Christie’s Middle East announced the organization of the Dubai Watch Auction online during the period from October 5-19, which will include an exceptional selection of luxury watches. Below are the most prominent watches offered in the auction:
A wide selection of watches equipped with “Arabic dials”, belonging to the “Rolex Day-Date” collection, provided by a prominent customer, and including watches gifted by the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur Al Said, may God rest his soul, the former ruler of the Sultanate of Oman.
An exceptional watch from the Swiss house Patek Philippe. It is one of only 20 watches equipped with a dial bearing an ornate artistic painting of two Arab knights practicing the art of hunting using falcons (“falconry”).
Remy Julia, Head of the Watch Department for the Middle East, Africa and India at Christie’s, said: “This auction is gaining exceptional momentum, as it is not usual to see a collector of antiques and works of art interested in acquiring unique watches encrusted with precious stones. What distinguishes this auction is the exceptional assortment of watches it offers, which are characterized by a diverse and unique character, starting with the classic “Rolex Day-Date” watches sold by the luxury Asprey store, whose design was commissioned by the former ruler of the Sultanate of Oman, the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur Al. Said, may God rest his soul, passing through rare modern watches such as the Opus watch from Harry Wisinton with a bezel studded with precious stones, all the way to the timepiece issued by Patek Philippe.
The passion of luxury watch sellers for complex mechanisms and advanced designs is evident in three exceptional watches, represented by the Trilogy of Opera watches from the Swiss house Girard-Perregaux, as well as the Breguet watch equipped with a perpetual calendar mechanism and a minute repeater. The auction presents a charming and carefully selected collection that took a great deal of time and effort to design and develop. “With high efficiency and accuracy.”
