{"id":95287,"date":"2018-11-23T10:47:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T02:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revolution.watch\/?p=95287"},"modified":"2024-04-17T07:42:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T23:42:38","slug":"3-highlights-from-the-bonhams-hong-kong-watches-1-0-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/revolutionwatch.com\/3-highlights-from-the-bonhams-hong-kong-watches-1-0-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Highlights From the Bonhams Hong Kong Watches 1.0 Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"
The auction will take place on Saturday 24 November in Hong Kong with more than 180 lots offered, and we have selected three timepieces for you to check out ahead of the auction.<\/p>\n
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The case is made of Aluminum Titanium Nitrade-treated (AlTiN-treated) stainless steel case with titanium elements and its back features the brand’s trademark 5-year \u201coil change\u201d service indicator. Only 8 pieces were made, this being the first time one’s come up for auction.<\/p>\n
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Launched in 1947 as the reference 4767, the Dato-Compax was Rolex’s first triple calendar chronograph wristwatch with a water-resistant Oyster case. The watch we have here is a transitional reference 5036, which was only in production from 1948 to 1951. From 1947 until 1962, Rolex produced four distinct Oyster Dato-Compax models: References 4767, 5036, 6036 and 6236.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
When it comes to auctions, provenance is always a key factor to the desirability of a timepiece. In this case the watch comes with a complete letter of exchange between the owner and the then-manager the Rolex Consumer Service Division.<\/p>\n
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The PLM line was launched at the same time as the re-birth of the brand following the German reunification. Five models have been created overthe years: the Tourbillon \u201cPour Le M\u00e9rite\u201d (1994), Tourbograph \u201cPour Le M\u00e9rite\u201d (2005), Richard Lange \u201cPour Le M\u00e9rite\u201d (2009), Richard Lange Tourbillon \u201cPour Le M\u00e9rite\u201d (2011), and the Tourbograph Perpetual \u201cPour Le M\u00e9rite\u201d (2017). All the PLM watches are unified by Lange’s take on the complex fus\u00e9e-and-chain mechanism, which serves the movement as a constant force mechanism to regulate energy flow from the mainspring, through the gear train and to the balance wheel.<\/p>\n
In 2010, the Tourbograph \u201cPour Le M\u00e9rite\u201d was made in the brand\u2019s proprietary 18K \u201cHoney Gold\u201d, which is said to be more resistant to its gold counterparts and released in a run of 50 watches. The present example is number 03\/50, an important piece in Lange’s story not to be missed by any interested collector.<\/p>\n
However, if our picks were not to your liking then remember that the Hong Kong catalog does include another 180-something lots. Check them all out here:\u00a0bonhams.com<\/a>. For those considering buying at the auction the first time, Bonhams’\u00a0International Director of Watches, Asia, Tim Bourne even gave us 5 top tips. Watch that video below.<\/p>\nHONG KONG WATCHES 1.0<\/strong><\/h4>\n