Lot 27 – Jaeger-LeCoultre, Master Control 1000 Hours, 18K gold wristwatch, circa 2000, no. 0940. Estimate: £4,000-$6,000. Dreweatts & Bloomsbury image.
LONDON – A small but perfectly formed collection of 60 fine vintage and modern wristwatches for the collector and connoisseur, ranging from £500-$12,000, will be offered as part of Dreweatts & Bloomsbury auctions Wednesday, March 26, sale of fine watches, pens and luxury accessories. The auction, containing the most sought after of watchmaker brands, includes timepieces by Audemars Piguet, Breitling, Omega, Cartier, Bulgari, Franck Muller and Vacheron Constantin.
Internet live bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com.
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions offer an opportunity to own a vintage 18K gold Jaeger-LeCoultre, Master Control, 1000 Hours. Before being released to the outside world Jaeger-LeCoultre watches must pass the 1000 Hours Control test. The rigorous tests ensure their watches are of the highest standard, and the example offered in this auction, No. 0940, is no exception. The beautifully crafted piece, circa 2000, comes with original Jaeger-LeCoultre paperwork, and is estimated to sell for £4,000-$6,000 [Lot 27].
A section of 19 Rolex watches includes the opportunity to own a rare Rolex Chronograph wristwatch, circa 1940. Reference 2508, the 17-jewel Rolex chronograph valjoux movement makes this an extremely valuable and sought after example, estimated to sell for £8,000-£12,000 [Lot 51]. A 2008 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 18K gold wristwatch is one of the most prestigious and elegant watches from the Rolex family. Made in only platinum or gold, this stunning timepiece carries an estimate of £7,000-£9,000 [Lot 59]. An example of the equally stylish 1988 Rolex, Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II “Tiger Stripe” wristwatch, reference ref. 16718, no. R986068, is made with the serious business professional in mind, is estimated at a cool £4,000-£6,000. In 18K gold the watch is surefire head-turner for the jet-setting elite. [Lot 60]
Breitling Top Time watches came to public prominence through the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, which saw Bond wear a Breitling watch for the first and only time. Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions are offering a later 1970s version of the Top Time, which is stylistically different but carries the same pedigree as the version that plays an influential part in Bond’s pursuit of the villain Emilio Largo, and makes its last screen appearance in the underwater scene at the beginning of the film’s climax. Reference 2007/33, no. 12-2.4.18 a 1970 example of the Breitling, Top Time, gentleman’s stainless steel and chrome plated chronograph wristwatch comes complete with a three-piece case and is estimated to sell for £1,000-£1,500 [Lot 12].
The auction will be held at their Donnington Priory Saleroom in Newbury, Berkshire.
ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Lot 27 – Jaeger-LeCoultre, Master Control 1000 Hours, 18K gold wristwatch, circa 2000, no. 0940. Estimate: £4,000-$6,000. Dreweatts & Bloomsbury image. Lot 12 – Breitling, Top Time, stainless steel and chrome-plated chronograph wristwatch, circa 1970, ref. 2007/33. Estimate: £1,000-£1,500. Dreweatts & Bloomsbury image. Lot 51 – Rolex chronograph wristwatch, circa 1940, reference 2508, 17-jewel Rolex chronograph valjoux movement. Estimate: £8,000-$12,000. Dreweatts & Bloomsbury image.
