Hotel Kempinski (formerly Hilton)

Previews:
Hong Kong:
Tuesday 4 & Wednesday 5 March
Antiquorum Auctioneers (HK) Ltd.
9, Queen’s Road, Suite 1405 Central, Hong Kong
Tel. +852 2522 4168

Shanghai:
Friday 7 & Saturday 8 March
Salomon club TOURNEAU
Pavilion Shop No. 3, Corporate Avenue
No.333 Huang Pi Nan Rd.
Shanghai, 200021, China
Tel.+86 21 6335 1268
shanghai@antiquorum.com

Geneva:
Thursday 13 to Saturday, March 15
Antiquorum’s Showroom 2, rue du Mont-Blanc, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel.+ 41 (0)22 909 28 50

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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