Important Watches Including the Gunter Sachs Cartier Portico Mystery Clock and the Mercedes Gleitze Rolex Oyster The auction “Important Watches Including the Gunter Sachs Cartier Portico Mystery Clock and the Mercedes Gleitze Rolex Oyster” organized by Sotheby’s in Geneva on November 09, 2025, presented an exclusive selection of 84 pieces from the best watch brands chosen for their condition, rarity and quality. Total sales, including fees: $11,885,958 USD, or 96% of the lots presented.
BEST RESULTS
Lot 160: Patek Philippe – First Series’ | A yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases and case by Wenger. Sold for $2,404,511 USD
Lot 134: Rolex – The Companion Oyster’ Mercedes Gleitze Rolex Oyster | An extremely early pre-production prototype of the world’s first practical waterproof wristwatch, Oyster reference 34075, with Glasgow import hallmarks for 1926/1927. Sold for $1724410 USD
Lot 165: Cartier – Crash | A limited edition pink gold wristwatch made for the Hong Kong market. Sold for $353,987 USD
BEST PERFORMANCES
Lot 156: Patek Philippe Circa 1944 – Calatrava | A stainless steel wristwatch with black dial 1001%. change between the base estimate and the final result ($204,526 USD)
Lot 133: Cartier Circa 1967 – Black Baignoire | A white gold wristwatch with black dial | Hallmarked for London, 1967. 662% change between baseline estimate and final result ($283,190 USD)
Lot 173: Cartier Circa 2015 – Rivière Panthère des Sables | A unique white gold, diamond, onyx and emerald-set concealed bracelet watch with fossilized coral dial. 635% change between the baseline estimate and the final result ($173,060 USD)
BREAKDOWN BY BRAND
Patek Philippe
Occupying the first place in the ranking of the best selling prices, Patek Philippe achieved the best sales figure of $5,509,049 USD
Rolex
Occupying second place in the ranking of the best prices of the sale, Rolex achieved the figure of $3,576,157 USD
Cartier
With a watch that reached the price of $353,987 USD, Cartier is the third most successful brand in this sale with a result of $1,397,069 USD
These three brands represent a total product of $10,572,275 USD, or 89% of the total sale AVERAGE PRICE PER LOT
AVERAGE PRICE PER LOT
Given the number of batches, 84 in total, including 3 unsold batches, the average price per batch was $146,740 USD.
CONCLUSION
This sale demonstrated once again the dynamism of the auction market, we can note the presence in the top three brands: Patek Philippe, Rolex and Cartier
