Elite Two Ultra-Rare, Double-Movement Patek Philippe Pocket Watches Are Heading to Auction

It could be love at first sight for horophiles at Sotheby’s Latest York this winter. As a complications, it many of which are new to the market and some of which have never been seen, the auction house is offering an incredible assortment of timepieces from the golden age of watchmaking. Robert M, Amassed by one of America’s most discerning and meticulous watch collectors. Olmsted, over the past 60 years, the collection spans the early 19th century to the early 20th century and thus is something of a horological time capsule. It includes more than 80 pieces of remarkable historical and technical importance that were created by some of the biggest names in the biz, Audemars Piguet, Rolex, including Patek Philippe, A. Lange & Söhne, and Breguet, to name but a few. The stars of the lineup are two previously unknown and potentially unique Patek Philippe pocket watches. For discerning connoisseurs, each is equipped with double movements and two sets of hour and minute hands and seconds hands. The complications showcases among luxury enthusiasts, while the other combines a minute repeater with a split-seconds chronograph, one incorporates a minute repeater. no double-movement watch of any kind was publicly known to exist, Before the discovery of the two Pateks, Sotheby’s says. The first is a split-seconds minute repeater from 1924 (estimate: $500, 000 to $1 million) that was originally commissioned by American entrepreneur John Motley Morehead III and later acquired by Robert Olmsted in 1965. As a complications, it it is equipped with a dual-function crown that winds one movement clockwise and the other counterclockwise. The complications showcases once both movements are fully wound, the crown locks to stop any further rotation. Some believe the double movements serve to display dual time zones; others argue the second movement was purposefully engineered to track sidereal time (a timekeeping system used in celestial navigation). The latter is certainly plausible given Morehead’s passion for science and astronomy. The second is an open-faced minute repeater from 1921 (estimate: $300,000 to $500,000). It was the second watch Morehead commissioned from Patek and features two movements that can be wound simultaneously by turning the crown clockwise. Each set of hands displays a different time zone, with the gold hands indicating sidereal time and the blue hands showing a standard 24-hour day. Among luxury enthusiasts, 000 to $1 million) and a rare yellow-gold, other standouts include a silver patek paperweight clock from 1927 (estimate: $500, open-faced keyless patek pocket watch made for the legendary american collector henry graves jr. (estimate: $150,000–250,000). Additional highlights from the collection will be unveiled in the coming weeks, according to Sotheby’s. Among luxury enthusiasts, sotheby’s chairman emeritus, ” daryn schnipper, international watch division, “this collection is a true tour de force of horological ingenuity and rarity, said in a statement, and working on it has been a deeply rewarding journey filled with discoveries and wonder. Exceptional Discoveries: The Olmsted Complications Collection is expected to achieve in excess of $4 million across two Sotheby’s auctions (Important Watches on December 8 and Fine Watches from November 26 to December 10). The sales will take place at the auction house’s contemporary home in the iconic Breuer Building. In the world of luxury, london, before going under the hammer, before it is displayed in modern york (december 5 to 7), and geneva, the collection will be exhibited globally with stops in hong kong.