Christie's HK Important Watches Auction Sees Sales of $22.2M

(IDEX Online News) – Christie's Hong Kong Important Watches Fall auction on 27 November generated sales of $22,249,809, and was sold 92 percent by lot and by value.

Sam Hines, Head of the Watches Department, Asia, said, "The most coveted watches from vintage to contemporary realized exceptional prices specifically for 13 state-of-the-art wristwatches by Rolex from the Day-Date Collection, which was 100 percent sold.

"We witnessed fierce competition in the room and on Christie's LIVE™ for antique pocket watches especially from manufacturers like Patek Philippe. We look forward to continuing this momentum and setting the stage for a record year with our final watch sale of the season in New York on December 17."