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Only Watch 2015 Auction Results: Another Record for Patek Philippe
The sixth edition of the biennial Only Watch charity auction took place on November 7th at Geneva’s La R��serve, with 44 one-of-a-kind timepieces, sold under the hammer of watch expert Aurel Bacs, Co-Founder of Phillips in association with Bacs & Russo, raising an astounding 11.2 million Swiss francs ($11.2 million) for the cause of battling Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.The highlight of Only Watch 2015 was a unique Patek Philippe Ref. 5016 Grande Complication (below) that sold for 7.3 million Swiss francs ($7.26 million), setting a new record for the highest price ever paid for a wristwatch at auction.Another standout was the Tudor Black Bay One, below (which we covered here), fetching a final price of 375,000 Swiss francs, more than 100 times its pre-auction estimate. In all, more than 300 bidders were in attendance, with numerous others bidding online and by phone. Full results can be found on the Phillips Auctions website.The participating watch brands included Armin Strom,
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Every watch is created to reflect the essential spirit of Versace. Versace's use of precious and elegant jewels in their watches and accessories are significant of Versace watches style. The watch designs are also characterized by clean lines and traditional colors and designs such as Greek frets and the Medusa.
What do you think about quart Patek Philippe ?
What do you think about watch Patek ?Such as 3944, 3954 and 3744 ?And does it worth the price of 6000 usd ?
Thoughts on the Submersibles
I've been thinking of adding a 25 to my collection for a piece to complement my 233. Any owners/prior owners have any comments or pics to help sway me?
DD40 planning
So Basel didn't deliver any new dial choices, so working with a UK AD who so far has moved to 18% discount off list on YG DD40 White dial. So ��20,951. Will be travelling to Middle East soon, would I be able to get a better deal than this there? UK watch seems to be better bet but don't know the UAE watch market, everything seems more expensive than UK to me over there!Advice/ insight appreciated.