The 10 Top Watches From Christie’s December Watch Auction
Christie’s New York closed a very successful season of watch auctions on December 17, with a 365-lot auction of “Important Watches” that achieved a total of $12,926,175, including a new auction record for the highest-selling timepiece, a Rolex reference 8171 “Padellone” in steel. Here are the top 10 sellers in Christie’s year-ending watch auction.1. Rolex Stainless Steel Reference 8171 “Padellone,” circa 1953This exceptional Rolex watch, nicknamed “Sleeping Beauty,” sold for $1,145,000, quadrupling its pre-sale estimate of $250,000 – $350,000. It is a stainless steel and diamond-set triple calendar watch with a moon-phase display and powered by an automatic movement. The final price is a new world auction record for this Rolex watch reference.2. Patek Philippe Reference 2499This Patek Philippe perpetual calendar watch, manufactured in 1960, also has a chronograph and moon-phase display. It has an 18k gold case and a matt

Big day!
I have had a really good year and decided to reward my myself with a new 15400. Plus 2 others! Just revived a large box today, this was better than Christmas. Great day and huge thanks to George of Govberg watches.

NY Limited Editions
I will admit to being Patek-curious and somewhat intrigued by the 5522A. I know there were 600 released and they sold for about $21.5k and are currently about double that in the For Sale forum.The 5230G NY edition was limited to only 300 pieces and was offered at $53.2k and is currently available for about $70k here.I know the original price points are very different, but am surprised that the % premium for the WG world time model is somewhat less than the SS Calatrava pilot's watch. Does this surprise anyone else, or is it a case of SS being hot combined with the more fan friendly original entry point of the 5522A?

5205G slate dial
Could you post pictures of 5205G with the slate dial. There are many photos of the one with the black dial but very few with the slate dial. I would greatly appreciate it!

FINALLY..... beauty!
Been waiting for a long time, or at least it felt that way! Had not been able to try one on prior to getting the call but it definitely met the hype IMO... fit me perfect/comfortable. Appreciate everyone reviews/pics. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk