A Trio of One-of-a-Kind Patek Philippe Watches Will Lead Christie’s Next Big Timepiece Auction

A Trio of One-of-a-Kind Patek Philippe Watches Will Lead Christie’s Next Big Timepiece Auction

Christie’s is holding its first-ever evening watch sale in Hong Kong on May 22. The blockbuster “Legends of Time” auction boasts a total estimated value from $19,700,125 to $43,263,375, and includes three notable and rare Patek Philippe models, several rare Rolex Daytonas and some elaborate jeweled pieces.

The auction will be split into afternoon and evening sessions, with the evening session comprising the top 18 lots, estimated between $9.9 million and $25 million. The afternoon “Exceptional Season of Watches” sale, beginning at 2 P.M. Hong Kong Standard Time (GMT+8), is led by a one-of-a-kind, moonless perpetual calendar customized for a former Patek executive. The Ref. 3448J “Senza Luna” (“moonless” in Italian) is so-called because the moon phase indicator at 6 o’clock, a traditional feature of the 3448 perpetual calendar, was replaced with a subdial showing the date and leap year. The watch was manufactured in 1970 but modified by Henri and Philippe Stern in 1975 at the request of Alan Banbery, to whom the watch was gifted. Banbery worked for Patek Philippe for almost 50 years, joining the company in 1965 as director of sales for English-speaking territories. Over the years, he helped the Stern family preserve and collect historic Patek Philippe watches and other horological works. The collection culminated in the opening of the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva in 2001. The center of the caseback of the Senza Luna is engraved with his initials. The special dial was produced by Stern Frères, the official dial-maker for Patek Philippe at the time. Interestingly, although other Senza Luna models exist, this is the only one that can be authenticated by Patek Philippe. The others, which can be counted on one hand, are thought to have been modified outside the factory. The Banbery watch is estimated to sell between $3.2 million and $5.162 million.

“This is a full custom-made watch, modified specially for Alan Banbery in celebration of his 10th anniversary with Patek Philippe,” says Alexandre Bigler, vice-president and head of watches, Christie’s Asia Pacific. “We can say without exaggeration it is one of the most legendary wristwatches associated with Patek Philippe. It is poised to set a world auction record.”

In the evening sale, beginning at 7 P.M Hong Kong Standard Time (GMT+8), is another one-of-a-kind Patek Philippe, the Gradowski Grande Complication, was made in 1890 for notable collector Jean de Gradowski. At the time, it was the most complicated watch Patek Philippe had ever produced. It has a unique minute repeater with a two-train grande-et-petite sonnerie with a keyless lever and an instantaneous perpetual calendar with indications for both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. There is also a moon phase and a chronograph with central 60-minute recorder. The Gradowski is estimated to sell anywhere from $517,000 to $1.549 million.

“The noble Polish family of Gradowski is originated from Gradow, near Sochaczew, in central Poland,” says Bigler. “Jean travelled widely and resided for a number of years in Geneva, where he started collecting watches and become an important collector. He had several Patek Philippe watches specially made for him.”

Patek World Times are hot right now (a rare rose gold Ref. 2523/1 sold at a Phillips auction last May for $5.5 million and sold a yellow-gold Ref. 2523 this weekend for a record-breaking $7.8 million), and there are three in this sale – all with the same estimate of $1 million to $3.1 million. The first is a pink gold version of Patek’s Ref. 1415 World Time, one of only two Ref. 1415s known to exist in pink gold. It has a polychrome cloisonné enamel dial.

The sale also includes the only platinum version of Ref. 1415, which some of you may have heard of—it caused a sensation in 2002 when, at the time, it became the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction, hammering for 6,603,500 Swiss Francs (about $7.2 million), a record that remained unbroken for several years. This is its first reappearance at auction since then.

Rounding out the Patek Philippe World Times is an 18-karat yellow gold version of the Ref. 2523/1 with a gold mesh bracelet. Made in 1965, it is one of only 15 pieces produced in yellow gold and is also estimated at $1 million – $3.1 million.

But it wouldn’t be a major watch auction without the crown showing up. There are several Rolex Daytonas in the sale, including one of the hottest color combinations in watches right now: rainbow. The 18-karat pink gold Rainbow Daytona Ref. 116595RBOW has a gem-set bezel in gradient colors, and is estimated at $336,000 to $465,000. There is also a rare Daytona with a salmon dial in the sale, paired with white gold. “Only about 10 dials were made in this color with Arabic numerals,” says Bigler. “Rolex produced the salmon dial in the late 1990s, and while it is a shame the dial failed to make the grade for full production, their scarcity today makes them hugely desirable.” It is estimated at $194,000 to $388,000.

For those with a taste for more vintage Rolexes, there is a Milgauss Ref. 6541 made c.1959 with a tropical dial, estimated at $ 259,000 to $388,000; and a Submariner COMEX (Compagnie Maritime d’Expertises, a professional diving company founded in France in the 1960s), made in 1978 with an estimate of $168,000 to $297,000.

Pieces made by independent watchmakers now routinely appear at auction, and the category has become dominated by F.P. Journe. There are two in this sale. One is platinum Chronomètre Souverain, presented as a tribute to George Daniel, Journe’s mentor, with an inscription on the caseback. It is estimated at $259,000 to $775,000. The other is a rare platinum tourbillon with power reserve and dead beat seconds, made in 2004, estimated at $181,000 to $310,000.

Jewelry watches will make an appearance in the evening sale, including an 18-karat gold diamond and ruby Piaget Aura, estimated at $84,000 – $155,000; and an extremely rare jeweled Chanel J12, in 18-karat white gold and black ceramic, set with 31.97 carats of baguette diamonds and ruby hour markers, also estimated at $84,000 to $155,000. Another Chanel, a Camelia Secret watch with a triple-strand pearl bracelet, is estimated at $45,000 to $64,000.

May the best hand win.

勞力士迷買錶必睇！10隻熱門勞力士Daytona入手定價一覽！(2021年最新定價)

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勞力士迷買錶必睇！10隻熱門勞力士Daytona入手定價一覽！(2021年最新定價)

勞力士迷買錶必睇！10隻熱門勞力士Daytona入手定價一覽！(2021年最新定價)

Daytona Ref. 116500LN 沒錯，大家都知道勞力士的運動錶經常缺貨，尤其是Daytona型號，我當然知道在錶舖見到這款Daytona的機會率，或許只比中六合彩的機率高一點。新Daytona Ref. 116500LN自三年前推出以來人氣不減，腕錶換上黑色陶瓷錶圈及新機芯4130，連帶動力儲備也提升至72小時。性能upgrade還是其次，大家最愛的，始終是鋼殼加地通拿這個無敵組合，到今日這枚Daytona的炒價還是像香港的樓價一樣高居不下。不得不提的是，鋼殼地通拿2020年的最新定價已突破10萬元關口。

以往，黑面地通拿一向比白面受歡迎，但新的白面Daytona似乎改寫了這定律，不少人都覺得白面更靚仔有型。因為有人見人愛的panda dial（熊貓面），白色錶面配上黑色計時圈外環，再加上黑色錶圈，顏色對比鮮明搶眼，這個顏色配搭更有經典Paul Newman Daytona的影子，就是這原因，令不少錶迷用家願意付出近17、18萬的炒價也要入手！由於定價上升，相信炒價同樣水漲船高。 最新官方定價：$102,400 (2019年定價$96,700，上升$5,700) 

Daytona Ref. 116518LN 的而且確，勞力士的鋼錶一向較受歡迎，所以經常供不應求，要不乖乖排隊，或「硬食」炒價，Rolex的金錶及金鋼錶款則較易遇上，一來定價門檻較高，二來不少人對金錶有所保留。但這枚用上黃金錶殼的Daytona Ref. 116518LN卻不同，香檳色錶盤配三個黑色計時小盤，再襯Oysterflex橡膠錶帶，感覺一點也不老土，反而有種成熟魅力。腕錶受大家追捧的另一原因，是明星余文樂也擁有一枚，他結婚當天更戴著這枚黃金地通拿。 最新官方定價：$222,000 (2019年定價$214,700，上升$7,300)

Daytona Ref. 116519LN & Ref. 116515LN 鋼殼有鋼殼的經典，金殼有金殼的貴氣。除了剛介紹的黃金Daytona，這兩枚用上貴金屬也是近年較受歡迎的金錶型號，左邊那枚是白金錶殼，灰色錶面襯黑色小盤，不少人就是喜歡它的低調。而右邊那枚是勞力士的永恆玫瑰金殼，玫瑰金色錶面配黑色小盤，一樣高貴好看；可以說，全實色的黑色計時小盤相當百搭。 最新官方定價：$231,900 (2019年定價$224,500，上升$7,400)

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Daytona Ref. 116518LN 這枚Ref. 116518LN有「黃金Paul Newman」之稱，最誘人之處是黑色錶面上設有三個米黃色小盤，散發一種復古味。而錶面外沿的秒針刻度及中央計時都用上紅色，加上黃金錶殼的色調，整體的撞色效果相當好看。如果要選購一枚金殼Daytona，筆者個人會揀這枚。 最新官方定價：$222,000 (2019年定價$214,700，上升$7,300)

Rolex Daytona 116515LN 也不用多介紹這枚腕錶，大家都叫它「朱古力地通拿」，綽號當然是來自腕錶的朱古力色錶面。而最新一代的 Ref. 116515LN，設計取代了上代的阿拉伯數字時標，而改用了傳統的棒形時標，三個計時小盤新用上黑色，跟朱古力色錶面形成漂亮的顏色對比。這枚「朱古力地通拿」更是男女合戴，大家應該見過不少女生也戴這款Daytona吧。 最新官方定價：$231,900 (2019年定價$224,500，上升$7,400)

Daytona Ref. 116509 驟眼看，這枚Daytona確實有上代Ref.116520鋼圈鋼殼的影子，但其實這款Daytona一身矜貴，極有份量，因為腕錶採用白金錶殼及鏈帶，就連時標也鑲有八顆鑽石，走低調奢華路線。 官方定價：$322,800 (2019年定價$308,000，上升$14,800)

Daytona Ref. 116506 大家對這枚冰藍面Daytona應該不陌生，它為慶祝Daytona誕生50週年而推出的款式，更是勞力士第一次用上鉑金這種貴金屬的腕錶，再加上罕見的冰藍錶盤，配上栗子色的陶瓷錶圈，辨識度極高！腕錶更有多位名人加持，如日本影星木村拓哉及籃球之神米高佐敦（Michael Jordan也是愛錶之人 ），都擁有這枚夢幻逸品。看到這裡，欣賞過多款地通拿，大家應該還未看膩吧，這就是它百看不厭的獨有魅力。 最新官方定價：$591,400 (2019年定價$585,700，上升$6,400)

Daytona Ref. 116595RBOW 不少過百萬的勞力士都是Ref. 6263、Ref.6265等古董型號，但Rainbow Daytona是少有現役的貴價錶款，錶殼鑲有鑽石，錶圈及時標則鑲有彩虹漸變色方形切割藍寶石，帶來漸變色效果。沒錯，勞力士一向以耐用、可靠、實幹的運動錶知名天下，所以勞力士這枚珠寶錶Rainbow Daytona便是品牌中的一大奇葩，成為腕錶最大的吸引力！官方家價是80多萬，但現實是坊間的炒價已經超過二百萬。這已經是富豪級的價位，荷里活影星麥克華堡便經常戴著這枚珠光寶氣的Rainbow Daytona。 最新官方定價：約$897,000 (2019年定價$864,200，上升$33,000)

再來看看10隻熱門Rolex手錶入手定價一覽！如果你想入手勞力士的話，就一定必睇！

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鐘錶專家解析，腕錶設計大趨勢，是保值、炫耀、還是跨界創意的展現？

最成功的腕錶往往顯得相當穩重和保守，這是有道理的。購買一只高級腕錶就跟買車一樣，如果你選擇品質優良的品項，其價格通常也很昂貴，因此如果你只負擔得起一只腕錶，最好選擇能讓你每天配戴的實用錶款。

當你看到有人開著一輛石灰綠的Lamborghini兜風時，你可以確信那不是他們的「日常用車」。他們的車庫裡或許停著用來接送孩子上下課的Mercedes-Benz SUV，或是通勤專用的BMW 7系列房車。

同樣地，當你發現有人戴著像Rolex Daytona Rainbow這樣充滿活力的鑲鑽腕錶時，你可以肯定地說，這只腕錶絕非擁有者唯一的收藏。就像Lamborghini採用專屬綠色塗裝的Aventador，這只是享樂分子偶爾會拿出來現的珍寶。

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色彩通常會讓人聯想到快樂、有趣和積極，而將各種顏色結合在一起則更顯樂觀。那些成功入手Rolex Daytona Rainbow腕錶的人，之所以能如此開心是有理由的，因為這些搶手的腕錶已經被證明是一項精明的投資，能在拍賣會上以超過零售價兩倍的價格售出。舉例來說，一只2018年款的腕錶，最初以9.3萬美元的價格買入，一年後就在蘇富比拍賣會上以29.6萬美元的價格賣出。自2012年起，Rolex已經生產了白金、黃金和玫瑰金等錶款，每個錶款的錶圈都鑲嵌著36顆漸變的彩色長方形切工藍寶石，錶盤上置有11個彩色藍寶石時標，至於錶耳和錶冠上則鑲有56顆鑽石。想當然，這些璀璨耀眼的瑰寶勢必伴隨著昂貴的代價。

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