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Antiquorum: Artist’s Collection of Watches Put Up for Sale

Ann — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:47:10 +0000

The renowned auction house of Antiquorum is glad to announce and interesting watch auction that will be held in New York on March 10-12, 2010. The event is dedicated to the unique collection of timepieces gathered by the French-American artist Pierre Fernandez Arman, one of the founders of the new realism trend in painting. Pierre Fernandez Arman has become widely known owing to his exhibitions where he was breaking, tearing, cutting and blowing with dynamite his works of art as well as to his objects of art made of polyester and plexiglass, massive sculptures and installations made of piles of identical objects. Arman was a very passionate collector – his collection includes not only timepieces but also radio sets, cars, pistols, African carving, Japanese armours, etc.

Among the highlight of the Antiquorum’s watch auction there are such timepieces as Patek Philippe Ref. 2459 Devil’s Horns, Minerva chronograph and 1940s Vacheron Constantin Ref. 3681 Black Mystery.

Patek Philippe Devil’s Horns is a real collector’s dream. The watch was produced in two different types of case decorated with “devil’s horns” with identical number. The watch is estimated for 25,000 – 35,000 USD. Minerva chronograph made in the 1930s and measuring 42-mm in diameter is estimated for 6,000 – 8,000USD. The last lot of the auction is a unique Vacheron Constantin Black Mystery watch made in the 1940s. The vintage watch features a rotary plate at the dial and measures 30 mm in diameter. This Vacheron Constantin vintage watch can become a perfect stylish accessory for ladies.

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De Beers Millenium Jewels to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s

Ann — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:56:16 +0000

In April 2010 in Hong Kong the reputable auction house of Sotheby’s is going to put up for sale a unique collection of gemstones - De Beers Millenium Jewels.

The collection was first introduced in 2000 and consists of 12 cut precious stones with individual numbers. At the auction that will take place on April 7, 2010, the private collector will put up for auction a flawless blue diamond of a pear shape whose weight is 5.16 carats. The gemstone is estimated for 5.8 million dollars.

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Hublot and Depeche Mode Auction Results

Ann — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:49:16 +0000

On February 26, 2010, the organizers announced the result of the charity auction dedicated to the special edition of Hublot watches created together with the famous music group Depeche Mode. The zest of the line consisting of 12 pieces was the dials decorated with fragments of the images from Depeche Mode album covers.

It’s interesting that the lovers of music and horology evaluated practically identical watches in a different way. The final price for a timepiece fluctuated from 18,500 CHF for the Hublot Big Bang Some Great Reward watch to 35,000 CHF for Hublot Big Bang Ultra watch.

All the auction proceeds were transferred to the account of the charity foundation for children and teenagers suffering from cancer.

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Depeche Mode and Hublot: the Auction Has Started

Ann — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:40:26 +0000

Depeche Mode and Hublot have launched the long-awaited on-line auction of the 12 exclusive watches made by the watchmaking brand and musicians together. The dials of the black Big Bang timepieces feature bright fragments of images from the Depeche Mode’s album covers. The starting price for each model equals to 18 000 Swiss francs. All the proceeds will be donated to the Teenage Cancer Trust on February 26 at the penultimate concert of Depeche Mode’s ‘Sounds of The Universe Tour’ in Dusseldorf.

The bidding began on February 8 and will terminate on February 24. The auction site can be accessed directly from:

www.hublot.com
www.depechemode.com
www.teenagecancertrust.org

Moreover on February 17 Depeche Mode will open the 10th season of concerts organised by the charity Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall in London with The Horrors announced as their special guests.

The auction was organized with the help of Geneva based auction house Patrizzi & Co and Liveauctioneers.com who supported Hublot and Depeche Mode in their noble mission.

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Christie’s: Thomas Jefferson Watch Key Put Up for Sale

Ann — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:16:40 +0000

On January 21, 2010, in New York the watch key that belonged to the US third president Thomas Jefferson will be auctioned at Christie’s.

The unique lot was put up for auction by the daughter of an American collector Marc Bortman - Jane. The watch key is especially precious for its original design: it contains the plaited auburn hair of Thomas Jefferson’s deceased wife, Martha Wayles Jefferson, who was thirty-three at the time of her death. On the front of the watch key there is an elegant engraving explaining its contents. Jefferson was utterly devastated by the loss; Martha died shortly after giving birth to their sixth child. The front of the key lists Mrs. Jefferson’s day of birth as well as the day of her passing.

The experts from Christie’s have estimated this unique lot for $40,000–80,000. The watch key was presumably made in 1784-1789 in England or in France.

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