Antiquorum - Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Collectors can look forward to Antiquorum's upcoming auction "Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces" to be held on Sunday, March 27 at the Mandarin Oriental Geneva. Among the 564 exclusive modern and vintage timepieces, Antiquorum experts are pleased to offer an extremely rare minute-repeating and tourbillon Patek Philippe Ref. 3939 as well as a unique and exceptional collection of erotic watches and objects, property of a European collector. Previews will be held in Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Geneva.
The highlight of the auction is the Patek Philippe Ref.3939 HP (lot 564), an extremely fine and rare minute-repeating platinum wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator and enamel Breguet dial. It appears that the present watch is only the fifth example of this reference to appear at auction.
Another exceptional timepiece included in the sale is the Patek Philippe Ref. 2524/1 (lot 543), retailed by Gubelin Lucerne. This very rare minute-repeating 18K yellow gold wristwatch with subsidiary seconds dial was made in 1954, with only eight pieces manufactured.
Antiquorum is also pleased to offer the Rolex "Oyster Perpetual" Ref. 6284 (lot 527), extremely rare 14K yellow gold wristwatch with a cloisonne enamel dial, by Marguerite Koch, representing the map of the two americas.
The Rolex enthusiast will also want to bid on the "Cosmograph Daytona", Ref. 6239 (lot 525) 'Paul Newman', made circa 1963.
Pocket watch collectors will also be delighted by the Vacheron & Constantin Ref. 4582 (lot 338), sold to H. Thommeu on February 7, 1950. This exceptional piece is a unique and large 20K yellow gold keyless dress watch with single hand and special champleve enamel and diamond-set dial - the only watch with single-hand ever made by Vacheron & Constantin.
Last but not least, Antiquorum experts will be offering a unique and remarkable collection of more than thirty erotic watches and system objects, property of a European Collector. The highlight of this collection is the repeating musical watch with four actions and concealed erotic automaton "Musique d'Amour" (lot 187), made circa 1810. This watch is undoubtedly the work of the exceptional Genevan watchmaker Henry Capt and is one of the very few known examples with two automaton scenes. The present watch is of higher specification than most: it has three animations on the dial instead of the usual two - musicians and birds automaton scene on the dial plate and concealed erotic automaton scene, playing at will.. The arm of each musician moves and a charming scene of two billing doves in an arbor, one dove appears when the music starts and disappears at the end of the tune. The enamel erotic scene is of very high quality depicting an aristocratic interior, of particular note is the pillar in the scene which is very cleverly enameled, with flecks of gold dust to accurately simulate lapis lazuli, again indicating the high status of the piece.
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