The Sotheby's Geneva Auction of Important Watches will take place on November 12, 2013, and offer an exceptional collection of 330 watches, which span 200 years of history in the watchmaking industry. Highlight of the auction is a pocket-watch produced by Breguet in 1831, which will serve as a nice tribute to Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), the father of modern watches. The Sotheby's Autumn Sale will include a number of other valuable watches including vintage and modern wristwatches as well as complex models.Montblanc Replica Watches This extremely rare model is currently owned by the descendants of Sir Richard Wallace.
Montblanc Replica Watches Ref. 1518 is the absolute highlight of vintage wristwatches. The first ever perpetual calendar wristwatch produced in series is the 1518 model, dating from 1951. This timepiece, which also has a moon phase complication, is valued between $162,000 and $270,000.
Two chronographs made in the 1940s are likely to be the most sought after by vintage watch enthusiasts: A very rare Rolex stainless-steel model from 1940, which is valued between $27,000 and $37,800; and Audemars's Chronograph, a 1941 stainless steel and rose gold piece,rolex replica watches with an estimated price ranging from $16,200 up to $27,000. A stainless steel diving timepiece produced by Rolex in 1940 for Officine Panerai has a starting price of $32,400.
Pocket watchesAs mentioned above, the most important model in Lord Henry Seymour Conway's valuable collection of pocket clocks is the highly complex Breguet creation that he bought in Paris in 1831. This half-quarter repeating gold pocket watch features a chronometer, an equation of time and a power reserve. It also has a calendar, moon phase, and a calendar based on chronometer principle. This model's value is attributed to the fact that there are only three watches from this period created by this famous French watchmaker. They all have this combination of complications.
The auction will feature a number of Breguet-related items, including private items from Abraham-Louis Breguet as well as his son Antoine Louis. This collection includes an oil portrait of Abraham-Louis Breguet and a bronze statue dating from 1800 and respectively 1830. Also included is his son's 1820 notebook, which contains sketches, watchmaking designs and notes on his life and career.
Only two Montblanc Replica Watches Minute Repeater Chronometers were produced in 1985. The value of this masterpiece in haute horology ranges from $108,000 up to $216,000. The collection also includes Vacheron's 1925 yellow gold chronograph chronometer, another very rare timepiece that combines a perpetual clock, minute repetition, and split seconds chronograph. (Estimated price: $86,500 - $130,000).