The Patek Philippe ‘Sky Moon Tourbillon’ achieved US$ 5.8 million / HK $45.4 million
Christie’s Hong Kong Top Of The Time Watches Online
Totalled HK$65,811,600 / US$8,420,555
93% Sold by Lot | 131% Hammer Above Low Estimate
- Results Highlight a Strong Start to the Watch Season for Christie’s
- Hong Kong Remains a Major Global Collecting Hub for Watches with Participation from 48 Countries across 7 Continents
- Online Sales a Key Channel for Millennials, who represented 40% of Buyers
Alexandre Bigler, Vice-President, Head of Watches, Christie’s Asia Pacific, commented: “The outstanding results established for Watches Online: Top of the Time demonstrate the power of Christie’s online sale platform to present exceptional lots and achieve top prices, on par with our live sales. There continues to be an extremely vibrant market for watches across the world, evidenced through the avid global bidding this sale witnessed, which further cements Hong Kong’s status as an international epicentre for watch collecting. This sale lays a very strong foundation for our Spring Auctions in May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, where we look forward to presenting more exceptional timepieces for our esteemed clients and watch enthusiasts.”
Additional Highlights:
Lot 110:
PATEK PHILIPPE,
Grand Complications, with minute repeating, instantaneous perpetual calendar, single-button chronograph, moon phases, leap year and day/night indication,
ref. 5208P-001,
circa 2015
Price realised: HK$7,812,000 /US$999,541
Lot 60:
GERALD GENTA,
Platinum skeletonised minute repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch, with leap year indicator and moon phases
Price realised: HK$819,000 /US$104,791
Over 5 times over low estimate
Lot 27:
ANDERSEN GENÈVE，
Unique 18k white and pink gold wristwatch, case made by Jean-Pierre Hagman,
with 21k blue gold dial, tapisserie decorated,
art deco hands, historic LeCoultre minute repeater movement from the 1920s,
perpetual calendar and leap year indicator inside 6 o’clock hour index,
circa 2015
Price realised: HK$352,800 /US$45,141
Over 7 times over low estimate
Lot 72:
JAEGER LE-COULTRE,
18k pink gold wristwatch,
with reverso tourbillon and power reserve,
limited to 500 Pieces
Price realised: HK$352,800 /US$45,141
Over 2 times over low estimate
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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price – see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue.
*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.