Phillips, The Worldwide Market Leader in Watch Auctions, Achieves Over CHF 23.9 Million During The Fall Geneva Sales
“Heuer Parade: The Crosthwaite & Gavin Collection” Was 100% sold and Realised CHF 1,450,625/$1,456,862/€1,248,843
The Geneva Watch Auction: SIX Realises CHF 22,527,375/$22,624,242/€19,393,817 Sets World Record for Highest Price Achieved for a Gold Patek Philippe Reference 2499 And Sets World Record For Highest Price Achieved for an Omega Sold At Auction
GENEVA – 13 November 2017 – The Fall season’s watch auctions held by Phillips, in Association with Bacs & Russo, on 11 and 12 November 2017 realised a combined total of CHF 23,978,000/$24,081,105/€20,642,660, the highest result for any auction house this season in Geneva.
Aurel Bacs, Senior Consultant, expressed his satisfaction after the sales:
“This was one of the most beautiful auctions over which I have presided and I can hardly remember one so well attended and with such active bidding in the room, on the phones, and especially online. Overall, we counted over one thousand registered bidders, showing the ever-growing appeal of vintage watches of the highest quality. It’s worth mentioning that Omega has now broken through the horological ‘Mach 1’, meaning that a vintage wristwatch of their production has sold in excess of the elusive US $1 million threshold.”
The Crosthwaite & Gavin Collection
Lots sold: 42 | Lots offered: 42 Sold by lot: 100% | Sold by value: 100%
On November 11, Phillips held a thematic auction dedicated to Heuer. The evening was a reunion for the most influential Heuer collectors who flew in from all over the world to follow and bid on the forty two watches presented in the sale. The evening confirmed the current strength of the Heuer market. The sale surpassed its pre-sale high estimate of CHF 1.1 million with most lots flying well above their high estimate, and Phillips recording a rare 'perfect sale’, selling 100% of the lots, the top achievement in the auction world. The depth of the market was proven as the 42 lots were purchased by 33 unique clients.
The auction concluded with the sale of a special TAG Heuer Autavia charity piece created for Jack Heuer's birthday. The watch, N° 1/1932, with Jack Heuer at the rostrum, achieved CHF 37,500. All the proceeds from the sale of this particular lot went to the charity Save the Children - https://www.savethechildren.ch
The Geneva Watch Auction: SIX
Lots sold: 151 | Lots offered: 153 Sold by lot: 99% | Sold by value: 99%
The Geneva Watch Auction: SIX was held over two days on November 11-12. Phillips presented a selection of 153 watches uncompromisingly selected on the basis of their condition, rarity and quality. The sale realised a total of CHF 22,527,375/$22,624,242/€19,393,817 (pre-sale estimate: CHF 11.8 to 21.8 million), selling 99% by lot and 99% by value.
Patek Philippe remained ever present in the top ten, with three lots selling over CHF 1,000,000, including the legendary pink gold reference 2499 (lot 187) which fetched CHF 2,772,500/$2,784,421/€2,386,845, an extremely rare white gold reference 2497 (lot 231) which sold for CHF 2,292,500/$2,302,357/€1,973,613 and a rare and attractive world time wristwatch reference 2523/1 (lot 257) which achieved CHF 1,212,500/$1,217,713/€1,043,841.
One of the highlights of the evening was a unique Omega Tourbillon Wristwatch which smashed the world record for any Omega ever presented at auction – realising CHF 1,428,500/$1,434,642/€1,229,795 – becoming the first Omega timepiece to surpass CHF 1,000,000 in the process.
There were other strong results, including new benchmarks for three Rolex references sold at auction, including a new world record for an automatic Daytona (lot 149) at CHF 552,500/$554,875/€475,647, a new world record for a stainless steel Rolex GMT-Master reference 6542 (lot 248) at CHF 300’000/$301,290/€258,270, and a new world record for a Rolex Milgauss reference 1019 (lot 196) at CHF 150,000/$150,645/€129,135.
TOP LOTS FROM THE GENEVA WATCH AUCTION: SIX
| Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
|
187
|
PATEK PHILIPPE , Ref. 2499 |
CHF 1,500,000-3,000,000 |
CHF 2,772,500 $ 2,784,421 € 2,386,845
|
|
231 |
PATEK PHILIPPE, Ref. 2497 |
CHF 1,500,000-3,000,000 |
CHF 2,292,500 $ 2,302,357 € 1,973,613
|
|
182 |
OMEGA, Prototype Tourbillon WORLD RECORD FOR AN OMEGA WATCH AT AUCTION |
CHF 100,000-200,000 |
CHF 1,428,500 $1,434,642 € 1,229,795 |
|
257 |
PATEK PHILIPPE, Ref. 2523/1 |
CHF 700,000-1,400,000 |
CHF 1,212,500 $ 1,217,713 €1,043,841 |
|
138 |
ROLEX, Ref. 6062 |
CHF 400,000-800,000 |
CHF 672,500 $ 675,391 €578,955 |
|
218 |
PATEK PHILIPPE, Ref. 530 |
CHF 350,000-700,000 |
CHF 624,500 $ 627,185 € 537,632 |
|
149 |
ROLEX, Ref. 16528 ‘Big Blue’ WORLD RECORD FOR AN AUTOMATIC DAYTONA AT AUCTION |
CHF 100,000-200,000 |
CHF 552,500 $ 554,875 € 475,647 |
|
115 |
PATEK PHILIPPE, Ref. 1518 |
CHF 300,000-600,000 |
CHF 552,500 $ 554,875 € 475,647 |
|
255 |
PATEK PHILIPPE, Ref. 2597 |
CHF 300,000-500,000 |
CHF 540,500 $ 542,824 € 465,316 |
|
230 |
PATEK PHILIPPE, Ref. 5020 WORLD RECORD FOR THIS REFERENCE AT AUCTION |
CHF 300,000-600,000 |
CHF 492,500 $ 494,617 € 423,993 |
Images of the top lots can be downloaded here: https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/274JBkhE57euG
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will present Hong Kong Watch Auction: FIVE in Hong Kong on 28 November 2017.
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ABOUT PHILLIPS IN ASSOCIATION WITH BACS & RUSSO
The team of specialists at Phillips Watches is dedicated to an uncompromised approach to quality, transparency, and client service, achieving worldwide market leadership in 2016, with a sale total of $106 million.
A selection of our recent record-breaking prices:
1 Paul Newman’s Rolex “Paul Newman” Daytona reference 6239 (CHF 17,709,894/US$17,752,500) – New York Auction: Winning Icons – 26 October 2017 – ¬¬¬Highest result ever achieved for any wristwatch at auction.
2 Patek Philippe reference 1518 in stainless steel (CHF 11,020,000 /US$11,112,020) – Geneva Watch Auction: FOUR – 12 November 2016 – highest result ever achieved for a Patek Philippe wristwatch at auction.
3 Patek Philippe reference 2499 (HKD19,720,000 /US$2,538,000) – Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO – 31 May 2016 – Highest result ever achieved for any wristwatch sold at auction in Asia
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*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium; prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer’s premium.
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