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5 More Timepieces to Follow at Phillips’ Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII

Beyond the headline Patek Philippe Ref. 2523, the sale will feature major lots from F.P. Journe, Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe, with several estimates in the seven figures.

Phillips' Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII has the sort of headliner that can define an auction season: a yellow gold Patek Philippe Ref. 2523 Heures Universelles, complete with a polychrome cloisonné enamel dial depicting South America. One of only two known examples in yellow gold, it carries an estimate in excess of CHF 5 million. Observer covered that timepiece earlier this month, and for good reason: it's the clear leader of the sale.

But the Ref. 2523 is not the only reason all eyes will be on Geneva on May 9 and 10. Held by Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo at the Hôtel Président Wilson, the sale will put more than 200 timepieces on the block, spanning more than three centuries of superior watchmaking. Beyond the enamel-dial Patek Philippe at the top, the sale includes early F.P. Journe Souscription watches, complicated mid-century Rolex references, a modern Patek Philippe grand complication and a rare wartime Audemars Piguet.

Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 6002G-010

F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance "Souscription" No. 18

Rolex Ref. 6062 in stainless steel

Rolex "Dato-Compax Killy" Ref. 6036 in yellow gold

Audemars Piguet Ref. 5503 triple-calendar chronograph

Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 6002G-010

Lot 144 | Estimate: CHF 2,000,000-4,000,000

If the Ref. 2523 "South America" represents Patek Philippe's mid-century work, the Sky Moon Tourbillon shows the manufacture in full, modern grand complication mode. The 2018 Ref. 6002G-010 houses 12 complications inside an elaborately hand-engraved 18k white gold case,........

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