A rare Patek Philippe 18K pink gold wristwatch sold for $1,751,218

Posted on May 13 - Filed Under Jewelry | View Comments

Patek Philipe 18K Gold Watch

During Christie’s Important Watches auction in Geneva on May 11, the highest price of CHF1,935,800 ($1,751,218) was paid for the rare Patek Philippe wristwatch (pictured above). Another Patek Philippe came in sencond with CHF1,891,000 ($1,710,690) including buyer’s premium.
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Patek Philippe watch sold for $475,000

Posted on Aug 1 - Filed Under Jewelry, Miscellaneous | View Comments

The Patek Philippe watch below was sold for “only” half a million dollars, so it’s a little bit short of our usual selection criteria, but nevertheless, this is one of the most expensive Patek Philippe I’ve ever seen and in its category, this sale event certainly worth mentioning.

Patek Philippe Watch No.1908044 Ref.5013P

It is a platinum automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrograde date and phases of the moon. The Patek Philippe No.1908044 Ref.5013P was launched in 1992 and is one of the most complex wristwatches ever made by Patek Philippe with a total of 515 parts.

The watch was sold for 241,250 GBP ($475,817)

Other recent, interesting, high-end sales in their respective category at Sotheby’s auction include:

Emerald and diamond braclet by Tiffany & Co was sold for 145,250 GBP (~$287,000)

Emerald Diamond Bracelet by Tiffany & Co.



1990 Chateau Petrus red Bordeaux wine from Pomerol, France was sold for 23,000 GBP (~$45,000)