"Last month, Phillips sold a steel Patek Philippe perpetual calendar chronograph for nearly $18 million at its Geneva Watch Auction. Now, following a tremendous showing both in Switzerland and in Hong Kong, the big auction houses are moving on to New York and Abu Dhabi, where countless vintage and modern treasures will come under the hammer. Which of the horological goodies coming up for auction in December are worth keeping an eye on?"
"This particular version is notable for several reasons: It's made of stainless steel, rendering it rarer than its precious-metal cousins; it's double-signed by the famed retailer Gübelin; and it's powered not by the more common cal. 12-200 or cal. 12-400 movements, but by Patek's cal. 27 AM 400 - a caliber typically reserved for "Amagnetic" references such as the ref. 3417 and 2570/1."
Phillips achieved a near-$18 million result for a steel Patek Philippe perpetual calendar chronograph at its Geneva sale. Major auction houses are moving from strong showings in Switzerland and Hong Kong to December sales in New York and Abu Dhabi. Highlighted lots include a possibly unique stainless-steel Patek Philippe ref. 2509 with an amagnetic cal. 27 AM 400 movement, luminous dial, and Gübelin double-signature (estimate $50,000–$100,000). Phillips will offer the J.N. Shapiro Infinity, a modern guilloché-dial dress watch (estimate $20,000–$40,000). A wildly rare Rolex Daytona is also expected to contend for multimillion-dollar results.
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