Christie’s 40 Years in Asia with 40 Iconic Watches

Christie's marks its 40th anniversary in Asia with an evening sale of 40 watches in Hong Kong on November 25. The 40 vintage and contemporary watches include 23 from Patek Philippe and a small group of F.P. Journe pieces, among them a ruby-dialled Tourbillon Souverain and a 38 mm Chronomètre à Résonance. Lot 4010 is a Patek Philippe tourbillon pocket watch that won a first prize at the Geneva Observatory in 1931, with a tourbillon cage made by James Pellaton and both its gold and steel cases. The Patek Philippe Celestial ref. 6104/12G-010 in lot 4021 has a white gold case and a baguette-cut ruby bezel. The preview runs daily from November 18 to 25 at Christie's at The Henderson in Hong Kong.