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Christie’s Dec. 10 auction features luxury watches of utmost rarity

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
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Patek Philippe – exceptional 18K pink gold chronograph wristwatch with two-tone dial, retailed by Serpico Y Laino, Caracas, ref. 1463, manufactured in 1950. Estimate: $400,000-$600,000. Christie’s image

NEW YORK – Christie’s will present Rare Watches New York Online, an auction that will conclude Dec. 10 featuring a selection of important vintage and modern timepieces celebrating the most renowned manufactures such as Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier, F.P. Journe and Audemars Piguet. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

The sale consists of incredible rarities, including a magnificent Patek Philippe reference 1463 in pink gold and retailed by Serpico Y Laino (above; $400,000-$600,000), a rare Patek Philippe Nautilus reference 3800 in pink gold (below; $250,000-$450,000) and a magnificently preserved Rolex reference 6236, now known as “Jean Claude Killy” ($240,000-$440,000) after the celebrated Olympic skier and Rolex ambassador.

Patek Philippe – fine and rare 18K pink gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with date, center seconds and bracelet, ref. 3800/1, manufactured in 1989. Estimate: $250,000-$450,000. Christie’s image
Patek Philippe – fine and rare 18K pink gold and diamond-set automatic wristwatch with date, center seconds and bracelet, ref. 3800/1, manufactured in 1989. Estimate: $250,000-$450,000. Christie’s image

The auction will present a great selection of Rolex Daytona chronographs, led by a reference 6263 with Paul Newman “Panda” dial showing attractive signs of tropicalization ($300,000-$500,000). An iconic variant, Rolex wristwatches with Paul Newman “Panda” dials are widely sought-after and considered part of the most elegant designs ever created by the watchmaker.

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Rolex – a very rare and extremely attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with tropical ‘Paul Newman Panda’ dial and bracelet. Paul Newman Panda model, ref. 6263, circa 1971. Estimate: $300,000-$500,000. Christie’s image

With a Patek Philippe selection of great depth, the sale will include an example of the iconic reference 2499 in yellow gold ($350,000-$450,000) and a selection of important pocket watches; two highly attractive minute repeating pocket watches with American calendar, reference 843 ($120,000-$180,000) and 699/2 ($100,000-$300,000), and the possibly unique reference 947/1 pocket chronometer ($100,000-$200,000) with spring detent escapement and minute repeating mechanism.

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Rolex – fine and rare stainless steel triple calendar chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Jean-Claude Killy model, ref. 6236, circa 1958. Estimate: $240,000-$440,000. Christie’s image

“Going into this season, we made the deliberate decision to combine our live and online auction into one comprehensive online sale, which will represent the highest valued online watches sale ever offered at Christie’s, said specialist Remi Guillemin. “The sale will also be the first Christie’s auction to offer a timepiece valued with an estimate of $400,000-$600,000. Throughout this year, we have witnessed an increased comfort level of digital transactions, and with the recent record success of our recent Dubai and Geneva online sales, we felt that this model is best suited to meet our clients’ evolving needs.”

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