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		<title>Sotheby&#8217;s to Auction Rare Patek Philippes Owned by Henry Graves Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 14:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Bernardo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December 1999, Sotheby’s made watch-auction history. The auction house sold the so-called Henry Graves Supercomplication — a pocketwatch originally commissioned from Patek Philippe by noted watch collector Henry Graves, Jr., and which featured 24 complications — for an astounding $11,002,500, still the world record for any timepiece at auction. Last week, Sotheby&#8217;s announced that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sotheby&#8217;s Autumn Sale Includes Unique Patek Philippe Reference 1518, Historical Rolexes, and Much More</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Disher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sotheby’s autumn sale of Important Watches on Sunday November 13 in Geneva will be spearheaded by the “Clarin Mustad 1518” &#8211; a unique Patek Philippe reference 1518 perpetual calendar chronograph that is estimated to sell for between $890,000 and $1,330,000. The sale also includes two Rolex wristwatches that belonged to leaders of the post-World War [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A. Lange &amp; Söhne Achieves Record Prices at Auction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Disher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A. Lange &#038; Söhne achieved three record sales at Sotheby’s &#8220;Important Watches&#8221; auction, held on October 6 in Hong Kong. The top selling pieces included a rare set of two limited edition Grand Lange 1 “Luna Mundi” wristwatches, a limited edition 1815 Moonphase “Homage to F. A. Lange” in honey gold, and a Lange Zeitwerk. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marc Michel-Amadry Appointed Managing Director of Sotheby’s Switzerland</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Disher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marc Michel-Amadry has been named as managing director of Sotheby’s Switzerland. Mr Michel-Amadry will divide his time between Sotheby’s Zurich and Geneva. Sotheby&#8217;s said the re-establishment of a pan-Swiss management structure reflects the growing importance of the company&#8217;s business in Switzerland and will enhance its ability to provide client services. Michel-Amadry joins Sotheby’s from his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sotheby&#8217;s Appoints Tim Bourne Worldwide Head of Watches</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Disher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sotheby’s has appointed Tim Bourne as Worldwide Head of its Watches department. Mr. Bourne will be based in Hong Kong, overseeing Sotheby’s Asia watch auctions in addition to those in Geneva, New York and London. Sotheby&#8217;s said the appointment is a strategic move in response to the rapid expansion of the auction market for watches [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sotheby&#8217;s Launches App; Geneva Auction Offers Modern and Historic Classics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Disher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1744 meets 2010 as Sotheby’s launches its new application for the iPhone and iPad. Sotheby&#8217;s will also offer 244 lots at its autumn sale of Important Watches at the Hôtel Beau-Rivage in Geneva on Sunday, November 14. The sale brings together an impressive range of timepieces tracing this history of watchmaking from 1620 to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sotheby&#8217;s Hong Kong Sale of Important Watches Brings US$7.14 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Disher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sotheby’s October 6 Hong Kong’s sale of Important Watches totaled US$7.14 million, establishing Sotheby’s highest-ever total for a various owners sale of important watches. The auction was 79.9% sold by lot and 85.8% by value. Leading the sale was a Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon 30º Vision No. 2 with mother-of-pearl dial, circa 2004, which sold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sotheby&#8217;s Geneva Sale Generates Over $6 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 05:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Disher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sotheby&#8217;s May 9 Geneva sale saw international collectors out in force, staking their claim both for big brands and, even more noticeably, for rare and historic timepieces. In total, the sale realized $6,338,588, well within pre-sale expectations. 53% of the lots sold achieved prices in excess of high estimate, with sell through rates of 78.4% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sotheby&#8217;s Sale Brings Over $3 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 14:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Disher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sotheby&#8217;s May 10 Geneva sale brought a total of $3,077,240. The top selling lot was number 147, a Patek Philippe platinum split seconds chronograph, Ref. 5959P, which sold for $297,468 against a pre-sale estimate of $250,000 to $350,000. The sale was 74.8% sold by lot and 73.7 % by value. In the antique watch section, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Diamond Achieves Record Price at Sotheby&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 22:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Disher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday May 12, Sotheby&#8217;s realized $9,488,754 (CHF 10,498,500 / €7,024,336) for a fancy vivid blue, internally flawless cushion-shaped diamond weighing 7.03 carats. This is the highest price for a fancy vivid blue diamond sold at auction and the world-record price per carat for any gemstone sold at auction &#8211; $1,349,752. The sale was held [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sotheby&#8217;s  Geneva Auction Features Patek 5959</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Disher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sotheby’s May 10 auction of fine timepieces at the Beau-Rivage Hotel in Geneva will feature treasures old and new. The star among the modern offerings is a Patek Philippe split-seconds chronograph Ref. 5959P. This piece, estimated at between $250,000 and $350,000, contains Patek’s first fully in-house chronograph calibre, CHF 27-525PS, which, at 5.25mm, is the [...]]]></description>
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