Rare handcrafts wonders at Christie’s Watches HK, Live & online

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Christie’s Hong Kong Watches Autumn Auctions IMPORTANT WATCHES FEATURING THE TRIAZZA COLLECTION PART ILive Sale – Various Owners | 27 November 2022 | 223 lots | Total low estimate: HK$ 120 million THE CHAMPION COLLECTION PART VI: ‘THE FINEST WATCHMAKING’Live Sale – Single Owner | 27 November 2022 | 82Continue Reading

Fltr: The Rolex ‘Jürg Marmet’ Ref. 6298 worn on the Swiss-Canadian Baffin Island Expedition of 1953, on the first ascent of Lhotse in May 1956, and on the second ever ascent of Mount Everest, reaching the summit on 23 May 1956. This historic Rolex was formerly the property of a descendant of Jürg Marmet, the first European on Everest, No. 3 on the official Everest summiteers’ list; The first example of the rarest Audemars Piguet ‘Royal Oak’ Ref. 5402SA; A superb example of the Cartier ‘Paris Crash’ 1991 series from the family of the original owner.

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Reading Time: 6 minutes The recent Spring-Summer 2022 watch auction season confirmed the reputation of Christie’s Geneva as the prime selling venue for Rolex timepieces, when the Cosmograph Ref. 6269 ‘Jack of Diamonds’ sold for CHF1,614,000, and the Paul Newman Tropical Lemon Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6264 achieved CHF1,071,000. The auction totalled just under CHF24Continue Reading

Legendary And Unique Watches

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Geneva, 20 September 2022 – Christie’s Watches is delighted to announce Legendary and Unique Watches: The Collection of a Lifetime, presenting 112 timepieces considered rare treasures by astute collectors. Not one of these watches has ever been offered at auction and many carry the most coveted and desirable specifications. One-offContinue Reading

60 years of James Bond

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Reading Time: 12 minutes London – To mark the 60th anniversary of the James Bond films, Christie’s and EON Productions will hold an official two-part charity sale, Sixty Years of James Bond, in September 2022, presenting a total of 60 lots. Attendance at the live auction on 28 September is by invitation only toContinue Reading

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Dubai – Hong Kong – Geneva – New York – Milan: 5 live and 5 online auctions – rare and exceptional watches, many fresh-to-market, to resonate with the global collecting community.Christie’s Watches is preparing a peerless line-up of auctions for the second half of 2022, carefully curated by watch loversContinue Reading

Important Watches of Exceptional Provenance, Featuring The Kairos Collection Part III

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Reading Time: 3 minutes New York – Important Watches of Exceptional Provenance, Featuring The Kairos Collection Part III, presented across two evening sales on 8-9 June, totalled $21,743,070, setting a new record for the highest total ever for a watches auction at Christie’s New York. The auction was sold 97% by lot, 141% hammer aboveContinue Reading

Konstantin Chaykin Joker XXX Unique Piece

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Reading Time: 3 minutes A unique, charismatic and unusual wristwatch from the Wristmons collection of Konstantin Chaykin, the Russian independent watchmaker, who began his career in 2003. Production year: 2022. Stainless steel case with black PVD-coating, diameter 42mm, thickness 13.7mm, dial with two types of guilloché, bezel with the letter ‘J’ and the symbolsContinue Reading