CALL ME A LOWCLASS PHILISTINE BUT RICH AS I AM, I REFUSE TO PAY RM 20 MILLION FOR A CLOCK AND RM 9 MILLION FOR A DIAMOND-LESS WATCH!
I must admit the clock is pretty and comes with its own detachable pocket watch and the Patek Philippe watch is a minute repeater but I would rather use my money to buy shares in Sotheby's!
Record An Astounding 43% Growth From 2011
Totalling
US$85 Million
The Highest Ever Annual Total For The Category At Sotheby’s
the Henry Graves, Jr. Yellow Gold
Minute Repeating Wristwatch by Patek Philippe achieved the Highest-Ever Price
For A Wristwatch At Sotheby’s Worldwide (US$2,994,500, New York).
Sotheby’s announced an exceptional growth of 43% for its global
watch and clock auctions in 2012 compared to 2011, with a record-breaking total
of
US$85 million. Among the stellar offerings presented by
Sotheby’s international Watches team are Watches from the Collection of the
Late Reginald H. Fullerton, Jr. and his Grandfather Henry Graves Jr. (June, New
York), the Patek Philippe Ref. 5002P Sky Moon Tourbillon (October, Hong Kong),
The George Daniels Horological Collection (November, London) and the Duc
d’Orléans Breguet Sympathique (December, New York), to name just a few.
Tim Bourne, Worldwide Head
of Watches, notes,
“We are delighted with the fabulous results achieved in 2012. With the
reconstruction of the department we have seen tremendous and unprecedented
growth in the Company’s watch and clock auction and private sale business, with
record-breaking results in Hong Kong, New York and London, and clients participating
from nearly 70 countries around the world. We look forward to bringing
more extraordinary timepieces to the market in 2013, starting with the Hong
Kong Spring Sale to take place on 7 April. ”
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The Henry Graves, Jr. Yellow Gold Minute Repeating Wristwatch by Patek
Philippe achieved the Highest-Ever Price For A Wristwatch At Sotheby’s
Worldwide at RM 9 million
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