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7 Timepieces to Follow in Christie’s Important Watches Sale in Hong Kong

Beyond the headline Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon, the sale will feature notable lots from F.P. Journe, Greubel Forsey, Audemars Piguet, Cartier and Harry Winston.

Christie's Important Watches sale returns to Hong Kong later this month as part of the auction house's 40th anniversary celebrations in Asia. Held on May 27 and 28 during Spring Hong Kong Luxury Week, the two-part sale will be led by the first installment of Kronos: Titans of Time Collection, a 23-watch single-owner assemblage of modern wristwatches with a total low estimate exceeding HK$100 million.

Five watches from the Kronos collection will cross the rostrum in the Important Watches sale, with the remaining pieces scheduled to go on the block in November. The broader auction also includes The Eternity Collection, The Chronicle Collection and other notable consignments, bringing together major pieces from Patek Philippe, F.P. Journe, Audemars Piguet, Greubel Forsey, Cartier, Harry Winston and others, for a total of nearly 300 lots.

At the front of the sale is a Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002P-001 in platinum, one of the most complicated modern wristwatches produced by the manufacturer. Beyond the top spot, the sale includes an early Black Label F.P. Journe, a Philippe Dufour-linked Greubel Forsey project, a ruby-set Royal Oak made for Dobner, a Beyer-signed Patek Philippe perpetual calendar, a platinum Cartier Crash and a Harry Winston Opus 3 by Vianney Halter.

Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002P-001 

F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance RT "Black Label Parking Meter" 

Greubel Forsey, Philippe Dufour and Michel Boulanger Le Garde Temps—Naissance d'une Montre

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. 26334OR, made for Dobner

Patek Philippe Ref. 3940J "First Series" Beyer, Doré Dial

Cartier Crash Ref. 2969 

Harry Winston Opus 3 by Vianney Halter

Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002P-001 

Lot 2424 | Estimate: HK$10,000,000-20,000,000

The clear leader of the sale is the Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002P-001, offered as part of the Kronos collection. The model will be familiar to readers who followed Observer's coverage of Phillips' Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII, in which a later Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 6002G-010 was one of the top lots. In the Important Watches sale, Christie's........

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