Watches Weekly is an ongoing series of seven-day auctions that present watch lovers with opportunities to sell and buy some of the most sought-after vintage and contemporary timepieces on the market. Founded by Michel Parmigiani in 1996, the brand makes timepieces of notably impressive quality, even though its recent designs are a hit or miss. The estimate is HK$2.0-3.2m, or about US$258,000-413,000. Read more. Watches. Highlights: Sotheby’s Hong Kong Watch Auction A lapis Daytona, independents, and more. We hold sales in Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong and New York throughout the year. Sotheby's biannual sales series in Hong Kong are held in April and October featuring auctions of Chinese Works of Art, Chinese Paintings, Contemporary Art, Modern Art, Modern & Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Magnificent Jewels & Jadeite, Important Watches and Wine. Collectively, the Watches results were mediocre, as several lots were withdrawn unexpectedly. The cal. Starting in Singapore, then Geneva and Taipei. A combination that is inherently compelling in design, this is made even more desirable since it might just be unique. In early 2020, Lau sold his priced painting- David Hockney’s The Splash, for £23.1m (around US$30m). Lavishly decorated with hand-engraving and diamonds on the front, the watch is a large, 62.5 mm in diameter. Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo Achieves HK$132 Million/ US$17 Million in The Hong Kong Watch Auction XI Realising an Industry-Leading 99% Sold Rate by Value. The top lot of the auction is Cosmograph Daytona ref. All lots will be exhibited prior to the auction from September 28 to October 1, at the same location. In 2015, Lau bought a 12-carat blue diamond for his daughter and named it ‘The Blue Moon of Josephine’. Phillips presents The Hong Kong Watch Auction: NINE on 25-26 November 2019, featuring rare vintage and contemporary watches from Patek Philippe, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, Breguet and more Sotheby's Hong Kong serves customers worldwide. Phillips Watches will be having their last 2 sales of this season in Hong Kong & New York.Christie’s & Sothebys will have their last auction in New York only First up is Phillips on 25-26 November 2019 in Hong Kong, see their catalogue by following this link… 18K yellow … Show Lot. The black gilt dial has cracked surface lacquer, a phenomenon, like all else in vintage Rolex collecting, nicknamed “spiderwebbing”. Iwasko found out in March that Sotheby’s Hong Kong was about to sell a Simplicity watch, under Lot 2299, at the Important Watches auction on April 3. Log In; Home; Price Database; Auctions; Artists; Galleries; Auction Houses; Events; News; Sotheby's Hong Kong Auctions; About; Dec 21, 2020. And the inside of the top left lug is also stamped with the last three digits of the case number, as is correct for the watch. 801. Come back regularly for the most up-to-date sales listing. Subscribe to get the latest articles and reviews delivered to your inbox. A Patek Philippe 2499 third series in pink gold sells for a record-setting US$2.54m at Phillips in Hong Kong, while Eric Clapton's Patek 5004 fetches over US$800,000. Create your first list. The full catalogue is available online here. 5990/1A, Phillips Hong Kong Watch Auction Preview Hits the Road, Patek Philippe 2499 Becomes Most Expensive Watch Ever Sold in Asia. Lot 2362 – Patek Philippe ref. Sotheby’s is honored to present the Hong Kong Watches Online auction opening from 19 to 26 November. Fortunately the cosmetic condition of the case and bracelet can be restored at AP, albeit at considerable cost. The vast majority of ref. 10. Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Handwerkskunst, Phillips Hong Kong Watch Auction Preview Hits the Road, News: IWC Big Pilot Perpetual red gold with gold dial. 901. China. It’s estimated at HK$4.0-8.0m, or about US$516,000-1.03m. One of the more unusual offerings in the sale is a table clock by Parmigiani Fleurier. The 2499, produced in 1971 according to the archive extract, is estimated at HK$12.0m to HK$18.0m, or US$1.50m to US$2.25m. Oct 1, 2014 - Hong Kong Auction, October 2014. Here’s a look at a couple of interesting lots, and the complete catalogue is available here. 5013P platinum tonneau-shaped automatic minute repeater will lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong Important Watches Autumn Sale on October 5. This watch includes the original presentation box and guarantee. Among the various locations worldwide where auctions take place, most would agree that there are three very important places when it comes to contemporary and vintage timepieces: Geneva, New York and Hong Kong. For instance, the highly anticipated Cosmograph Daytona, a yellow Gold and Diamond-set Wristwatch with Lapis Lazuli hardstone dial and bracelet (Circa 1996) was one of a few that was withdrawn. Sotheby’s Hong Kong has gathered an exceptional collection of vintage and modern watches from the world’s most renowned manufacturers. Details: Sotheby’s Hong Kong Important Watches Autumn Sale 2016 When: Public Exhibition, 30 September to 4 October; Auction, 5 October Where: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre www.sothebys.com Banksy, Show me the Monet, 2005, oil on canvas. Sotheby’s Hong Kong Important Watches Autumn Sale 2018 will take place on 2 October at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Follow Favorite. We invite you to visit our Watch Shop to browse a selection of watches currently available for private sale. By Helen Holmes • 10/09/19 2:19pm. My Account. Sort By. Sort By. Session 2 (Lot 932-1052) 4pm HK . The Tourbillon Royal has an estimate of HK$200,000-320,000, or around US$25,800-41,300, a rock-solid value proposition given the level of craft and cost of materials. Zhang Xiaogang, "Tiananmen No.1" (1993), Est. Session 1 (Lot 801-931) 12:00pm HKT. A contemporary of George Daniels who, by most accounts, was as talented as he was modest, Pratt constructed several such movements for UJS, some incorporating a constant-force mechanism within the tourbillon. International Tour . 4030, which is based on the Zenith El Primero movement. Sotheby’s Hong Kong watch auction takes place on October 2, 2018 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wanchai. With its auctions earlier in the year having been delayed due to the pandemic – and supplemented by weekly online sales – Sotheby’s has resumed its traditional schedule and the fall auction season in Hong Kong is now in full swing. This is estimated at HK$700,000-1.0m or around US$90,300-129,000. Banksy, Show me the Monet, 2005, oil on canvas. Beijing. View all auction details, and browse Sotheby's Hong Kong lots on artnet. Admiralty, Hong Kong This week’s sale focuses on a fascinating selection of clocks. Auction 29 November 2020. And that appeal is further enhanced by the uncommon Tiffany & Co. signature at six o’clock, just above the AP logo, indicating the watch was originally sold by the American jeweller (which once upon a time retailed a great variety of watches beyond its own house brand and Patek Philippe). Dec 21, 2020 . Hall 1, New Wing, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre The bracelet also exhibits a fair amount of looseness. Both have a white metal case and the same dial design – silver guilloche – but they are in different sizes and alloys. Within is a key-wound, eight-day movement with a perpetual calendar mechanism, a rare complication in table clocks. This Royal Oak is estimated at HK$200,000 to HK$400,000, or US$25,500 to US$51,000. For starters, it is in white gold (most are in yellow gold), and features a grey dial with diamond indices, a combination that has not been offered publicly before, making it possibly unique. Sotheby’s Hong Kong Important Watches Autumn Sale 2017 will take place on 2 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.Leading the sale is an Extremely Fine and Important Sapphire Tonneau-Form Skeletonized Tourbillon Wristwatch RM56-02 by Richard Mille, alongside a strong and diverse line-up of vintage masterpieces and independent innovations across the spectrum. … It was most probably acquired by Mr Preziuso as an ebauche and then intricately decorated with a hand-engraved granular finish on the bridges. Art of Humidors | Contemporary Design - Online Auction. The auction includes not one, but two, examples of Philippe Dufour’s iconic, time-only wristwatch. The auctions will be live streamed via Christie’s LIVE, WeChat, and YouTube channels as well as other third-party platforms, the auction house said. Surprisingly because such big ticket vintage watches are typically sold in Geneva, or sometimes New York, where vintage watches tend to have a greater share of the catalogue. The dial is surprisingly clean for a perpetual calendar, because Mr Andersen cleverly installed most of the calendar indications on the back. 819. The rest of the catalogue is available here. This table clock is as functional as it is elegant, and likely cost well into six figures – in Swiss francs – when it was new. Lot 2759 – Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 819. He established his own brand in 1979 and cofounded the AHCI in 1986. In its earlier years, Parmigiani also produced a number of clocks and objets d’art, and this is an excellent example of that work. Sotheby's auction of important collector watches, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center Wanchai, Hong Kong Sotheby's has rescheduled its marquee Hong Kong sales to July, shifting them back to the city from New York. Showing 297 lots . 5402ST “B-Series”, signed “Tiffany”. The first being the most obvious: the Tiffany’s signature at six o’clock. Here’s a look at some of the most valuable lots, captured by the talented Lavender Chang. At Christie’s we also recognize that collectors are often looking for a specific watch, or are seeking to buy or sell a timepiece outside of the auction season. S otheby’s Hong Kong presents upcoming auctions online at the end of this year, including sales of Southeast Asian art and Chinese works of art, plus exciting opportunities to bid on wine, watches, jewelry, and luxury handbags before the winter holidays. 819. Come back regularly for the most up-to-date sales listing. Well, the hammer has fallen, and boy are the results interesting. As well as being an beautiful decoration for a home or office, the movement and skill behind crafting a clock can often exceed the intricacy of creating a watch. 13 - 20 May. The top lot of the April 2 Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite sale is an 88.22-carat flawless D color type IIa oval brilliant diamond with an estimate of $11.2 - 12.7 million. Estimate HK$20,000 - 40,000 Sold for HK$5,750. Realising an Industry-Leading 99% Sold Rate by Value. Like Svend Andersen, Antoine Preziuso is another of the originals in independent watchmaking, having set up his brand in 1991. While Simplicity wristwatches only appeared at auction in 2016, the initial Simplicity for auction was an 18K white gold guilloché dial version, and sold in Hong Kong for US$255,475. For a detailed explanation of the watch, click here. Here we take a look at one watch from each category of vintage watch collecting that’s now in vogue: Patek Philippe, Rolex and Gerald Genta-designed luxury sports watches. Hong Kong watch auctions tended to be populated, at least in numbers, by modern complicated watches and the odd example of independent watchmaking. And the second is the original size of 34 mm, and in platinum. 6536/1 is a “Small Crown” Submariner, named after the size of its screw-down crown. Yesterday, I told you about a new limited edition series of Simplicity watches from Philippe Dufour and mentioned that a pair of the OG versions would be sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong just a few short hours later. Largely focused on tourbillon watches of all stripes since the beginning, Mr Preziuso is perhaps most widely known for being behind the Harry Winston Opus 2, which was a tourbillon naturally. While the case and bracelet still have most of their original form, the watch has been obviously polished in the past, with the bezel have particularly soft edges. October 5, 2020 . Hong Kong . This example is from 1959, and is handsome despite showing signs of age. 116520 showing no change in color, lot 2229 is a P series ref. The highlight is undoubtedly a Tiffany-signed, third series Patek Philippe ref. The dial has no flaws, and the case shows light signs of polishing. 480 West Jianguo Road . And because Tiffany’s is widely known, and boasts a significant historical presence in watchmaking, its name tends to carry a little bit extra cachet. This time around, Sotheby’s Hong Kong is auctioning off some very special watches at Hall 1 … (Photo: Sotheby's) The famed street artist created the artwork in 2005 and is part of a series collectively known as the "Crude Oils" which makes up of "remixes" of canonical artworks. The front indicates only the time as well as an extra-large date, while the back incorporates everything else, including the years until 2400. This is its second outing at auction, having first come to market in 2005, when Christie’s sold it on behalf of the original owner for US$777,6000, all fees included. The sale will feature rare and fresh to the market vintage and contemporary models from renowned brands including Patek Philippe, Rolex and Cartier to independent watchmakers such as Roger Smith, Greubel Forsey and F.P.… Sotheby's Hong Kong presents Watches Weekly | Patek Philippe on 4/14/2020 . But with strong demand in Asia for vintage watches – in fact a good number of the priciest vintage watches are bought by Asian collectors – historical timepieces are slowly but surely taking up more space in the catalogue. Yesterday, I told you about a new limited edition series of Simplicity watches from Philippe Dufour and mentioned that a pair of the OG versions would be sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong just a few short hours later. The case is notably well preserved, retaining its original form as well as bevels along the lugs. Watches Weekly. It’s made of lapis lazuli and matched with diamond indices, and a perfect match for the yellow gold case and bracelet. The circa 2004 watch … Christie's Autumn Auctions Hong Kong will take place between 27 November-5 December. This 102.39-carat diamond will be offered in a stand-alone, single lot live auction on October 5, 2020 in Hong Kong, with bidding open online from September 15. vintage and modern horology, Sotheby's Hong Kong Important Watches Autumn Sale 2019 has gathered together an exceptional collection of watches from the world's most renowned manufacturers. HK$15 – 25 million / US$1.9 – 3.2 million. So it will come as no small surprise that another vintage highlight in the sale is also carries the New York jeweller’s signature. The calibre inside is evidently based on the movement developed by the late Derek Pratt for Urban Jurgensen & Sønner (UJS). The Triple Split’s retail price was just over US$156,000 when it was available, which means it can still be had for below retail if the hammer price stays within the estimate. This has an estimate of HK$400,000-600,000, or about US$51,600-77,400. Having just sold a platinum Rolex Daytona “Zenith” with a lapis lazuli dial for over US$3.2 million (and another one with a mother-of-pearl dial before that), Sotheby’s continues its streak of rare and possibly unique Rolex Daytonas. 5100 was the first quartz Rolex, and just 1,000 were made – each hand engraved with a serial number on the back – before Rolex moved on to its in-house Oysterquartz movement in 1972. BUYING AND SELLING WATCHES AT BONHAMS. Model: Porcelaine de Limoges Two fine and attractive limited edition Limoges porcelain and enamel commemorative plates. Essentially a far more complicated version of the Double Split of 2004, the Triple Split is restrained in style and refined in mechanics, resulting in a watch that is just 0.3 mm thicker than the Double Split. The week presents a refreshed calendar that will bring an exciting series of sales, preview exhibitions and unique experiences to the world's foremost art and luxury collectors and connoisseurs. With just over 400 lots in catalogue, Sotheby’s upcoming Hong Kong auction includes a bit of everything, and quite a number of six-figure watches, including an exceptionally rare Patek Philippe ref. All lots will be exhibited prior to the auction from September 28 to October 1, at the same location. Showing 252 lots . Even the bracelet can be replaced with a correctly sized modern example, which AP now produces (or soon will) but with markings indicating it is a service replacement. The next secular leap year is 2100, which is why most perpetual calendars will require a factory reset then. In this collection, the artists take and subvert the language of art history to recreate renowned artworks with their own witty versions. The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XI Hong Kong Auction 29 November 2020. Browse current and upcoming auctions at Sothebys Hong Kong. Sotheby’s Auction in Hong Kong Features 118.88-Carat Burmese ‘Royal Blue’ Sapphire. 116520 from 2000, however, with a much more pronounced yellow coloration on the dial The Hong Kong Watch Auction: EIGHT Hong Kong Auction 28 May 2019. But lift the hunter back and the most interesting aspect of the watch reveals itself. Bookmark us and come back often to find the perfect watch for your collection from our constantly refreshed auction inventory. 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