Important Watches Hong Kong – Wednesday, 3rd December, 2008 Sale no: 2627– Top Ten [All sold prices include buyer’s premium]

Sold: HK$ 61,338,125 US$ 7,912,618 £ 5,318,015 € 6,231,954 Lots Sold: 427 Lots Offered: 507 Sold by Lot: 84% Sold by HK$: 84% Exchange Rate: HK$1 = US$ 0.1290/ £ 0.0867/ € 0.1016

Lot Description Estimate (HK$) Purchase Price Buyer

HK$ 2,900,000 Piguet & Meylan - “The Imperial Pomegranates” US$ 374,100 3537 A magnificent and extremely rare pair of gold, enamel and 1,200,000-2,000,000 European Private pearl set quarter repeating, centre seconds, pocket watches £ 251,430 € 294,640

HK$ 2,180,000 Patek Philippe, Ref. 5971P US$ 281,220 3694 Platinum and diamond perpetual calendar chronograph Estimate on request Asian Private wristwatch £ 189,006 € 221,488 HK$ 1,580,000 Patek Philippe, "Celestial" Ref.5102G US$ 203,820 3359 White gold automatic astronomical wristwatch with sky 1,600,000-2,000,000 Asian Private chart, phases and orbit of the moon £ 136,986 € 160,528 HK$ 1,340,000 Piaget, "Galaxy" US$ 172,860 3571 1,200,000-1,800,000 Asian Private White gold and diamond manual-winding bracelet watch £ 116,178 € 136,144

Gérald Genta, “Grande Sonnerie Rétrograde” Ref. HK$ 1,100,000 GG0026.6 US$ 141,900 3679 White gold automatic grande et petite sonnerie minute 1,000,000-1,500,000 Asian Trade repeating perpetual calendar tourbillon bracelet watch with £ 95,370 westminster chime € 111,760

Audemars Piguet, "Jules Audemars - Tourbillon HK$ 980,000 Repetition Minutes Chronographe" US$ 126,420 3446 800,000 - 1,200,000 Asian Private Pink gold minute repeating tourbillon chronograph £ 84,966 wristwatch € 99,568 HK$ 980,000 Patek Philippe, Ref. 3970EP US$ 126,420 3714 Platinum perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with 800,000 - 1,200,000 Asian Private leap-year and moon-phase £ 84,966 € 99,568

A. Lange & Söhne, "Lange Double Split" Sincere HK$ 836,000 Golden Jubilee US$ 107,844 3386 620,000 - 750,000 European Private Platinum double rattrapante flyback chronograph £ 72,481 wristwatch, limited edition of 5 examples € 84,938

Breguet, "Classique" Grande complication Ref. HK$ 800,000 5447PT US$ 103,200 3388 700,000 -900,000 Asian Private Platinum perpetual calendar minute repeating wristwatch £ 69,360 with leap-year, retrograde month and phases of the moon € 81,280 Cartier, “Collection Privée - Pasha De Cartier HK$ 740,000 Tourbillon” US$ 95,460 Middle Eastern 3477 Pink gold automatic tourbillon skeletonised wristwatch, 550,000 - 800,000 limited edition of 25 examples £ 64,158 Private € 75,184

Tim Bourne, International Co-Head of Christie’s Watch Department: “In the midst of uncertain financial markets, this extraordinary sale achieved above its pre-sale estimate with high levels of international participation such as the top lot which was purchased online on Christie’s LIVE by a European private collector. Once again Christie’s international watch team has been able to adapt to the needs of our diverse watch buyers with a sale that demonstrates that this market is alive and well.”

Images of the top ten lots and select auction shots can be downloaded here: http://cshk.myftp.org/2008%20Christie's%20Hong%20Kong%20Fall%20Auctions/Important%20Watches/Images/Top%20Ten%20Lots%20and%20Auction%20Images/

Kate Swan Malin, (+852) 2978 9966, [email protected] Press Contact Yvonne So, (+852) 2978 9919, [email protected]