

The ‘Watches Online Dubai Edit’ auction organised by Christie’s in Dubai on 20 November 2024 featured an exclusive selection of 124 pieces from the finest watch brands, chosen for their condition, rarity and quality. Total sale, including fees: $4,644,486 USD, representing 75% of the lots presented.
BEST RESULTS
Lot 9: RICHARD MILLE – RM 71-02 Tourbillon Talisman “Grace”, an attractive and extremely rare limited edition gold wristwatch set with precious stones. Sold for $630,000 USD
Lot 21: CARTIER – Imperial tiger cuff, gold wristwatch with black lacquer and diamonds. Sold for $441,000 USD.
Lot 2: PATEK PHILIPPE – ref. 5078g-010, a rare and attractive gold wristwatch with minute repeater and black grand feu enamel dial. Sold for $378,000 USD
BEST PERFORMANCES
Lot 70: GERALD GENTA Circa 1998 – Donald Duck retro ref. g 3612.7, automatic steel wristwatch with jumping hour, retrograde minutes and mother-of-pearl dial. 971% variation between base estimate and final result ($10,710 USD)
Lot 96: BURBEN & ZORWEG – A set of two luxury wristwatch cases and a jewellery case. 278% variation between the base estimate and the final result ($3,780 USD)
Lot 107: GRAND SEIKO REF. SBGW285G, a beautiful stainless steel manual winding wristwatch. 228% variation between base estimate and final result ($3,276 USD)
BREAKDOWN BY BRAND
PATEK PHILIPPE
Ranking first in terms of highest sale prices, PATEK PHILIPPE achieved the highest sale figure of $1,440,180 USD.
CARTIER
Ranking second in terms of highest sale prices, CARTIER achieved a sale figure of $675,990 USD.
RICHARD MILLE
With a watch that reached a price of $630,000 USD, RICHARD MILLE is the third best-performing brand in this sale.
These three brands represent a total product value of $2,746,170 USD, or 59% of the total sale.
AVERAGE PRICE PER LOT
Given the number of lots, 124 in total, including 31 unsold lots, the average price per lot was $49,941 USD.
CONCLUSION
This sale once again demonstrated the dynamism of the auction market, with the following brands featuring in the top three: PATEK PHILIPPE, CARTIER and RICHARD MILLE.