Sotheby’s Hong Kong will present the Fine Timepieces sale on 29 November 2015 at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery. The sale will highlight a fascinating diamond-set Poetic Complication by Van Cleef & Arpels, Pont des Amoureux. Featuring a brilliant array of watches and accessories by prestigious makers, the sale will offer a great opportunity for specialists and watch lovers.
Sharon Chan, Sotheby’s Head of Watches, Asia, says, “Following the Autumn sale in October, we are excited to present the Fine Timepieces sale at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery. The sale will offer a wide variety of watches for every taste and all pockets, including a Van Cleef & Arpels diamond-set complication which is a romantic celebration of horological excellence, a coveted Patek Philippe minute repeater and F1-inspired chronograph creations by Richard Mille and Audemars Piguet.”
Among the highlights of the sale will be a Van Cleef & Arpels, a Lady’s Fine and Elegant White Gold And Diamond-Set Double Retrograde Bracelet Watch with Enamel Dial No 591 Pont Des Amoureux Circa 2014; Est. HK$600,000 – 800,000 (Lot 834) and a rare Patek Philippe Platinum Automatic Minute Repeating Wristwatch with White Enamel Dial Ref 5078P Circa 2007 Est. HK$1.85 – 2.4 million (Lot 833). It is believed that only approximately 100 pieces of Ref. 5078 were produced.