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Christie’s announces record-breaking Spring 2021 Season

In an unprecedented performance for Watch Auctions, registering the strongest half-year results ever, worldwide, Christie’s reached the number 1 position in the watches auction market. A total of 1,681 watches/lots were offered, of which 10 watches sold for over $1 million. Setting numerous new records during an exceptional Spring 2021 Watch Season, in just 4 months (March-June 2021), Christie’s watch sales in Geneva, Dubai, Hong Kong and New York totalled US$ 93.7 million, giving Christie’s the leadership position in the watches auction market. This record performance during the first half of 2021 exceeds Christie’s watch figures for the whole of 2020 and 2019.

Lot 1 – Watches Online: The Dubai Edit
Sky Moon Tourbillon, an extremely rare platinum double-dialled wristwatch with 12 complications, circa 2004
Est. USD 1,000,000-1,800,000
Price Realised : USD 1,590,000

Lot 128 – Watches Online: The Dubai Edit
Est. USD 30,000-30,000
Price Realised : USD 500,000

Lot 127 – Watches Online: The Dubai Edit
Est. USD 30,000-60,000
Price Realised USD 300,000

Lot 136 – Watches Online: The Dubai Edit
Est. USD 100,000-180,000
Price Realised: USD 350,000

PATEK PHILIPPE. A UNIQUE, EXCEPTIONAL AND HISTORICALLY HIGHLY IMPORTANT 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH ENGLISH CALENDAR, LEAP YEAR INDICATION AND “NO MOON”
Lot 2513 – Hong Kong, The Legends of Time
Est. USD 3,200,000-5,162,000
Price Realised : USD 3,759,755

REF. 2523/1, MANUFACTURED IN 1965
Lot 2509 – Hong Kong, The Legends of Time
Est. USD 1,033,000-3,097,000
Price Realised : USD 2,051,364

REF. 1415, MANUFACTURED IN 1949
Lot 2508 – Hong Kong, The Legends of Time
Est. USD 1,035,389-3,097,000
Price Realised : USD 2,284,326

REF. 2481, MANUFACTURED IN 1954
Lot 2511 – Hong Kong, The Legends of Time
Est. USD 259,000-775,000
Price Realised : USD 1,010,798

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, RETAILED BY SERPICO Y LAINO, CARACAS, REF. 1518, MOVEMENT NO. 868’234, CASE NO. 674’146, MANUFACTURED IN 1951
Lot 210 – Geneva, Rare Watches
Est. CHF 450,000-900,000
Price Realised: USD 1,502,971

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENÈVE, REF. 605 HU, MOVEMENT NO. 930’865, CASE NO. 654’950, MANUFACTURED IN 1948
Lot 117 – Geneva, Rare Watches
Est. CHF 550,000-750,000
Price Realised : USD 1,271,861

Lot 328, Rare Watches New York: Online
Est. USD 300,00-500,00
Price Realised : USD 562,500

Lot 237, Rare Watches New York: Online
Est. USD 300,00-500,00
Price Realised : USD 475,500

Lot 92, Watches Online: The New York Edition
Est. USD 80,000 – 120,000
Price Realised : USD 187,500