Antiquorum’s Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, 13th May 2007 Auction Totaled 18,002,786
The top lots for the auction are as follows:
'One of Only Two Known Ultra-Complicated Watches with Double Chronograph' Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva, No. 198211, case No. 415317. Started in 1928, completed in 1931, sold on September 6, 1952. Exceptionally fine and highly important, extra large, ultra-complicated, astronomic, carillon minuterepeating with three hammers on three gongs, 18K yellow gold, keyless pocket watch with double chronograph, register, independent second register hand, perpetual calendar, moon phases and central alarm, one of only two ultra-complicated watches with double chronograph known to exist. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.
Sold for 820,000.00
Estimate -
Patek Philippe Ref. Ref. 5016
Sold for 772,100.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 550,000 - 650,000
EUR 340,000 - 400,000
USD 450,000 - 530,000
Patek Philippe Ref. Ref. 859.
Sold for 402,500.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 330,000 - 380,000
EUR 205,000 - 235,000
USD 270,000 - 310,000
Jaeger, Genève et Paris, movement signed European Watch & Clock Co., made for Henri Rodanet in 1931. Very elegant and highly important, made only in two examples, 18K gold and enamel, keyless astronomical triple-complication dress watch with perpetual calendar, phases of the moon, minute-repeating, split-seconds chronograph with 30-minute register in special case, with skeletonized dial.
Sold for 357,700.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 300,000 - 400,000
EUR 185,000 - 250,000
USD 245,000 - 325,000
Patek Philippe Ref. Ref. 3990
Sold for 290,500.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 175,000 - 225,000
EUR 110,000 - 140,000
USD 145,000 - 185,000
Yellow Gold "Minute Repeater" Vacheron Constantin, Genève, No. 877948, case No. 660667, Ref. 30020. Made in 2001, sold in 2002. Extremely fine, rare and important, astronomic, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate.
Sold for 233,000.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 140,000 - 170,000
EUR 87,000 - 105,000
USD 115,000 - 140,000
'Apollo and the Four Seasons' Ellicott, London, No. 6794, Case by Thomas Layton and Mary Reasey, chased and enameled by George Michael Moser. London hallmarks for 1773-4. Exceptionally fine, highly important and previously unrecorded diamond and paste-set 22K gold and painted on enamel quarter-repeating pair-cased watch striking on a bell or à toc.
Sold for 221,500.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 180,000 - 220,000
EUR 110,000 - 135,000
USD 145,000 - 180,000