The ultra-rare platinum perpetual calendar chronograph from the collection of Eric Clapton. UPDATE: THIS MADE 3.44 MILLION SWISS FRANCS
Eric Clapton’s amazing timepiece will highlight Christie’s sale of important watches in Geneva on November 12. The ultra-rare platinum perpetual calendar chronograph reference 2499/100 Patek Philippe masterpiece, estimated at SFr.2,500,000-4,000,000, leads a sale of 310 lots. Other highlights include a unique platinum wristwatch, ref. 2458, made in 1952 for the legendary collector J.B. Champion estimated at SFr.2,000,000-4,000,000 and a platinum chronograph wristwatch manufactured in 1946 (SFr.1,000,000-1,500,000). Both pieces are by Patek Philippe. The sale will feature a private collection of antique enamelled watches made for the Chinese market.
Gerhard Richter’s 1994 oil on canvas Abstraktes Bild (809-4) from the collection of Eric Clapton will head Sotheby’s contemporary art evening auction in London on October 12. UPDATE: It made £21,321,250, a new record for a work by a living artist.