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Sotheby’s Watch Department will conclude a successful season of global sales with their London auction on 18 December 2008. It will feature a number of important Patek Philippe and Rolex watches as well as very rare white gold George Daniels White Gold Millennium timepiece.
The highlight of the sale is a Patek Philippe astronomical wristwatch with an amazingly detailed sky chart of the Northern Hemisphere in which the stars rotate counter-clockwise showing their progression through the night sky. Launched in 2002, this is one of the most important horological complications ever. Three sapphire crystal disks are among 301 moving parts used to simulate the orbit of the moon and give an incredible sense of depth.
Meanwhile, Sotheby’s 19 November 2008 sale in Geneva of magnificent jewels fetched USD $ 14.8 million.