Sotheby’s watch auctions in Geneva this week have just concluded, realising CHF 13,018,125 / $13,093,186. Including this week’s results, Sotheby’s year-to-date total for Watches is now $106.7 million - 36% up on last year. “Across these last two days of sales, we have seen the full spectrum of today’s watch-collecting market, with 400 timepieces covering 400 years of watchmaking history avidly contested by collectors from around the world. All participants, be they museums, veteran connoisseurs or collectors new to the field, were drawn to rarity and quality in all its forms, from early automata to seminal German watches and fresh-to-the-market vintage pieces. As we approach the end of the year – with live sales in Dubai and New York and online auctions still
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