Results - Sotheby's Spring 2008 Hong Kong Sales including Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Sotheby's sales in Hong Kong, Including Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite and Important Watches, totaled HK$369,693,750 (US$47,483,465).
in Asia, sold for HK$11,751,500 (US$1,503,839), near the top of its presale estimate of HK$8/12 million (US$1/1.5 million) and set a world auction record for a modern wristwatch (lot 1811). Launched in 2001, the Ref.5002 is the most complicated masterpiece ever made by Patek Philippe, and the first double-dialled wristwatch produced by the company. Housing 12 impressive complications controlled by 686 minuscule parts in a stunning platinum case, the Ref. 5002P’s craftsmanship is unsurpassed with the dial and case band superbly hand-engraved with Patek Philippe’s Calatrava cross emblem.
Discussing Sotheby’s offering of Important Wristwatches today, Vanessa Herrera, Acting Head of Sotheby’s Hong Kong Watches Department, said: “Sotheby’s is committed to handling the best and rarest watches, asserting our expertise and leadership at the high end of the watch market. Today we sold The Legacy of a Collector, a superb collection of Twelve Rare and Exceptional Wristwatches, which sold for HK$35,725,498 (US$4,571,792) with bidding from keen collectors from all continents. We are extremely pleased that with today’s spectacular results Sotheby’s now holds the record for any modern wristwatch sold at auction, as well as the record for any watch sold at auction, a record set in 1999 for the sale of the Henry Graves Supercomplication.”
