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Highlights from the Auctions - Sotheby's London, 22 September 2015

Highlights from the Auctions - Sotheby's London, 22 September 2015. Louis Cottier and Agassiz and Co. in 1945 and known as the Victory Watch". stainless steel Patek Philippe chronograph with sector dial Ref. 1463 made in 1947. Vacheron Constantin perpetual calendar and minute repeating wristwatch in platinum ref. 30020P.
On September 22, Sotheby's will be back to London for an auction of important watches.

The sale includes  a wide variety of timepieces from the 16 century to the present day from manufacturers like Patek Philippe, Cartier, Breguet, Vacheron Constantin and Rolex.

We highlight below four rare and beautiful timepieces.



Lot 75 is a historically important yellow gold pocket watch with enamel dial produced by Louis Cottier and Agassiz and Co. in 1945 and known as "the Victory Watch".

The polychrome cloisonné enamel dial features Saint George slaying the dragon, a 24h chapter ring with day and night indication, an outer silvered chapter ring engraved with 44 world locations with London in gilt at 12 o’clock as home town. The diameter of the watch is 46 mm.


The history of this timepiece goes back to 1945 when a group of people living in Geneva decided to show their gratitude and solidarity to the four commanders of the Allied forces who won World War Two: Charles de Gaulle, Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill.

The group commissioned Agassiz and Co. to manufacture four important watches featuring a world time complication, each with a different enamel dial. The Swiss watchmaker Louis Cottier (the inventor of the "Heure Universelle" mechanism) played the key role in this project by preparing the movements as well as designing the dials and the engravings.

At the top of the case back, there is a personalized dedication. The one on Churchill’s watch reads “1939 - Prime Minister Winston Spencer Churchill - 1945”.


Thanks to the Cottiers’ archives, we know that the dials he designed were produced by Maison Stern (since 1981 known as Stern Creations).

Estimate: GBP 60,000 - 100,000  (Euro 85,428 - 142,380 / US$ 93,354 - 155,590)


The stainless steel Patek Philippe chronograph with sector dial, a reference 1463 made in 1947, (lot 190) is one of the timepieces that could achieve the highest amount at the sale.


The two-tone silvered sector dial, in impressively good conditions, features black painted Arabic numerals at 12 and 6 and baton indexes, subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30-minute register, outer minute track and tachometer scale. In addition to its aesthetic qualities, the two-tone finish of the dial has a practical function by creating a clear delineation between the tachometer scale and tracking for the chronograph seconds/constant minutes.

The case with two round chronograph pushers to the band and screw-down back has a a diameter of 35 mm. Reference 1463 was the first water-resistant chronograph model made by Patek Philippe. Launched in 1940 and produced until circa 1969, the model was predominantly produced in yellow gold.

According to most experts, only 650 examples of the reference 1463 were produced and, among them, no more than 190 were in stainless steel.

The estimate of the lot 190 is GBP 55,000 - 75,000 (Euro 78,309 - 106,785 / US$ 85,575 - 116,693).


Lot 205 is a perpetual calendar and minute repeating wristwatch in platinum (ref. 30020P) produced in 1995 by Vacheron Constantin.


The stepped case with tear-drop lugs has a diameter of 37 mm and features a slide to the band for minute repeating.


The case is fitted with sapphire crystal to the dial and a display back made of acrylic which allows the tone of the repeater to be loud and produce a purer sound. Reference 30020 was produced in a limited series of 200 pieces.

Estimate: GBP 50,000 - 80,000 GBP (Euro 71,190 - 113,904 / US$ 77,795 - 124,472).


The last highlight is lot 81, a Vacheron Constantin chronograph wristwatch with telemeter and tachometer scales manufactured in 1945.


The two-tone silvered dial has applied pink gold Arabic and baton indexes with two engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register.

The 34 mm pink gold case, alternating brushed and polished finishes, houses a V 492 hand-wound calibre based on a Valjoux 23 ebauche.


This example is only one of the approximately 110 Vacheron Constantin watches produced in pink gold with the calibre V 492 between 1943 and 1964.

Estimate: GBP 8,000 - 12,000 (Euro 11,390 - 17,086 / US$ 12,447 - 18,671).


More details and the full list of lots on sale at Sotheby's.

COMMENTS

Name

A. Lange & Sohne,142,Accutron,1,AkriviA,10,Alain Silberstein,4,alarm,18,Alpina,19,Andersen Geneve,2,Andersmann,2,Andreas Strehler,5,Angelus,6,annual calendar,43,Anonimo,15,Anthony de Haas,1,Antiquorum,4,Antoine Martin,2,Antoine Preziuso,1,Apple,2,Apple Watch,2,Aquadive,2,Aquastar,1,Armin Strom,80,Arnold and Son,27,Artime,1,Astarwatch,1,Atelier de Chronometrie,1,Ateliers deMonaco,2,Atmos,1,Auctions,93,Audemars Piguet,97,Autodromo,1,automaton,2,BA111OD,1,Ball Watch,1,Bamford,2,Baselword 2022,1,Baselworld,8,BaselWorld 2013,50,BaselWorld 2014,53,Baselworld 2015,69,Baselworld 2016,27,Baselworld 2017,64,Baselworld 2018,75,Baselworld 2019,41,Baselworld 2020,2,Baume,4,Baume & Mercier,17,Baume et Mercier,71,Beaubleu,1,Bell & Ross,41,Bernhard Lederer,4,Bernhard Zwinz,1,bespoke,1,Blancpain,98,blue dial,3,Bonhams,2,Bovet,14,Brands histories,1,Breguet,127,Breitling,74,Bremont,1,Bremont Watch Company,4,Breva,2,bronze,28,Bücherei,1,Bucherer,1,Bulgari,121,Bulova,2,Burberry,1,C3H5N3O9,1,carbon,4,carillon,4,Carl F. Bucherer,4,Carl Suchy,1,Carrera,20,Cartier,49,ceramic,22,Certina,13,Chanel,5,Chaumet,3,chiming hour,14,Chopard,42,Christiaan van der Klaauw,1,Christie's,9,Christophe Claret,5,Christopher Ward,15,chronograph,781,chronometer,41,Chronoswiss,6,Cimier,1,Citizen,4,co-axial,1,column-wheel,9,complete calendar,29,complications,90,concept watch,5,Concord,1,constant-force,39,Corum,18,Credor,2,CSEM,1,Cuervo y Sobrinos,1,Cyrus,34,Czapek,8,Dan Niederer,1,Davosa,1,Daytona,8,De Bethune,28,de Grisogono,3,dead seconds,21,Delma,2,detent escapement,4,DeWitt,9,digital display,1,dive watches,94,diving,8,diving watches,413,double regulator,3,Doxa,39,drei,1,dress watches,530,dual time,107,Ebel,2,Eberhard,35,Edouard Koehn,7,Edox,6,El Primero,42,Emile Chouriet,1,Emmanuel Bouchet,1,Emmanuel Breguet,1,enamel dial,14,enamelling,16,Equation of time,9,ETA,1,Eterna,18,exhibitions,1,F.P.Journe,40,Faberge,2,factory tours,3,Favre-Leuba,1,feature article,91,features,126,Felipe Pikullik,2,Ferdinand Berthoud,8,flyback,63,Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie,1,Formex,1,Fortis,9,Franc Vila Founder,1,Franck Muller,8,Frederic Jouvenot,1,Frederique Constant,19,Furlan Marri,1,FVF,1,Gallet,1,Garrick,1,Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix,8,Georg Jensen,1,George Daniels,4,Gerald Charles,2,Gerald Genta,13,Girard-Perregaux,48,Glashuette,19,Glashuette Original,93,Glashütte,33,Glashütte Original,126,Glycine,4,GMT,137,GoS,1,GoS Watches,1,GPHG,21,GPHG 2020,3,GPHG 2021,3,GPHG 2022,3,GPHG 2023,3,GPHG 2024,1,GPHG2019,1,Graham,6,Grand Feu,6,Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve,16,Grand Seiko,36,Grande Complication,28,Grande Sonnerie,9,Greubel Forsey,38,greubelforsey,1,Gronefeld,10,Grönefeld,8,Grossmann,3,guilloché,8,H. Moser and Cie,51,H20 Watch,1,Habring,10,Habring2,11,Hajime Asaoka,2,Hallmark of Geneva,2,Hamilton,38,hands-on,132,Hanhart,20,Harry Winston,11,Hautlence,6,Hermes,26,Heuer,2,high jewellery,2,high-frequency,5,Hublot,64,Hybris Artistica,1,Hydro Mechanical Horologists,7,HYT Watches,16,Icon,1,In pictures,18,independent watchmaker,39,industry news,242,interview,8,Interviews,8,IWC,173,Jacques Bianchi,1,Jaeger-LeCoultre,128,Jaquet Droz,58,Jean-Francois Mojon,1,Jean-Marc Pontroué,1,JeanRichard,3,jumping hours,38,Junghans,12,Kaj Korpela,1,Kari Voutilainen,11,Kenissi,1,Kollokium,1,Korpela,1,Krayon,4,Kudoke,6,Kurono,2,L.Leroy,1,L'Epee 1839,2,Labails,1,Ladies watches,195,Lang & Heyne,4,Lang 1943,1,Lange,53,large date,3,Laurent Ferrier,25,Laureus,2,Le Garde Temps,1,Lederer Watches,4,Leica,3,Lemania,1,Leroy,4,Linde Werdelin,2,Longines,102,Louis Erard,33,Louis Moinet,8,Louis Vuitton,2,luxury steel watch,27,LVMH,10,LVMH 2020,6,M.A.D.Edition,5,M.A.D.Editions,5,Maîtres du Temps,1,Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps,3,Manufacture Royale,3,Marc Lang,1,marine chronometer,2,Marqueterie,1,Maurice de Mauriac,2,Maurice Lacroix,27,MB&F,71,MCT,1,MeisterSinger,97,meteorite,3,metiers d'art,2,Mickey Mouse,2,Mido,66,military watches,14,Minerva,4,Ming,2,Minute Repeater,62,monopusher chronograph,5,Montblanc,58,moon phases,131,Moritz Grossmann,31,Moser,46,Muhle,6,Mühle-Glashütte,5,mystery watches,4,Nautilus,13,New Britain Corp,1,new watches,3813,Nivada,3,Nomos,80,Norqain,32,Ochs und Junior,6,Officine Panerai,107,Omega,202,Only Watch,15,Only Watch 2015,4,Only Watch 2017,2,Only Watch 2019,3,Only Watch 2021,4,Only Watch 2023,10,Oris,44,paillonne,1,Panerai,110,Parmigiani,17,Parmigiani Fleurier,36,Pascal Coyon,1,Patek,60,Patek Philippe,137,Pedrozo & Piriz,1,perpetual calendar,151,Perrelet,12,Petermann Bedat,3,Phenomen,1,Philippe Dufour,1,Phillips,10,Piaget,39,Pierre DeRoche,2,pilot,1,pilot watch,115,Pininfarina,1,Pisa,17,Pisa 1940,5,Pisa Circle,13,Pita,1,planetarium,2,platinum,7,pocket watch,3,pocket watches,2,Poehlmann-Bresan,2,Poincon de Geneve,2,Porsche Design,17,Pre-SIHH 2016: Cartier - Clé de Cartier Automatic Skeleton,1,pulsometer,5,Purnell,1,quartz,11,Rado,20,Ralf Tech,3,Ralph Lauren,2,rattrapante,26,Raul Pages,2,Raymond Weil,5,rectangular watches,16,reddot award,1,regatta,3,regulator,29,remontoire,5,Remy Cools,1,Renaud Tixier,1,Reservoir,2,resonance,22,Ressence,13,retrograde,10,Revelation,1,Reverso,27,review,134,RGM,1,RGM Watch Co.,1,Richard Mille,117,Richemont,4,Richmond,1,Roger Dubuis,12,Roger Smith,1,Roger W. Smith,1,Rolex,72,Romain Gauthier,13,Romain Jerome,1,Royal Oak,40,Rudis Sylva,1,sapphire,4,Schwarz Etienne,1,Seamaster,10,Seiko,41,SevenFriday,26,SIHH,3,SIHH 2012,4,SIHH 2013,25,SIHH 2014,36,SIHH 2015,43,SIHH 2016,44,SIHH 2017,41,SIHH 2018,43,SIHH 2019,53,Simon Brette,2,Singer,7,Singer Reimagined,11,single hand,32,single-hand watches,38,Sinn,16,skeleton,36,smartwatch,9,solar energy,1,Sotheby's,8,Speake Marin,6,Speake-Marin,6,Speedmaster,38,split seconds,27,sport,1,sport watches,993,sportwatches,1,Spring Drive,3,square watches,4,squelette,61,steampunk,1,Steinhart,1,Strehler,1,striking time,16,SuisseMecanica,1,sunrise,2,sunset,2,Swatch,9,Swatch Group,24,Sylvain Pinaud,2,table clocks,4,Tag Heuer,184,tantalum,1,technical insight,3,terra Cielo Mare,1,Theo Auffret,1,tides,1,Tiffany,17,Tissot,10,titanium,12,top news,449,Torsti Laine,1,tourbillon,382,Trilobe,4,Tudor,39,Tulloch,1,Tutima,3,ultra thin,36,Ulysse Nardin,40,Unimatic,1,Union Glashutte,15,Universal Genève,1,Urban Jurgensen,29,Urwerk,22,Vacheron Constantin,83,Van Cleef & Arpels,7,Vauchier Fleurier,1,Vianney Halter,5,video,1,vintage watches,3,Vulcain,11,wandering hours,1,watches,1,Watches & Wonders,42,Watches & Wonders 2020,19,Watches & Wonders 2021,28,Watches & Wonders 2022,35,Watches & Wonders 2023,38,Watches & Wonders 2024,47,Watches & Wonders 2025,2,Watches&Wonders,10,WatchesandWonders2022,35,WatchesandWonders2023,39,WatchesandWonders2024,48,WatchesandWonders2025,2,Wilhelm Schmid,1,Winnerl,1,worldtime,58,YEMA,5,Zannetti,1,Zeitwerk,2,Zeitwinkel,1,Zenith,114,Zodiac,9,
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Highlights from the Auctions - Sotheby's London, 22 September 2015. Louis Cottier and Agassiz and Co. in 1945 and known as the Victory Watch". stainless steel Patek Philippe chronograph with sector dial Ref. 1463 made in 1947. Vacheron Constantin perpetual calendar and minute repeating wristwatch in platinum ref. 30020P.
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