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Patek Dominates Top Sellers at Christie’s Geneva Sale
Christie’s November 15 Geneva sale generated an impressive SFr. 21,572,700, or a little over $22 million. The sale included ¡°A Connoisseur¡¯s Vision Part III¡±, which together with Parts I and II, represents the most important private Patek Philippe collection ever offered at auction, and the most expensive collection ever sold. Among the wristwatches sold in Geneva, Patek Philippe took the top spots. The star of this sale was lot 114, an exceptionally rare 18K pink-gold Patek Philippe ref. 2523 two-crown worldtime wristwatch with 24 hour indication and blue enamel dial. Manufactured in 1953, this piece was originally retailed in Milan in 1957. This is the 35.5mm “large version” of the reference, and only 14 examples are known to have come to auction. The selling price was $2,727,651.The number two position in the sale went to lot 234, an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe ref. 2499 perpetual calendar chronograph with moon phases, manufactured in 1957. This piece was consigne

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 53
We go over some of what I saw at the 2011 week in Geneva, and then dutifully disagree on those watches that we like.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 53 here.

Do AP watches keep value like a Rolex....
I am starting to take a fancy to AP watches. I use to have a Panerai Power Reserve that I purchased from an AD for $10500 and ended up selling it for $5250 taking a huge loss and I do not want that to happen again!My question is do AP hold their value quite well?

Patek Philippe Museum - Geneva
I was under the misperceptions that the museum was a special history to PP themselves, but was completely mistaken! Covering 3 floors it's dedicated to horology as a whole. One floor shows the various benches, engraving machines, chain making etc of a typical workshop and has a resident watch maker that you can observe through glass. He is only present during the week.The next floor has a collection of over 1000 pieces from the earliest watches, automoters and ink chronographs. It was fascinating to see that the first chronograph actually dropped ink on the dial that you would then read off and clean. I thoroughly enjoyed the automations in particular a tiny hummingbird that fully moved wings, neck and beak and couldn't have been bigger than 2cm. To think that level of craftsmanship was available in those times wis mind boggling.We then have a floor dedicated to PP. That includes all the enamel watches and clocks and the journey of their different models and relationship with Tiffany a

Oh my green dialed pams
Loving these, especially the 736.ablogtowatch/panerai-...ction-watches/