After saying goodbye to 2023, it is also time to look back on some important events that happened last year, such as the auction market for luxury watches, which is still very hot, and people do not feel the general atmosphere of falling prices in the secondary market. In the watch auction alone, there are several major events at the end of 2023, such as the Passion for Time auction held by Christie's due to a legal dispute with the seller, and all the watches sold on the day (for a total of $42,418,914) were seized.
In addition, the G-D001, a one-of-a-kind G-SHOCK 40th anniversary watch, was also auctioned at The New York Auction: NINE held by Phillips Auction House, and the sky-high price of $400,050, the most expensive watch in the brand's history, shows that the auction market in 2023 is full of energy and surprises.
Among the many watches that were auctioned last year, you may be curious about which watches sold for impressive figures, and this time we have sorted out which of the 5 watches with the highest transaction value in the auctions held by major auction houses in 2023 are which are the highest prices? It is understood that these models are worth at least 2.6 million US dollars (about 18.56 million yuan) or more. Each one is not small, and the asking price is super amazing.
In 2023, the auction market is worth No. 5
Patek Philippe 24.99 million perpetual calendar chronograph. The First-Series Gold model sold for $2.6 million and the Second-Series Rose Gold model sold for $3.2 million
At the Geneva Watch Auction XVII, presented by Phillips, there are two Patek Philippe 24.99 million perennial calendar chronographs, one in yellow gold and the other in rose gold. The 2499 is no stranger to brand lovers, and it has always been a rare and popular model loved by collectors, with the gold model fetching $2.6 million and the rose gold model selling for $3.2 million, making them the second and third most expensive models in the 2023 spring auctions, and enough to rank fifth throughout the year.
In 2023, the auction market is worth No. 4
劳力士迪通拿6270 “The End Game”。 成交金额410万美金
The first two Patek Philippe 24.99 million perennial calendar chronographs came from the same auction, and the fourth place of the year was the Rolex Daytona 6270 that surpassed the two Patek Philippe at the time. The model is made of yellow gold and features a bezel set with rectangular-cut diamonds, a dial entirely set with diamonds, and sapphire hour markers. Since there are only eight known examples of the Daytona 6270 "The End Game", collectors were bidding on the watch with all their might, and the watch went under the hammer for $4.1 million, unsurprisingly breaking the auction price record for the Daytona 6270.
In 2023, the auction market is worth No. 3
ROGER SMITH Number Two万年历陀飞轮怀表。 成交金额490万美金
After Patek Philippe and Rolex, the complicate pocket watch by British watchmaker Roger Smith paid off at Phillips' New York Watch Auction: Eight auction in June. The Number Two pocket watch is considered by Roger Smith himself to be the most important masterpiece he ever made, and it is said that after creating this pocket watch, he finally won the recognition of the watchmaking giant George Daniels, and since then he has been accepted as an apprentice, allowing Roger Smith to make the most of his true mentorship and step by step to the status of a master step by step. THIS POCKET WATCH SET AN AUCTION RECORD FOR ROGER SMITH AND EVEN IN THE HISTORY OF BRITISH WATCHES.
In 2023, the auction market is worth No. 2
Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon 6002G. The transaction value is 5.8 million US dollars
Christie's sold a PP Astronomical Tourbillon 6002G in the Top of Time online auction in March, in white gold with a blue enamel dial, and in terms of functionality, the watch includes cathedral minute repeater, perpetual calendar, With 12 complications, including the sky chart and the moon phase, Patek Philippe was originally one of Patek Philippe's most popular watches, but it caused a sensation at auction when it was first sold at auction, and the final auction price of $5.8 million not only accounted for half of the total auction value, but also set a new record for the highest bid in an online auction.
In 2023, the auction market is worth No. 1
百达翡丽96 Calendar Moon全日历月相表。 成交金额660万美金
In the 2023 Phillips "Patek Philippe Collection" auction, there is a Patek Philippe watch with a super crazy background, and the auction is owned by the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Aixin Jueluo Puyi, including a total of 12 works in three categories, the most eye-catching of which is the 96 Quantieme Lune full calendar moon phase watch, which features a platinum case with silver, rose gold hands, and enamel hour markers, which is only 3 of the 8 known models.
The watch was carried with him during the five years that Pu Yi was imprisoned in a Siberian prisoners camp, and accompanied the last emperor through the low tide of his life, even though the watch was later transferred by Pu Yi to a Russian translator he met in Siberia, but after some verification by the auction house, it was confirmed that the watch did belong to the last emperor, which was of great significance and extraordinarily precious, attracting many collectors to bid, and finally sold for 6.6 million US dollars, creating the most expensive 96 Quantieme in history The Lune full-calendar moon phase record is also the most expensive watch in the collection of a Chinese emperor, and it is also the most expensive watch ever sold by Phillips in Asia, and ultimately the most expensive watch of the year.
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