Christie's brings more than 300 watches to Hong Kong with its highest-ever estimate in Asia
Christie's is marking 40 years in Asia with two watch auctions in Hong Kong on 25 and 26 November. The more than 300 watches carry a combined low estimate above HK$330 million, about US$42 million, the highest ever for a watch season in Asia, according to the auction house.
The two sales, announced in October, are part of the autumn Hong Kong Luxury Week and take place at The Henderson, Christie's headquarters in the Central district. The watches are on public view from 18 to 25 November, 11 am to 6 pm.
The Iconic 40 Watches Evening Sale, on the evening of 25 November, brings together 40 watches, 23 of them by Patek Philippe, according to SJX. The top lot is a Sky Moon Tourbillon ref. 6002G-010 in white gold, with two dials and 12 complications, carrying a high estimate of HK$43 million (about US$5.3 million). It comes from Kronos: Titans of Time, a single-owner collection that Christie's began offering in May.
The same sale includes a limited-series F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain in platinum with ruby dials, estimated at HK$16 million to HK$32 million (US$2 million to US$4 million), and a Patek Philippe Celestial ref. 6104/12G-010 with a baguette-cut ruby bezel and a sky chart, with a high estimate of HK$24 million (US$3 million).
Among the historical pieces is a Patek Philippe tourbillon pocket watch that won a first prize at the Geneva Observatory in 1931. According to SJX, it is the only publicly known Patek Philippe observatory tourbillon that retains both its cases: the yellow gold case with an enamel dial and the steel case used in the competition. The sale also includes an A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst and a sapphire-set Cartier Crash.
On 26 November, the Important Watches sale presents the second part of the Kronos collection. It is led by another Sky Moon Tourbillon, the ref. 5002R in pink gold, also with two dials and 12 complications, estimated at HK$8 million to HK$16 million (US$1 million to US$2 million). It also includes an F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance "Pre-Souscription" and a Cartier mystery clock with a panther, set with emeralds, blue sapphires, chalcedony and diamonds, with a high estimate of HK$12 million (US$1.5 million).
In the same week, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo holds The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XXIII in Hong Kong on 21 and 22 November, as the Radar reported on 21 October.
Find out more on the auction house's website.
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