Antiquorum Watch Auction in Hong Kong

August 25, 2012 in Hong Kong was held the next watch auction Antiquorum, the total amount of trading which amounted to 13,650,438 HKD ($1, 8 million).
The most expensive purchase of the auction has become the Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2 Platinum watch by the company Jaeger LeCoultre, released in 2009 in a limited edition - 75 items. The watch with a platinum case with a 24-hour display and a tourbillon with two carriages was sold for 1,880,000 HKD (242,000 USD).

Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2 Platinum watch
Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2 Platinum watch

The following model of Patek Philippe (Ref. 5100) with a white gold case was sold for 487,500 HKD (about 63,000 U.S. dollars). The watch was collected on the base of the mechanism with a 10-day power reserve. The model was released in 2000 in a limited edition - 450 items.

Patek Philippe (Ref. 5100)
Patek Philippe (Ref. 5100)

Another model Ref. 130 the brand Patek Philippe with a case in rose gold was bought for 475,000 HKD (61,240 U.S. dollars).

Patek Philippe (Ref. 130)
Patek Philippe (Ref. 130)

The latest model in the ranking of the most expensive watches in auction has become the Gerald Genta Ref. 3019 watch with a perpetual calendar, moon phase indicator, and a minute repeater. The model with a case made of yellow gold with diamonds, was made in 1990. The price of the original watch was 462,500 HKD (about 60,000 U.S. dollars).

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Gerald Genta (Ref. 3019)
Gerald Genta (Ref. 3019)

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