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Sotheby’ s Geneva sale highlights two yellow-gold, black-dial Paul Newman Daytonas: ref. 6241 “ JPS” on 14 k gold bracelet (est. CHF 450 000–850 000) and the rarer ref. 6239 (est. CHF 300 000–600 000). Other wristwatch standouts include an F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance; an Audemars Piguet John Shaeffer Jump Hour Minute Repeater (est. CHF 90 000–140 000); a Patek Philippe ref. 3448 with Tiffany stamp; and a Breguet triple calendar powered by a Valjoux 88.
Two lots bring notable provenance: • A Patek Philippe dome clock owned by Senegal’s first President Léopold Sédar Senghor, adorned with yellow gold and translucent green enamel (est. from CHF 260 000). • A Rolex Explorer II ref. 1655 gifted by Reinhold Messner to expedition logistician Prithivi Raj Chettri, complete with provenance materials and Messner’s ice axe (est. CHF 20 000–40 000).
Cartier offerings span eras: • Lot 16: a large “Bamboo” from 1980 (est. CHF 50 000–100 000). • A tiny 1911 Santos Droit with “Cartier Paris Bte S.G.D.G.” dial (est. from CHF 30 000). • A 1950s Paris Cartier with “eagle beak” lugs and correct period bracelet (est. CHF 30 000–50 000). • A 1937 Parallélogramme from Paris.
Pocket-watch aficionados will covet a 1916 A. Lange & Söhne grand complication—perpetual calendar, grande/petite sonnerie, minute repeater, double chronograph, moonphase—pink gold, one of nine, in its original collection since 1939 (est. CHF 700 000–1 200 000). A 1928 Lange triple complication follows (est. CHF 150 000–300 000), as do two Patek pieces: • Ref. 840 stainless-steel waterproof chronograph, cal. 13-130 (est. CHF 20 000–40 000). • An 1898 two-train minute repeater (est. CHF 20 000–40 000).
