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Historical timepieces signed by Breguet generate strong interest from international collectors

last yearArts : Artdaily

GENEVA.- Sotheby?s Geneva new ?Day sales? of Important Watches saw international collectors out in force tuesday, concluding with a total of CHF 8,112,200 ($8,682,488). Covering five centuries of watch history, from the 16th to the 21st centuries, the sale was led by a 1825 carriage clock by the celebrated watch and clockmaker, Breguet which was bought for CHF 422,500 ($452,202) by the Breguet Museum, Paris.
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Sale of personal collection of one of the most important jewellers of the 20th century realizes $3,459,307

Arts : Artdaily (last year)

GENEVA.- All 60 Jewels from the personal collection of Suzanne Belperron (1900?1983) sold today at Sotheby?s Geneva for the outstanding total of CHF 3,224,950 ($3,459,307), more than tripling the pre?sale expectation of CHF 902,000?... Read Post

Audemars Piguet's limited edition watch, made in honour of the world's best footballer bought by a U.S. collector

Arts : Artdaily (last week)

Today, the No.10 Royal Oak Chronograph Leo Messi - Audemars Piguet?s limited edition watch made in honour of the world?s best footballer ? achieved CHF 81,250 ($81,850) at Sotheby?s Geneva. The watch generated interest from across t... Read Post

Sotheby's Geneva Sale of Important Watches this May Presents Five Centuries of Watch History

Arts : Artdaily (2 years ago)

GENEVA.- Sotheby?s spring sale of Important Watches, to be staged at the Hôtel Beau-Rivage in Geneva on Sunday 15 May 2011, will embark world collectors on a journey through five centuries of watch history, from 1580 to the present ... Read Post


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