On Saturday, 10 June, the special "Golden Hour" auction will be held at 7pm at the Hotel Beaulac in Neuchâtel, during which a selection of iconic and unusual lots will be offered.
On Sunday, 11 June at 3pm, the "Timeless & Iconic Timepieces V" auction will be held. Iconeek will offer vintage and contemporary watches as well as iconic timepieces. This live auction will be available online at iconeek.com, as well as on the international platforms Invaluable and Drouot, allowing enthusiasts and collectors from all over the world to participate in real time and benefit from Iconeek's expertise to acquire exceptional timepieces. By exclusive invitation, enthusiasts will also be able to attend the sale in the salons of the Hôtel Beaulac.
Iconeek will offer a selection of timepieces from prestigious manufacturers such as Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, Universal Genève, Tournaire, Omega, Cartier, for the most demanding connoisseurs.
Enthusiasts will have the opportunity to see the watches before the sale at exhibitions in Geneva (at Iconeek, by appointment only on 5 June), in Vésenaz (at Côté Maison & Friends on 6 and 7 June from 10 am to 6 pm), and in Neuchâtel (at the Hotel Beaulac on 9 June from 4 pm onwards by invitation, on 10 June from 10 am to 5 pm and on 11 June from 10 am to 12 pm).
Among the most important lots are the following watches:
Audemars Piguet, Royal Oak Offshore "Volcano"
Sold in 2011, a fine and mint, full-set, large automatic chronograph wristwatch. Estimate CHF 18’000 to 28'000.
Rolex, GMT-Master "Pepsi"
Sold in 1981, a very fine and attractive, full-set, automatic steel wristwatch with GMT function. Estimate CHF 20’000 to 30'000.
Tournaire, "Paris Forever"
Probably unique piece, circa 2012. A large, 3-dimensionnal, 18K gold and diamond-set tourbillon wristwatch. Estimate CHF 70’000 to 110'000.
Patek Philippe, Ref. 3448J
Made in 1974. A fine and rare, automatic, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases. Estimate CHF 90’000 to 150'000.
Rolex, Day-Date
Circa 1990, a fine and unusual, automatic, 18K yellow wristwatch with red dial and diamond-set indexes, day and date indications. Estimate CHF 30’000 to 40'000.
Universal Genève, Compax oversize
Circa 1950, a very fine and very rare, large stainless steel chronograph wristwatch. Estimate CHF 13’000 to 18'000.
