The top lot of the sale held by Christie’s Hong Kong
on 27 October was a unique 18k rose gold Patek Philippe Ref. 1518. This perpetual
calendar chronograph with moon phases and French calendar was made for the
Parisian retailer Guillermin and is the only one known to be signed “Fab.
Suisse”.
Price: EUR 2,274,276
The catalog of the upcoming Christie’s Geneva sale (11 November) features one of only two known Breguet tonneau-shaped perpetual calendar wristwatches with retrograde date and moon phases. Never before seen at auction, it was produced in 1935 and sold to the French designer Paul Iribe, known for his contributions to Art Deco design, the graphic arts and Hollywood movie sets.
Estimate: EUR 110,000-210,000