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

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Reading Time: 5 minutesChristie’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 minutesThe 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 minutesGeneva, 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

Ref. PAM00784 is no. 1 of a limited edition of 100 sets, containing two Radiomir 1940 models with a Minerva-based movement: the ref. PAM00398 RADIOMIR 1940 Oro Rosso (red gold) and the ref. PAM00399 RADIOMIR 1940 Acciaio (stainless steel). Lot 1 – Estimate: HKD 160,000 - HKD 320,000

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWatches Online: The Hong Kong Edit 14-27 September 2022 The Panerai Encyclopedia – Chapter I: 68 lots retracing the amazing Panerai odyssey – a unique array of the rarest and most desirable iterations of the iconic dive watch to come to auction, including coveted Limited Editions. This exceptional auction, Part IVContinue Reading

60 years of James Bond

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Reading Time: 12 minutesLondon – 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 minuteDubai – 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 minutesNew 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

Christie’s NYC prepares Record-breaking watch auction.

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Reading Time: 11 minutesChristie’s New York presents record-breaking auction of exceptional watchesEstimated in excess of US$14 million, this sale marks a landmark moment for Christie’s New York Important Watches of Exceptional Provenance,Featuring “The Kairos Collection” Part III LIVE EVENING SALE | 8-9 JUNEEXHIBITION PREVIEW AT CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK | 3-8 JUNE After theContinue Reading

Christie's Live sale in Geneva

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Reading Time: 2 minutesRare Watches: Featuring The Kairos Collection Part I Christie’s Geneva continues to take Rolex to new summits!Young collectors were on hand!51% of the new registrants were millennials. The Geneva sale just ended with a total ofCHF 23,840,700 / US$ 24,076,357 / HK$ 188,172,624 Very strong global participation with registrantsfrom 46 countries across 6Continue Reading