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Antiquorum September Auction Features Pateks, a Space Watch and More

September 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
JLC Gyrotourbillon at Antiquorum

Watch aficionados can look forward to a fantastic fall auction on September 17th at Antiquorum Auctioneers in New York City. More than 300 collectible vintage and modern timepieces will be available, including several outstanding timepieces produced by Patek Philippe and an extraordinary Seiko wristwatch that was designed for and worn in space. … [Read more...]

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Antiquorum’s June Sale: Steve McQueen, FDR, and More

June 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Antiquorum's June 11 auction in New York will include timepieces associated with American icons including Steve McQueen, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Frank Sinatra, and others, well as collector pieces including a Patek Philippe Ref. 1436 dating to 1941, a mid-1990s Patek Ref. 3970, and an A. Lange & Söhne Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite" produced in 1996. … [Read more...]

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Unique Patek Pilot’s Watch Brings $1.7 Million

May 21, 2009 By 1 Comment
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At Christie's May 11 Geneva sale, a private Swiss museum paid SFr.1,891,000 ($1,734,862) for a unique, oversize aviator's wristwatch made by Patek Philippe. The 55mm timepiece features splittable center seconds and an hour angle dial. This is the only watch of its kind known to exist, and until the sale, there was no mention of such a watch in the literature. The Patek Philippe archives confirm … [Read more...]

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Sotheby’s Geneva Auction Features Patek 5959

April 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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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 thinnest column-wheel … [Read more...]

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Patek Calatrava Officer’s Watch Ref. 5153

April 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

For 2009 Patek Philippe introduces the Ref. 5153 Calatrava officer’s watch in 18 karat yellow gold. The 38 mm 5153 succeeds the smaller 5053, and its case combines hallmarks of the Calatrava and officer styles: a highly-polished bezel, straight lugs with screwed strap bars, a knurled turban-style crown, and a hinged case back. The dial is a silvery opaline with a hand-applied guilloche sunburst … [Read more...]

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