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

AP 14802 Salmon
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Nickname
So I know there's a lot of nicknames that I've heard of for rolex watches but I haven't really heard any for a breitling. After purchasing my super avenger I realized it could have a nickname.....captain America and since he is an avenger it goes together. Blue background, white dials and red accent writing. Any thoughts on it? Should a breitling never be given a nickname? Just a thought that popped into my head todayimage.jpg

Mitsukoshi Omega
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