Antiquorum 2015 Upcoming Auction New York 30 Sep 15

Headed down once again to the Antiquorum auction preview in Singapore on 15 Sep 2015 for the auction in NY on 30 Sep 2015 (click here for full catalog LINK) and would first off like to thank the great Antiquorum team(Connie and Masa this round) for all their help and access to these lovely timepieces. Much thanks! I would recommend all watch lovers go down to check out these previews as well as it's great to see these amazing timepieces in the metal. on to the live pics(and there's quite a lot of em as there was a lot to lust over) and just some specs of the timepieces as and i'll let the pics do most of the talking. hope u enjoy the post and if you want to bid on these or other pieces from this auction do register for it here (follow the links from this page LINK). cheers, raph

first up the prize RMs on the catalogue cover of course :) Lot 133 RICHARD MILLE REF. RM 59-01 YOHAN BLAKE TOURBILLON SKELETON COMPOSITE Richard Mille, "Tourbillon RM 59-01," No. 40 / 50, Ref. RM 59-01 AN CA. Made in a Limited Edition of 50 pieces in 2014

Very fine, and unusual, tonneau-shaped and curved, asymmetric, skeletonized composite wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 42 hour power reserve and a titanium Richard Mille double deployant clasp on a green rubber strap. [ESTIMATE:USD 360,000 - 460,000]

Cal. RM 59-01, carbon fiber, 19 jewels, skeletonized aluminum base plate and bridges, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, titanium tourbillon cage with 3 equidistant polished arms, monometallic balance with ceramic cap jewel, adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring

the 2 RMs on this auction catalogue cover.. literally

next up Lot 134 Richard Mille Ref. RM 027 AK CA 

RICHARD MILLE RM 027 TOURBILLON CARBON RAFAEL NADAL Richard Mille, "Tourbillon RM 027," No. 13 / 50, Ref. RM 027 AK CA. Made circa 2011. [ESTIMATE USD 360,000 - 460,000]

Very fine, and unusual, tonneau-shaped and curved, very light (13 gr.) carbon wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 48 hour power reserve and a carbon Richard Mille Buckle

solid case back coz all the action can be seen from the front :)

this was soooooo light and pretty amazing in that respect... Cal. RM 027, carbon fiber, 19 jewels, aluminum bridges, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, titanium tourbillon cage with 3 equidistant polished arms, monometallic balance with ceramic cap jewel, adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring

yup i'll take em both. do you accept several hundred years of installment payments? :)

next up some fine dress watches from Patek and Lange. We'll start with the ones from Glashutte... 131A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 760.032F 

A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. Sachsen, "Richard Lange Tourbillon Pour le Merite," movement No. 88599, case No. 198527, Ref. 760.032F. Sold June 8th, 2012

Extremely fine and rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon, off-center hour dial, large central minute dial and an 18K pink gold A. Lange & Söhne deployant buckle. ESTIMATE: USD 120,000 - 180,000

Cal. L 072.1, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels including 3 in screw-mounted gold chatons, power equalization with chain and fusée maintaining power and stepped planetary gearing, tourbillon cage, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with equidistant polished steel three-arm carriage, Glucydur balance with screws adjusted to 5 positions

aperture for the tourbillon regulator at 7

Lot 128A. Lange & Söhne Ref. 117.035 PLATINUM A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte i. SA, "Grand Lange 1 Lumen" No. 033 / 200, movement No. 101575, case No. 200329, Ref. 117.035. Sold December 26th, 2013. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with off-center hour dial, oversized date, 72 hour power-reserve indication

Cal. L 095.2, Glashütte 3/4 plate, 42 jewels including 7 in screw mounted gold châtons, straight- line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance bridge

i realise i shot just one patek this round and it's the 5204P Lot 314 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 5251383, case No. 4598613, Ref. 5204P-001. Made circa 2013. Very fine and rare, platinum wristwatch with split-seconds chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year, 24 hour indication and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp

Cal. CHR 29-535 PS Q, stamped with the PP quality mark, rhodium- plated, fausses cotes decoration, 34 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring

This present example has the first generation dial configuration used for this reference (5204P-001); namely with the luminous white gold markers and black-oxidized hands with Superluminova creating a stark contrast for maximum visibility even in the dark

and possibly one of my favorite watches which made me wish i still owned my freak... Lot 58 Ulysse Nardin Ref. 2050-131 Freak Blue Cruiser, No. 012, Ref. 2050-131. Made circa 2012. Extremely fine, 18k white gold wristwatch with one-minute 60-minute revolving flying tourbillon regulator, seven-day power reserve and a Ulysse Nardin white gold double deployant clasp

Cal. UN-205, blued steel skeletonized bridges, 19 jewels, "Dual Ulysse" escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, silicon self-compensating balance spring, brushed three-arm cage for the one-minute tourbillon

Transparent blue dial with white radial Arabic numerals, tourbillon cage is equipped with a white arrow indicating the hours, rotating in one minute on itself, with the zero position holding steady on the axis of the minute indicator

next up Audemars Piguet OG Royal Oak Offshores... these were some of their first Limited Edition offshores and were pieces i really wanted at an early stage of my watch journey... 

Let's kick it off with the End of Days... Lot 285 Audemars Piguet 

Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore, Automatic - End of Days", No. 428/500, case No. E25979. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples circa 2000 in collaboration with Arnold Schwarzenegger

Very fine and rare, large, octagonal, self-winding, water- resistant, stainless steel with black PVD-coating wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and date. Accompanied by the original Audemars Piguet presentation case bearing Arnold Schwarzenegger signature, certificate, instructions and spare "velcro" straps

followed by another Arnold collab Lot 281 Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore Arnold Schwarzenegger, Limited Edition," Ref. No. F 01177. Made especially for Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003. Very fine and rare, oversized, tonneau-shaped, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round-button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and an Audemars Piguet 18K yellow gold deployant clasp

back engraved with Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature

lastly the first ROO with a clear caseback, the montoya... Lot 283 Audemars Piguet, Genève, Royal Oak Offshore "Juan Pablo Montoya" Chronograph, No. 0530/1000, case No. F 24256, Ref. 2603010. Made in a limited edition of 1000 pieces in 2004. Very fine, oversized, octagonal, self-winding, water resistant, titanium, steel and carbon fiber wristwatch with date, square button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an Audemars Piguet stainless steel deployant clasp

Cal. 2226, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 54 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor

one of the earlier F1 inspired watch designs out there

and lastly... the classics... Rolex. the middle one be mine and it's good to see where it's DNA came from 

a gilt dialled beauty to start with Lot 173 SUBMARINER GILT DIAL METERS FIRST Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Submariner, 200m = 660ft, case No. 765007, Ref. 5513/5512. Made in 1963. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with a Rolex Oyster bracelet

This example is a rare and very early production of ROLEX SUBMARINER REFERENCE 5513 from 1962, which is the first year that the reference 5513 was offered. The dial on the first 5513's were identical to the dials used on the reference 5512 dials, which had been in production since 1959. Its primary characteristics were gilt print, gloss finish with chapter ring and two lines of text below the center pinion

i do love a superdome crystal... ESTIMATE: USD 20,000 - 30,000

and lastly the Milsub Rolex Lot 174 Rolex 'Oyster Perpetual, Submariner, 660ft = 200m' case No.3927192 Ref. 5513. Made circa 1973, issued to the British Royal Navy in 1975, No.0552/923-7697-329/75. Fine and rare, hacking center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel military diver's wristwatch with fixed bar lugs. Accompanied by a laminated Rolex UK service acknowledgment receipt dated February 2008 and Rolex letter signed H. Hudson dated May 2008 confirming serial number 3927182 was supplied to the Royal Navy in 1975

fixed lugs for durability, an engraved caseback with Ministry of Defence item code and issue number, along with an inner caseback stamped with the full serial number to ensure the watch and the caseback remain matched. 

although very similar to the standard reference 5513, features a dial with encircled T (to indicate the use of tritium luminescent), large sword hands for extra visibility. During routine servicing, due to the unavailability of military specification replacement parts, the watches were often serviced using standard Ref. 5513 parts instead. Notably, on this present lot, the hands and bezel have been updated to civilian specification. This example is accompanied by a letter written by Henry Hudson, the head of the Rolex (UK) Service Department at the time, confirming that their internal records show that this watch had been issued to the Royal Navy