Heritage’s watches and fine timepieces sale ‘ticked’ all the boxes

Circa-1973 Rolex Oyster Cosmograph with tropical sub dials, $125,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Circa-1973 Rolex Oyster Cosmograph with tropical sub dials, $125,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Circa-1973 Rolex Oyster Cosmograph with tropical sub dials, $125,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – Riding a surge of demand for elite timepieces from some of the world’s top watch makers, Heritage Auctions’ Watches & Fine Timepieces Signature® Auction, held November 16, was a near-sellout event that realized $2,820,849.

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Patek Philippe partisans will love Heritage’s Nov. 16 sale

Circa-1889 Patek Philippe & Co. minute repeating gold pocket watch, estimated at $75,000-$1 million. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Circa-1889 Patek Philippe & Co. minute repeating gold pocket watch, estimated at $75,000-$1 million. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Circa-1889 Patek Philippe & Co. minute repeating gold pocket watch, estimated at $75,000-$1 million. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – The clock is ticking for those hoping to acquire a Patek Philippe watch from the coveted Nautilus series, a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona watch with a Paul Newman dial, or any of 55 lots in an important collection of vintage pocket watches. Each is among the top attractions in Heritage Auctions’ November 16 Watches & Fine Timepieces Signature® Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Omega watch owned by Apollo 11 astronaut ticks to $765K at Heritage

Omega gold Speedmaster, no. 19 of a limited edition of 28, given to Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, $765,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Omega gold Speedmaster, no. 19 of a limited edition of 28, given to Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, $765,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Omega gold Speedmaster, no. 19 of a limited edition of 28, given to Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, $765,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – An Omega Speedmaster watch soared beyond pre-auction expectations when it sold for a record $765,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Fine Watches & Timepieces Signature® Auction June 1. The sale totaled $3,352,567, with 1,117 bidders vying for the event’s 210 lots.

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