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4 Watch and Jewellery Auctions to Catch This May

These are some of the hottest lots hitting the auction circuit.

May 08, 2023 | By Zara Zhuang

ā€œThe World of Heidi Hortenā€; 3ā€“15 May, Geneva and Online

Billed as the largest and most valuable private jewellery collection to be auctioned, the jewellery of billionaire Austrian art collector Heidi Horten will go under the hammer at Christieā€™s this month in Geneva, with the proceeds benefiting the Heidi Horten Foundation. With a pre-sale estimate of more than US$150 million, the collection comprises highlights such as Bulgari creations spanning the ā€™70s to the present day, a double-strand jadeite necklace with a Cartier diamond clasp, and more.

ā€œThe Art of F. P. Journeā€; 12 May, Geneva

Lot 2039 – Tourbillon Souverain ā€˜Souscriptionā€™ ā€“ an especially rare, historic and highly important platinum tourbillon wristwatch with brass movement, yellow gold dial, remontoir dā€™Ć©galitĆ© and power
Lot 2022 – ChronomĆØtre Ć  RĆ©sonance ‘Boutique Collection’ ā€“ a rare, highly exclusive 18k pink gold chronometer wristwatch with resonance-controlled twin independent gear-train movement, 24-hour display, power reserve and black dia
Lot 2037 ā€“ Tourbillon Souverain 3ĆØme GĆ©nĆ©ration ā€“ an extremely rare and early platinum tourbillon wristwatch with power reserve, remontoir dā€™Ć©galitĆ©, brass movement and rose gold dial.
Lot 2006 ā€“ Octa QuantiĆØme PerpĆ©tuel ‘Black Label’ ā€“ an exclusive and attractive platinum automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with black dial, power reserve and leap year indicator

Forty timepieces by F.P. Journe will be offered this month in Geneva at a singular auction celebrating a single independent watchmaker. Christieā€™s ā€œThe Art of F.P. Journeā€ comprises key creations by the watchmaking manufacture such as the Tourbillon Souverain with a jade dial, the Centigraphe Souverain chronograph with a red chrome dial, the Octa Calendrier with a black mother-of-pearl dial made for Sincere Fine Watches, and an early example of the PrĆ©-Souscription platinum ChronomĆØtre Ć  RĆ©sonance.

ā€œThe Imperial Patek Philippe Saleā€; 23 May, Hong Kong

In association with Bacs & Russo, Phillips announces its auction of the Patek Philippe Reference 96 Quantieme Lune that belonged to the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Aisin-Giro Puyi. Only the eighth known example of the Patek Philippe Reference 96 of such complication, this timepiece features a triple date and moonphase, a Victorin Piguet Ć©bauche movement produced in 1929, within a platinum Calatrava case by Antoine Gerlach.

ā€œThe Ultimate Collectionā€ And ā€œImportant Watchesā€; 26 May, Hong Kong

Later this month, Christieā€™s Hong Kong will host two live auctions, ā€œThe Ultimate Collectionā€ for contemporary and vintage tickers, and ā€œImportant Watchesā€ for extremely limited and valuable timepieces. The former includes the rare Patek Philippe Reference 3448 self-winding perpetual calendar from 1962, while the latter is headlined by the Patek Philippe Reference 2523J Dual Crown World Time with a map of North America on the cloisonnĆ© enamel dial, with a low pre-sale estimate of HK$55 million.

This article first appeared on Grazia Singapore.

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