Rare & unique timepieces collection sale at Christie's

28 May '07

2 min read

The Important Watches including a Private Collection sale at Christie's Hong Kong on 31 May offers a superb selection of 470 watches by renowned watchmakers and jewelers such as Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Rolex, Blancpain, Franck Muller, Jaeger-leCoultre and IWC amongst others.

Many of these are extremely rare collectors' pieces and have never before been seen at auction. The sale also features over 75 Patek Philippe wristwatches and a fascinating private collection comprising a wide range of fabulous and complicated contemporary models.

In this Spring auctions series, Christie's Hong Kong will introduce a real-time multi-media auction service Christie's LIVE™, hence becoming the first international auction house in Asia to offer fine art through live online auctions. Christie's LIVE™ enables collectors around the world to bid from their personal computers while enjoying the look, sound and feel of the sale.

Leading the sale is a very important and rare Blancpain platinum minute repeating perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph automatic wristwatch with tourbillon and phases of the moon (Lot 2714, estimate: HK$1,600,000-3,200,000/ US$200,000-400,000).

Produced in 2000, it is the first time that this “1735 Grande Complication” has ever been offered at auction in Asia, and one of only 30 examples produced. Of great rarity and in perfect condition, it is undoubtedly the most complicated watch that Blancpain has ever made in its long and illustrious history.

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