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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5711/1A-010Model: Nautilus A very fine and rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with center seconds, date, bracelet, certificate, and original accessories, factory sealed
Estimate $20,000 - 40,000
Sold for $68,750
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Rolex
Ref. 16710BModel: GMT-Master II A rare, new old stock, and exceptional stainless steel dual time wristwatch with rare dial type, bracelet, original guarantee and presentation box
Estimate $8,000 - 16,000
Sold for $30,000
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Ref. 16610LVModel: Submariner "Kermit, Flat Four" A “new old stock” stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet, accompanied by original Rolex guarantee, presentation box, and hang tags
Estimate $15,000 - 30,000
Sold for $35,000
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Ref. 3940An attractive and fine “first series” yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phase
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Ref. 5235G-001A very fine and rare white gold annual calendar wristwatch with regulator-style dial, Certificate of Origin, and presentation boxes
Estimate $25,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
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Audemars Piguet
Ref. 15305ST.OO.1220ST.01Model: Royal Oak A very fine and rare stainless steel skeletonized wristwatch with original guarantee, presentation box, and accessories
Estimate $30,000 - 60,000
Watches
A round pusher, Vichet-cased reference 2499 shouldn’t exist – but it does. In fact Patek Philippe made more than one. Through painstaking and extensive research, our team has found overwhelming evidence that there were at least three 2499s with round pushers produced by Patek Philippe made by the same casemaker, delivered to the same market, and with the exact same price.
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Ref. 5950A-001An extremely fine and rare stainless steel single button split-seconds chronograph wristwatch with original Certificate of Origin, additional solid case back, accessories, and original boxes, in its factory seal
Estimate $160,000 - 320,000
Sold for $275,000
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Urwerk
Model: Atomic Mechanical Control A unique, extremely rare, and historically innovative Atomic Master Clock with paired titanium wristwatch with power reserve and oil change indicator, with certificate of origin
Estimate $1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for $2,900,000
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Blancpain
Model: Aqua Lung A very rare and well-preserved stainless steel automatic diver’s wristwatch with center seconds and rotating bezel
Sold for $43,750
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Ref. 1016Model: Explorer An early and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with black lacquer “exclamation” dial
Sold for $27,500
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Omega
Ref. 145.022Model: Speedmaster Professional Moon Watch DeLuxe A rare and highly attractive limited edition yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with burgundy bezel and bracelet, made to commemorate the Apollo XI moon landing, limited edition number 120
Sold for $52,500
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Ref. 1665; inner caseback stamped IV.67 and 427Model: Sea-Dweller “Double Red” A rare and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with date, “tropical” dial, helium escape valve, bracelet, chronometer certificate, punched guarantee card, and inner and outer presentation boxes
Estimate $40,000 - 80,000
Sold for $125,000
Two legends of the silver screen reflect on their fondest memories of their friend and fellow actor.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre
Ref. 3027Model: “Lucky 13” A unique, historically important, and unusual gold-filled time-only wristwatch with center seconds and “Lucky 13” dial
Sold for $62,500
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Breitling
Ref. 809Model: Navitimer Cosmonaute A very rare, extremely well-preserved, and historically important stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with slide rule bezel and 24-hour black gilt dial
Sold for $156,250
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Richard Mille
Ref. RM003 AF PGModel: RM003-V2 A very rare and exceptional pink gold dual-time tourbillon wristwatch with function selector, power reserve and torque indication, with original guarantee, boxes, and accessories, sold to benefit charity
Estimate $60,000 - 120,000
Sold for $200,000
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Ref. 26081AI.00.D003SU.15Model: Royal Oak Concept Watch, Royal Navy A unique and very fine alacrite 602 and titanium semi-skeletonized tourbillon wristwatch with dynamographe and power reserve, with guarantee and presentation box, sold to benefit charity
Sold for $182,500
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Ref. 5004R-014A very fine and rare pink gold perpetual calendar split-seconds chronograph wristwatch with moonphase, Certificate of Origin, additional caseback, and presentation box
Estimate $130,000 - 260,000
Sold for $180,000
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Ref. 1803, inside case back further stamped 1800Model: Day Date A fine and culturally significant yellow gold wristwatch with day, date and bracelet, sold to benefit the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation
Estimate $100,000 - 200,000
Sold for $1,220,000
Before seeing it go during next month's auction, Jack Nicklaus shares the incredible story of his Rolex Day-Date, and the legacy it will leave to children's healthcare.
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Ref. 5960P-015A very fine and rare platinum annual calendar chronograph wristwatch with blue dial, original Certificate of Origin, and presentation box
Sold for $55,000
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Ref. 6264; inside caseback further stamped 6241Model: Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman “Lemon” An extraordinarily rare, extremely attractive, and important yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with “Paul Newman Lemon” dial and service guarantee
Estimate $450,000 - 900,000
Sold for $884,000
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Ref. 6238Model: Pre-Daytona An extremely rare, very attractive, and well-preserved stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with blue pulsometer scale
Estimate $120,000 - 240,000
Sold for $175,000
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Vacheron Constantin
Ref. 44018/411Model: 222 “Jumbo” A fine and very rare stainless steel wristwatch with date and integrated bracelet
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Ref. 2508A very rare and attractive yellow gold wristwatch with center seconds with luminous dial
Sold for $40,000
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Ref. 6239Model: Cosmograph Daytona, “Floating Daytona” An early and attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and “floating Daytona” designation
We asked our New York specialists to highlight some of the watches from GAME CHANGERS ahead of the auction on 10 December. Here are the six they picked.
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Ref. 565An extremely rare and highly attractive stainless steel wristwatch with center seconds, silvered dial, Breguet numerals, luminous hour markers, and luminous hands
Estimate $50,000 - 100,000
Sold for $100,000
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Ref. KOT 741 ALAn extremely rare, well-preserved, and historically important yellow gold oversized single-button chronograph wristwatch with enamel dial
Sold for $33,750
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Ref. 6263Model: Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red” “Tiffany & Co.” An extremely rare and highly attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with silver dial and bracelet, retailed by Tiffany & Co.
Estimate $80,000 - 160,000
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Ref. 5513/5517Model: Military Submariner “Double Reference” An extremely rare and well-preserved stainless steel military wristwatch with revolving bezel, fixed bar lugs and military engravings made for the British Royal Navy, accompanied with original owners Royal Navy Divers log and knife
Sold for $218,750
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Ref. 5711/1P-010Model: Nautilus An important and extremely rare platinum automatic wristwatch with seconds, date, bracelet, and Certificate of Origin
Estimate $250,000 - 500,000
Sold for $356,250
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Ref. 1675; inside caseback stamped 1675, II.72Model: GMT-Master An iconic, historically important, and remarkably well-preserved stainless steel dual-time wristwatch with date
Estimate On Request
Sold for $1,952,000
Our New York-based specialist Isabella Proia looks at two of the earliest chronographs to bear the Daytona name on their dials, made during the first few years following the model's introduction in 1963.
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IWC
Ref. 3705Model: Der Fliegerchronograph A rare and attractive limited edition ceramic and stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with day and date, accompanied by an guarantee and presentation box
Estimate $6,000 - 12,000
Sold for $25,000
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Tudor
Ref. 7021/0Model: Snowflake A rare and well-preserved stainless steel divers’ wristwatch with bracelet and original presentation box
Sold for $17,500
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Ref. 116619LB; inside caseback stamped 2379Model: Submariner Date A very fine, heavy, and commanding white gold diver’s wristwatch with blue ceramic bezel, date, bracelet, accessories, and original hang tag
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Model: Mark IX A very rare and oversized stainless steel aviator’s wristwatch with rotating bezel and subsidiary seconds
Estimate $10,000 - 20,000
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Ref. CK 2077A very rare and highly attractive stainless steel multi-scale chronograph wristwatch with black and grey dial and tachymeter scale
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Ref. 6542; inside caseback additionally stamped 6542 IV.1958Model: GMT-Master A rare and well-preserved stainless steel dual time wristwatch with Bakelite bezel and bracelet
TAG Heuer's Monaco has been around for fifty years, but the watchmaker has never presented one like this before. A new old stock Monaco from 1969, coming directly from its in-house heritage department, this pièce unique is fitted with an original caliber 11 that has been completely engraved by hand.
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Ref. 8171Model: "Padellone" An extremely rare, highly attractive, and well-preserved triple calendar wristwatch with grené dial featuring luminous hour markers and hands, from family of original owner
Estimate $150,000 - 300,000
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Ref. 530A very rare, large, and highly attractive yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with tachymeter
Sold for $162,500
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Ref. 5070P-001A very fine and rare platinum chronograph wristwatch with original certificate of origin, paperwork, accessories, and fitted presentation box, factory sealed
Sold for $187,500
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Ref. 2499A possibly unique, previously unknown, and extremely well-preserved yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phase, retailed by Gübelin
Sold for $2,024,000
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Model: Chronomat "Pre-769" An early and well preserved stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with circular slide rule
Estimate $4,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,625
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Universal
Ref. 885.108Model: Compax, “Exotic Nina Rindt” An attractive and extremely well preserved stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with tachymeter and JB Champion bracelet
With their AMC, Urwerk has created a revolutionary timepiece system that is a milestone in 21st-century horology. New York specialist Isabella Proia explains.
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Ref. 1601Model: DateJust A rare and highly attractive white gold and diamond-set wristwatch with date and sweeping center seconds
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Ref. 1675Model: GMT-Master, "Gilt Underline" A rare and fine stainless steel dual time wristwatch with glossy “underline” dial and bracelet, accompanied by original guarantee, chronometer certificate, provenance letter, and presentation box
Sold for $72,500
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Ref. 4737Model: Cioccolatone A very fine and rare oversized yellow gold square-shaped wristwatch with sweep center seconds and extract
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Ref. 5170G-001A rare and attractive white gold chronograph wristwatch with pulsometer scale, original certificate, and presentation box
Sold for $57,500
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Ref. 5980/1A-001Model: Nautilus A fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with date, integrated bracelet, original Certificate of Origin, and presentation box
Sold for $90,000
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Ref. 6263, inside case back stamped 6262Model: Oyster Cosmograph, “Paul Newman Panda” A rare, extremely well-preserved, and highly attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with “Paul Newman” dial and bracelet
Estimate $300,000 - 600,000
Sold for $425,000
Our New-York based Specialist Isabella Proia tells the story of two stainless steel military wristwatches, consigned by the daughter of United States Air Force Senior Master Sergeant James J. Stanford, that confirm Benrus watches were made for and worn by active CIA agents during the 1960s.
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Ref. 1802Model: Day-Date, "The Sechseläuten" A rare and fine yellow gold calendar wristwatch with smooth bezel and bracelet, retailed by Beyer
Estimate $12,000 - 24,000
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Heuer
Ref. 1133Model: Monaco Piece d’Art An extraordinary and unique stainless steel 50th anniversary chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, guarantee, unique presentation box, original drawing, and accessories, sold to benefit charity
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Benrus
Ref. The first, DTU-2A/P MIL-W-38188 The second, 6088Model: The first, N/A The second, Ultra-Deep A pair of rare and historically important stainless steel military wristwatches, from the family of the original owner and with provenance letter
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
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Ref. 2179/2A very rare and well-preserved stainless steel military wristwatch with center seconds, radial numerals, and “US Army” engraving on caseback
Sold for $21,250
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Ref. 431Model: B-Uhr A rare oversized pilot’s wristwatch with indirect center seconds
Sold for $22,500
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Ref. 6205Model: Submariner An early, extremely rare, and exceptionally well-preserved stainless steel wristwatch with center seconds and bracelet
It's the rarest Lange 1. Experts estimate that less than 30 were made. Now Phillips is offering a "New Old Stock" Lange 1 in stainless steel that has never, ever been worn. It hasn't even been fitted with a strap, yet.
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Ref. 1665Model: Sea Dweller A very rare, well preserved and historically important stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet, with original guarantee, box made for the Sultan of Oman, from the son of the original owner, including a hand-written letter on the history of the watch and related provenance material
Estimate $200,000 - 400,000
Sold for $462,500
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Ref. 6538; inside caseback stamped III.57Model: Submariner “Big Crown 4-Liner" A very fine, rare, and interesting stainless steel diver’s wristwatch with glossy “four-liner” dial and oversized crown
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Ref. 6241; inner caseback additionally stamped 6241Model: Cosmograph Daytona “Cherry Logo” An extremely rare, early, and well-preserved stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and “Cherry” Daytona designation
Sold for $106,250
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Ref. 5101R-001A very fine and rare pink gold rectangular tourbillon chronometer wristwatch with 10-day power reserve, certificate of origin, presentation box and original accessoriessories
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Ref. 899Model: Squelette A very rare and highly attractive yellow gold and blue guilloche enamel skeletonized open face pocket watch with original certificate of origin
Sold for $75,000
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Ref. 3700/001Model: Nautilus "Jumbo" A rare and highly attractive stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet, accompanied with original Certificate of Origin and cork presentation box, retailed by Beyer Chronometrie
Sold for $93,750
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Ref. 5131/1P-001Model: World Time A very rare and exceptional platinum world time wristwatch with cloisonné enamel dial and platinum bracelet, accompanied by certificate of origin and presentation box, factory sealed
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A. Lange & Söhne
Ref. 101.026Model: Lange 1 An extremely rare and important stainless steel wristwatch with oversized date and power reserve, in “New Old Stock” condition
Sold for $343,750
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Ref. 6241; inner caseback also stamped 6241Model: Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman "John Player Special" A very fine, well-preserved, and highly attractive yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with “Paul Newman” dial and original guarantee
Estimate $350,000 - 700,000
Sold for $758,000
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Ref. 1518A previously unknown, extremely rare, and highly attractive pink gold perpetual chronograph wristwatch with pink dial and moon phase
Estimate $1,200,000 - 2,400,000
Sold for $2,300,000
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Ref. 5711/1PModel: Nautilus A rare and highly attractive platinum and diamond-set 40th anniversary wristwatch with date and bracelet, with certificate of origin and original cork presentation box, factory sealed
Sold for $350,000
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Ref. 2438/1A very rare, well-preserved, and important yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phase, center seconds and screw-back case
Sold for $262,500
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Ref. 25721STModel: Royal Oak Offshore “The Beast” An early and very rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with date, tachymeter scale, and blue tapisserie dial
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Ref. 5270G-001A very fine and rare white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moonphase, leap year, and day/night indicator, additional case back, original Certificate of Origin, and fitted presentation box
Estimate $70,000 - 140,000
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Ref. The first: 5912.30.22, 18K yellow gold The second: 5932.30.23, 18K rose gold The third: 5942.30.31, 18K white goldModel: DeVille Co-Axial A very rare and important limited edition set of three gold Co-Axial skeletonized chronometer wristwatches, each with an international guarantee, Chronometer Certificate, accompanied with an Omega Certificate of Authenticity, letter from George Daniels
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Ref. 3710/1AModel: Nautilus A fine and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with date, power reserve and bracelet, accompanied with certificate of origin and presentation box, in "New Old Stock" condition
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Ref. 7910V/000T-B603Model: Overseas Dual-Time Prototype A unique and attractive titanium and tantalum anti-magnetic dual-time wristwatch with day/night indicator, central seconds, and date, worn by Cory Richards on Mount Everest with proceeds going to charity
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F.P. Journe
Model: Octa Réserve de Marche An extremely rare, very early, and exceptional platinum automatic wristwatch with asymmetric hour and minute display, large date aperture, and power reserve, with gold dial and brass movement
Sold for $250,000
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Philippe Dufour
Model: Simplicity An extremely rare and important platinum wristwatch with original certificate, presentation box, and three accompanying straps
Sold for $325,000
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Ref. UR-105 CT IronModel: Endgame A rare, very fine titanium, and unique wristwatch with satellite time display, twin turbine winding system, power reserve, with original international warranty and presentation box, worn by Robert Downey Jr. in Avengers: Endgame, with proceeds going to charity
Sold for $312,500