The Horological Season
24 – 25 October 2026 · Salon d'Or, Monaco
Sixteen lots spanning eight decades of watchmaking, from a 1928 Cartier Tank Cintrée to a 1978 Patek Philippe Nautilus. Each lot has been examined by our specialists and is offered with a full condition report on request.
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Leading lots of the season
10 / Patek Philippe
A sought-after and sporty automatic wristwatch in stainless steel, with blue embossed dial and integrated bracelet.
€60,000 – 120,000
1 / Rolex
A rare and attractive chronograph wristwatch in stainless steel, with silvered dial and engraved tachymeter bezel.
€45,000 – 90,000
4 / Audemars Piguet
A distinguished and sought-after automatic wristwatch in stainless steel, with petite tapisserie dial and integrated bracelet.
€35,000 – 70,000
5 / Cartier
An elegant and slender curved manual wristwatch in yellow gold, with cream dial and painted Roman numerals.
€25,000 – 50,000
Private sales
Acquired quietly, year-round
Museum-quality pieces placed directly with collectors, outside the auction calendar. Every piece vetted by our specialists.
NewPatek Philippe
Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, pink gold, with silvered dial and original certificate.
€165,000
NewRolex
GMT-Master 'Pepsi', matte dial, with faded bakelite-style bezel and rivet bracelet.
€38,000
Cartier
Crash, London, yellow gold, one of the most sculptural wristwatches of the 20th century.
€220,000
Auction result
Important Gems & Jewels
18 June 2026 · Monaco
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Beyond the auction room
Auctions
Announcing The Horological Season: highlights preview
Sixteen lots spanning a 1928 Tank Cintrée to a 1978 Nautilus 3700 headline our flagship autumn watch sale. Previews in Geneva and Dubai precede the Monaco sale weekend.
Essay
Collecting time: why provenance now leads the market
Condition once ruled every catalogue description. Today the story a piece carries — who owned it, where it surfaced, what papers follow it — increasingly sets the pace at the rostrum.
Results
Inside the summer sale: the ten results that defined the season
From a pigeon's-blood ruby that tripled its low estimate to a quiet Victorian rivière that found a determined new home, ten results from Important Gems & Jewels tell the story of the season.
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