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Patek, Rolex, Cartier & Panerai at Bonhams Watch Sale

Posted Jun 14th 2008 12:02PM by Jared Paul Stern
Filed under: Timepieces, Auctions

On June 19 in New York, Bonhams will auction off a selection of Fine Watches including this beautiful platinum Cartier pocket watch, estimated at $7,000 - $9,000. While overall the timepieces featured are of less importance than in some of the mega-auctions we told you about recently, there are still plenty of valuable and beautiful pieces to be had here. Also on the pocket watch front, there's a rare 18k gold open face minute repeating perpetual calendar version with phases of the moon by Patek Philippe, est. $80,000 - $120,000.

Also included in the sale: A Patek 18k gold self-winding perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and leap year indicator, est. $25,000 - $35,000; several examples of the coveted "Straight Hand Steve McQueen" Rolex Explorer and a rare 1960 stainless steel anti-magentic Oyster chronograph, est. $40,000 - $60,000; and a limited edition titanium Panerai Luminor, est. $10,000 - $15,000.

Gallery: Bonhams Watch Sale

18k gold cushion cased Patek.Limited edition titanium Panerai Luminor.Rolex anti-magentic chronograph.Patek 18k gold open face minute repeating perpetual calendar pocket watch.Patek Philippe 18k gold self-winding perpetual calendar.

Pre-Owned Luxury Purveyor's McQueen Rolex & More

Posted May 19th 2008 11:02AM by Jared Paul Stern
Filed under: Timepieces, Auctions

A million-dollar Patek Philippe may be out of your price range, but that doesn't mean you have to give up on acquiring a classic and highly collectible timepiece at auction. A less expensive alternative to the marquee sales at Sotheby's and Christie's comes in the form of Portero.com's eBay-style luxury watch auction, ending Wednesday. Portero, which means "gatekeeper" in Spanish, has established itself as the most reliable online pre-owned luxury purveyor by absolutely guaranteeing that everything they sell is 100% authentic - an important safeguard when shopping for secondhand big-ticket items online.

The company, which just announced the strongest first quarter results in its history, features several important timepieces in its most impressive watch offering to date. Take for instance this beautiful 1974 Stainless Steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer II, known as the "Straight Hand Steve McQueen" after the super-cool actor who popularized it - one of our favorite vintage Rolexes of all time. At Antiquorum's record-breaking $8.5 million Rolex auction last month one just like it went for $40,000, but with less than three days left (as of time of writing) the current bid on this one is only $19,000, so there's a chance to score a really good deal. See the gallery for more lots including watches by Patek Philippe, Ulysse Nardin and Jaeger-LeCoultre.

Gallery: Portero.com Watch Auction

1963 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Geographic AutomatiquePatek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Platinum Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 18k White Gold Ulysse Nardin Sonata Cathedral Dual Time

Museum-Quality Pateks Worth Millions Up for Auction

Posted May 11th 2008 8:02AM by Jared Paul Stern
Filed under: Timepieces, Auctions, Men's Style

A one-of-a-kind, oversized 1930s Patek Philippe chronograph that belonged to dashing Italian racecar driver Count Felice Trossi is expected to fetch close to $2 million at Sotheby's in Geneva today. Famed Fiat chairman Gianni Agnelli probably copied Trossi's habit of wearing his Patek over his shirt cuff, the better to keep time while winning the Italian Grand Prix, which Trossi did in 1947. These day's Trossi's name lives on mainly for automotive enthusiasts; his legendary one-off 1930 Mercedes-Benz SSK, now known as the "Count Trossi", is the star of Ralph Lauren's incredible car collection.

The sale also features several other Pateks including some extremely rare chronographs. Meanwhile, Christie's will stage it's own Important Watch auction in Geneva tomorrow, featuring two of the most important antique one-off Pateks ever to go ion the block: a stainless steel perpetual calendar with phases of the moon, and a platinum perpetual calendar with sweep centre seconds and phases of the moon. Both are estimated at an astounding $1.4 million - $2.4 million.

[via Men.Style]

Gallery: Patek Philippe Auctions

18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph.Platinum perpetual calendar.Stainless steel perpetual calendar.18K gold openface keyless lever tourbillon pocket watch.Stainless steel chronograph.

Eric Clapton's Rolex Sells for Record-Shattering $505,000

Posted Apr 27th 2008 2:02PM by Jared Paul Stern
Filed under: Timepieces, Auctions

The other day we reported on the world records set at Antiqorum's recent $8.5 million Rolex auction, where the top-priced timepiece fetched $248,000. At Sotheby's Important Watches auction on April 23, however, that record was shattered by the sale of an ultra-rare 1971 "Albino" Rolex Daytona that formerly belonged to rock & roll icon Eric Clapton. Eclipsing its pre-sale estimate of $100,000 - $150,000, the Daytona went for a whopping $505,000 including buyer's premium.

Though the total proceeds from the Sotheby's sale, $6,588,451, were far less than Antiquorum's, the Clapton sale set a record for the Daytona and was the second-highest price ever achieved at auction for a Rolex watch. This model is known as the "Albino" because both the background and subsidiary dials are in a monochrome silver color, as opposed to the usual contrasting variations found on more common examples.

The second through fifth highest prices paid at the Sotheby's auction were all for Patek Philippes, ranging from $445,000 - $217,000. The sixth highest was also a Rolex, a so-called "James Bond" 1959 Submariner, which brought in $211,000.

Gallery: Sotheby's Important Watches

Little Kualala, Namibia.Pool deck, Little Kulala.Patek Philippe. A Large Gold Automatic Perpetual Calendar, $301,000.A. Lange & Söhne Ltd. Edition Gold Tourbillon with Power Reserve, $145,000.Singita Sweni lodge, Sweni River.

Most Valuable Patek Philippes on Exhibit

Posted Apr 26th 2008 7:02AM by Jared Paul Stern
Filed under: Timepieces, Events

Patek Philippe, maker of the most coveted watches in the world, is staging an unprecedented exhibit of the most valuable timepieces from its collection here in the U.S. The exhibit, featuring hundreds of items including priceless pieces from the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, is on display at Tiffany & Co.'s Fifth Avenue flagship through Saturday evening; next month it travels to the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons in Los Angeles, running from May 16 - 18.

With Patek Philippes fetching record prices at auction, this is a rare opportunity to view timepieces that the likes of Christie's would kill to get their hands on. The exhibits culled from the company's 169-year history include rare pocket watches and the first Swiss wristwatch ever made.

[via Men's Vogue]

Gallery: Timeless Patek Philippe

An early example of a wristwatchTonneau WristwatchAstronomical WristwatchClassic Gold Men's Watch

Tiffany & Co. Announces Patek Philippe Salon

Posted Feb 8th 2008 3:02PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Timepieces


Tiffany & Co. and watchmaker Patek Philippe have announced the opening of a Patek Philippe salon inside the Tiffany's flagship store at 5th Avenue and 57th Street in New York city. The salon is the first Patek Philippe salon in the U.S. and will open in April 2008. The 3,000-square-foot salon will present some of the watchmaker's unique and most sought-after timepieces, a collection of all current models, an extensive library, individual customer consultation areas, and a studio for on-site repairs. The salon will also feature a collection of traveling museum pieces on loan from the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva. In conjunction with the salon opening, Patek Philippe will host a three-day exhibition titled "The Values of a Family Watch Company" on the fifth floor of Tiffany's flagship store from April 24, 2008 to April 26, 2008. Shares of Tiffany & Co. rose on Thursday after the announcement.

FDR's Watch To Sell At Auction

Posted May 5th 2007 8:03AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Timepieces, Auctions

The latest important watches auction from Antiquorum features a couple of watches with famous provenance. The auction in Geneva from May 12 to May 13 will include the LeRoy and Fils pocket watch, once owned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 18K rose gold and polychrome enamel minute-repeating pocket watch by Le Roy and Fils, circa 1890, is estimated at $90,000-$105,000.The auction's over 700 lots also include an IWC wristwatch owned by Charlie Chaplin estimated at $15,000-$18,000. The auction is top-heavy with a bunch of pricey Patek Philippe watches and some beautiful pocket watches like the Apollo and the Four Seasons watch created by George Michael Moser in the 1770s, a jeweled piece set to sell for $145,000 -$180,000.

[via National Jeweler]

Antiquorum Makes Big Bucks on Patek Philippes

Posted Mar 30th 2007 7:13PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Timepieces, Auctions


The results of the latest Antiquorum watch auction held on March 28 are in and they are impressive. The sale brought in $7,161,450 for 347 lots. There were almost 400 online bidders as well as telephone-, room-, and commission bidders staking their claim around the world. The top lots in the sale were Patek Philippe watches with the Patek Philippe Ref. 5029 selling for $590,800, shown aboe, a world record for this reference number. Other Patek Phillippes including the Ref. 5013($523,600) and Ref. 3974 ( $ 518,000) also achieved record prices. There was also a world record for a Panerai , the "PAM 21" brought in $140,400.

[Thanks, Dmitry]

Results From The First Mondani Rolex Auction

Posted Apr 5th 2006 7:25PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Timepieces, Auctions

The first half of Antiquorum's auction of the Mondani Collection of Rolexes took place Saturday in Geneva. No April fools here, the auction brought in $3.676 million for Antiquorum including buyer's premium. All 152 lots were sold and brought in a total of 200 percent of their estimated value. Ten lots set new records for Rolex watches with the top price being set for the watch shown here, the Oyster Chronograph Antimagnetic which was made in 1941, which has a round button chronograph, register and pulsometer (it's also called the Medical Chronograph). The next day, Antiquorum held another important watches sale which brought in $9.3 million, $1.475 million alone coming from a single watch, Patek Philippe's "World Time"  which was made in 1953 and has a map of North America on its cloisonné enamel dial, which fetched $1.745 million. Check out this pricey timepiece after the jump.

[via National Jeweler]

Continue reading Results From The First Mondani Rolex Auction

Celestial Watch at the Antiquorum Watch Auction

Posted Mar 4th 2006 4:02PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Timepieces

The latest Antiquorum auction will feature the collection of jazz pianist Keith Jarrett. His impressive collection includes a Patek Philippe Ref. 3970E in pink gold,with chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, and moon phases. Antiquorum experts expect this watch to fetch $ 60,000 - 80,000. Other watches in the auction are from two collectors, an "English Gentleman" and a "Scottish Gentleman." The English Gentleman's collection include  a Vacheron Constantin, Les Complications Tourbillon 75 which was made in   the 1990s in platinum in a limited edition of three with transparent case back and should bring in $80,000 to $120,000. The Scottish Gentleman's collection includes a Patek Philippe “ Celestial Wristwatch." This rare beauty, shown here is Reference 5102 and is an astronomic 18K white gold gentleman’s wristwatch with mean solar time indication, nocturnal sky chart of the Northern Hemisphere, moon phases, moon orbit, and time of the meridian passage of Sirius and the moon and should sell for $140,000 to $160,000.

Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Chronograph

Posted Jan 30th 2006 6:06PM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Timepieces

Time Zone has pictures of the latest watch from the  Geneva workshops of Patek Philippe. The new automatic chronograph is the Ref. 5960P Annual Calendar Chronograph. It has a 40.5mm platinum case and front and back sapphire crystals. The movement is the new automatic Patek caliber CH28-520 IRMQA24H with 40 jewels, a 55 hour power reserve and a flyback column-wheel, a power reserve indicator, an annual calendar, and day/night display.The chronograph has a button to start and stop a measurement and one two reset the stopped chrono hand or activate the flyback function when the chrono is running. The calendar recognizes months with 30 and 31 days and only needs to be reset after February. It shows the day, week, date and month. 

Patek Philippe Diamond and Emerald Watch on eBay

Posted Jan 14th 2006 8:01AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Timepieces

There are plenty of Patek Philippe watches on eBay but this one caught my eye for the flash factor. The watch is an 18K solid golid gold unique Patek Philippe dress watch dripping with diamonds and emeralds. The seller reports that the watch was designed and sold to the countries of the Arab market, either the Sultan of Brunei or Arabian Emirates. The watch has a Patek Philippe Caliber 215 movement and the diamonds and emeralds were installed at the Patek Philippe factory. There are 80 full cut diamonds (3.26 carats), 12 diamond baguettes and 12 emerald baguettes. It comes with papers and all the original boxes. The buy-it-now price is $115,000.

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