An afternoon at the auction.

[Dominic H]

Having a spare afternoon I popped along to Bonham's fine watch auction at Bond St. I hadn't been to a sale in years. There was a fine selection of pieces; vintage, late model, complications and gold/diamond set goods. Patek and Lange & Sohne sold well, with a few notable highlights.

Lot 149 A unique platinum Patek minute repeating split chrono. Sold at £78,000 inc.



Lot 184. A Rolex 5513 Military issue Submariner. Watch has seen action by father and son in the British Army. Sold at £39,600.



Lot 215. A Patek 5970J perpetual chrono. Sold at £90,000 inc.



Lot 240. An 18ct gold Vintage Rolex Daytona 6263. Sold at £33,600 inc.



Lot 251. A fine 18ct Rolex triple calender ref 6062. Sold at £38,400 inc.



Lot 252. A rare Rolex Submariner with 'Explorer' dial. Sold at £40,800 inc.



Lot 261. A stunning Breguet Tourbillon in platinum. Sold at £36,000 inc.



Lot 262. A perfect Patek 5101P Platinum Tourbillon. Sold at £168,000 inc.



Lot 280. My favourite, a beautiful Lange & Sohne Platinum perpetual calender with chronograph. Sold at £45,600 to a bloke in ripped jeans!



There were others, these were just a few that grabbed me.

Edited by Dominic H on Friday 10th June 17:00

[Dominic H]

Podie said:

Blimey... sone serious watches (and money)

I was sat next to a couple of the big bidders, and had an itchy nose. I didn't dare move for fear of out bidding the buggers!

[Dominic H]

Ikemi said:

Wow! The A.Lange & Sohne ...

Yep, loving the complications. The Lange, the Patek 5970 and the Breguet Tourbillon Reserve de Marche for me were the stand out pieces.....

I spent yesterday morning with a mate who'd just bought a 458 Italia, which totally re-defined my understanding of performance motoring. Then this afternoon I was knee deep in these beauties. Believe me, when the six numbers drop in, I know exactly where the first £400k is going....

[Dominic H]

LukeBird said:

Dominic H said:

Hav
Lot 184. A Rolex 5513 Military issue Submariner. Watch has seen action by father and son in the British Army. Sold at £39,600.

There must have been issues with it for it to fall at that sort of money?!
Certainly looks to have had the fixed bars removed, but even so, that doesn't seem nearly enough money for a 'full spec' example with that sort of provenance!

Agreed, I though this would be £50k+. Maybe, the market is waking up to alternatives. Consider the 18ct Triple Date 6062 at the same money, or the Lange & Sohne at another couple of grand. I know Milisub/Comex/Paul Newman are considered the 'Holy Trinity' for Rolex collectors. But when you actually handle watches like the Lange Datograph that sold at £45,600 (rrp over £100k), this is what you're buying..



Given £46k which would you buy?.....

[Dominic H]

Adrian W said:

There was a Paul Newman Daytona on the catalogue, anyone know what it went for?

Lot 259a 6239 Rolex Daytona- Hammered at £37k. But looks to have not sold.

[Dominic H]

Ikemi said:

Dominic H said:

Lot 259a 6239 Rolex Daytona- Hammered at £37k. But looks to have not sold.

Not a bad price! I thought these went for between £45-55K?

It's not marked as sold, so I assume it didn't make reserve. Which would probably make your estimate about right...

[Dominic H]

GALLARDOGUY said:

Dominic H said:

I was sat next to a couple of the big bidders, and had an itchy nose. I didn't dare move for fear of out bidding the buggers!

Did you buy anything at all?

Out bid on a few things. To be honest, I hadn't been in the saleroom in a couple of years and I just wanted to get a feel for it. It was a spur of the moment decision to attend, so I hadn't had a chance to view the items properly. Also, to see in person the prices that pieces I don't normally work with achieve. Next time I'll do it properly, view the goods, decide on the price and get going.
Sotheby's have a fine watch sale in Bond St next month, so hopefully i'll find something interesting.....

[Dominic H]

Murcielago_Boy said:

Dominic - how much did the Patek MR split chrono go for?

Now corrected to read £78,000...... Nice.

[Dominic H]

Figas said:

There was a Comex Sub that was Lot 220 I think, any idea what that went for?

Figas

Hi Figas, IIRC the Comex 16800 was not at auction. It must have been withdrawn.

D

[Dominic H]

Figas said:

Cheers Dominic. Good job I didn't head to London for that one :-)

A 16610 COMEX has turned up here....

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2926673.htm



Voila!