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Ineichen Auctioneers’ first public sale of 2022, aptly entitled “La Vie en Rose,” takes place in Zurich and on-line on March 12, 2022. Because the identify of this public sale professes, all 40 of the watches provided are encased in pink – “rose” – gold. The public sale options timepieces by watchmakers as prestigious and numerous as Vacheron Constantin, Roger Dubuis, F.P. Journe, Daniel Roth, Cartier, IWC, De Bethune, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breguet, Panerai, Girard-Perregaux, A. Lange & Söhne, Konstantin Chaykin, and Audemars Piguet.
“After the final two years of upheaval due to the pandemic, we’re able to view 2022 via rose-colored spectacles. We’re optimistic concerning the future, which is why we determined to call our March public sale ‘La Vie en Rose’,” says Ineichen Auctions’ CEO Artemy Lechbinskiy.
Edith Piaf’s well-known chanson of the identical identify explores themes of affection, romance, and resilience. Seen as an anthem of hope when it was launched quickly after World Warfare II, Lechbinskiy seems to be to recreate such feelings with this grouping. I do know that labored for me.
F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance Honest Restricted Version at Ineichen ‘La Vie en Rose’ public sale
Ineichen’s present mission is to deal with impartial watchmakers, thereby differentiating itself from different auctioneers within the watch market. And there are lots of attention-grabbing timepieces certain to incite excessive curiosity at this public sale, together with the F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance Honest Restricted-Version No. 202-RN (estimate CHF 200,000-300,000) and F.P. Journe Octa Calendrier Honest Restricted-Version No. 239-Q (estimate CHF 150,000-200,000).
Nonetheless, on this submit I’d like to focus on 5 of the much less “mainstream” impartial choices and one rarity from a longtime model.
Konstantin Chaykin Levitas Luna Nascosta
Definitely a spotlight of the public sale for lovers of impartial watchmaking, Ineichen is providing a novel, never-before-seen piece from Konstantin Chaykin: the Levitas Luna Nascosta. This watch has been owned by Konstantin Chaykin since its manufacture in 2013 and was by no means offered.
Konstantin Chaykin’s distinctive Levitas Luna Nascosta at Ineichen’s ‘La Vie en Rose’ public sale
Chaykin’s Levitas Luna Nascosta distinctive piece combines a 40 mm pink gold case with a peripheral “dial” that includes Roman numerals attribute of the Russian watchmaker’s first-generation Levitas watches of 2012.
Konstantin Chaykin’s Levitas watch assortment is in essence an up to date type of the so-called thriller watch, which options fingers transferring in opposition to a completely clear background as if by magic. Making them much more spectacular, Chaykin’s thriller watches represent the watchmaking trade’s largest ratio of clear dial to motion diameter. Therefore the gathering’s identify, Levitas, which reminds us of the phrase “levitation.”
The estimate on the Konstantin Chaykin Levitas Luna Nascosta is CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
Harry Winston Opus 5
The 2005 version of the Opus led Harry Winston again into the quasi-science fiction realm that started with Vianney Halter’s Opus 3. Two years after Halter, Harry Winston and Urwerk’s Felix Baumgartner introduced a satellite tv for pc hour watch harking back to the novel timepieces that Urwerk produces. Ineichen presents one of many pink gold examples right here at an estimate of CHF 50,000-100,000 – although I predict it’s going to go for a lot, rather more than that.
Harry Winston Opus 5 at Ineichen’s ‘La Vie en Rose’ public sale
The key of this watch show lies in three small cubes organized like satellites that flip and rotate to indicate the present hour. The numeral presently indicating the time on the lengthy finish of an arrow factors to the minutes on a scale arcing alongside the left facet of the case.
Two main components can be discovered on the again of the case: an built-in service indicator to let the wearer know when it’s time ship the watch in for upkeep and a superb adjustment screw that enables the wearer to regulate the speed by plus or minus thirty seconds.
The Harry Winston Opus collection is extraordinarily vital to lovers of impartial watchmaking because it marked the primary time submit mechanical renaissance {that a} main model recognized the (exterior) watchmaker, even selling him (there have been no feminine watchmakers concerned within the Opus mission). The watchmakers Harry Winston Uncommon Timepieces partnered with all had reputations for uncommon and high-quality timepieces. Upon the introduction of every Opus, nonetheless, the impartial watchmakers concerned (lots of which have been virtually unknown outdoors collectors’ circles) grew to become recognized to a broader vary of individuals all of the sudden all for their merchandise and cognizant of their names and creations.
This was the final Opus creation underneath then CEO Maximilian Büsser, who left Harry Winston to discovered MB&F:
Harry Winston Excenter Tourbillon Restricted Version (Ref. 200-MMT40RL.T)
The opposite Harry Winston lot on this public sale is probably much more particular as a result of so few collectors find out about it: the Excenter Tourbillon Restricted Version (Reference 200-MMT40RL.T) created in cooperation with impartial watchmaker Peter Speake (previously Peter Speake-Marin) throughout Büsser’s time at Harry Winston.
Harry Winston Excenter Tourbillon Restricted Version at Ineichen’s ‘La Vie en Rose’ public sale
Launched in 2005, this very engaging 40 x 12.85 mm tourbillon, which actually seems to be like a product of its its time to me, was launched in a restricted version of solely 75 items. It most likely ought to have been a part of the Opus collection, however sadly for the watchmaker it wasn’t. Speake was by no means one of many Opus watchmakers.
It’s being provided on this public sale with an estimate of CHF 20,000-30,000.
De Bethune DB25 Midnight Blue (Ref. DB25XPARV2)
One in every of two De Bethune items on this public sale, this DB25 is tremendous classical and due to this fact moderately uncommon for the model. The DB25 case has the openworked lugs typical of De Bethune – although these aren’t the newer “floating lugs” typical of the later DB28 collection – which makes the heavy 18-karat pink gold case look gentle and ethereal.
De Bethune DB25 Midnight Blue at Ineichen’s ‘La Vie en Rose’ public sale
This heat case is paired with an beautiful dial consisting of the model’s attribute blued, mirror-polished titanium within the heart and a white enamel chapter ring with painted Arabic numerals round it. A completely beautiful mixture.
Flip the watch over to discover a usually trendy motion of the automated selection with an openworked rotor. Nonetheless, that is an atypical (for the model) time-only watch in a largish 44 mm case. De Bethune reviews solely 27 items of this mannequin made because it was launched in 2014.
The De Bethune DB25 Midnight Blue is being provided on this public sale with an estimate of CHF 20,000-30,000.
Andersen Genève Worldtime 1884
In 2003, A.H.C.I. co-founder Svend Andersen launched a timepiece in homage to the standardized world time created by Sir Sandford Fleming in 1884. Appropriately, Andersen named his masterpiece 1884, dedicating the gold rotor to Fleming and together with his identify, years of delivery and demise, bust, and the phrases “inventor of world time.” The 40 mm watch was provided in a collection of fifty items in pink/crimson gold, 50 in white gold, and 20 in platinum.
Andersen Genève Worldtime 1884 at Ineichen’s ‘La Vie en Rose’ public sale
Lot 33 is a kind of items. Actually, it’s quantity 41 of the overall of 120 items.
This watch is a bit of historical past. And in keeping with Ineichen, it’s in virtually mint situation.
It’s an absolute steal on the public sale home’s estimate of CHF 5,000-10,000. My guess is it’s going to far exceed the excessive restrict.
A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1
A complete of 4 fashions by A. Lange & Söhne are current on this public sale. Except for this Grand Lange 1, there’s a pink gold Lange 1 with slate-grey dial from 2005, a 2021 Saxonia Annual Calendar, and an authentic Lange 1 Time Zone.
A. Lange & Söhne revamped the Grand Lange 1 in 2008, and that is the boutique version “Black & Gray,” Reference 115.031F. Manufacturing of this piece was moderately restricted as A. Lange & Söhne didn’t have many boutiques again in 2008.
A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1 at Ineichen’s ‘La Vie en Rose’ public sale
A part of the Saxon manufacture’s assortment since 2003, the Grand Lange 1 was created for aficionados of the traditional Lange timepiece launched in 1994 preferring barely bigger instances. It is available in at 41.9 mm in diameter, whereas the unique Lange 1 continues to be provided within the traditional 38.5 mm measurement.
In 2008, this bigger Lange 1 was up to date with a frivolously freshened dial design. The corporate credited the change to a need to create a stronger visible tie to the unique Lange 1 by implementing delicate snailed grooves across the two fundamental show subdials.
This watch might be a steal if it stays throughout the public sale home’s estimate of CHF 10,000-15,000, which I’m guessing it received’t.
For extra info on the public sale and to see all of the heaps, please go to ineichen.com.
Fast Info Harry Winston Opus 5
Case: 50 mm, pink gold, platinum
Motion: manually wound motion with 122 hours energy reserve
Features: hours (satellite tv for pc), minutes (retrograde) on entrance; energy reserve indication, day/evening indication, five-year service indication on again
Limitation: 45 items (pink gold), 45 items (platinum), 7 items in platinum set with diamonds, 3 items in platinum set with baguette-cut diamonds for 100 whole items
Public sale estimate: CHF 50,000-100,000
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