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F.P.JOURNE × FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA FFC BLUE Over dinner at Coppo- la’s Napa Valley chateau, the Godfather director asked François-Paul Journe, “Could it be possible to tell time with a human hand on a watch?” This sent the celebrity watchmaker on a nine-year mission to figure it out, the result of which is this spectacular creation. To tell the time via the hand on the dial, Journe referenced a 16th-century automaton. The fingers extend and con- tract in the blink of an eye. One finger for one o’clock, two for two, a thumb and pinky for 12, and so on.
Estimate:
CHF 300,000−400,000 ($413,000−$550,000 CAD)
PATEK PHILIPPE COMPLICATED DESK CLOCK
Patek Philippe tends to domi- nate the conversation at Only Watch, much as it does at other major auctions. And it didn’t disappoint with this year’s sub- mission. The complicated desk clock Ref. 27001M-001 is inspired by a clock commisoned by au- tomobile magnate James Ward Packard in 1923, which was then the most complicated timepiece ever made. Housed in a sterling silver cabinet with American walnut inlays, the new piece fea- tures a perpetual calendar, moon phases, week-number display, and a 31-day power-reserve indicator.
Estimate: CHF 400,000 - 500,000 ($550,000 − $690,000)
TUDOR BLACK BAY GMT ONE
The last Only Watch auction teased the arrival of Tudor’s new Black Bay Ceramic with a one-of-one edition, so it’s a pretty fair bet that this one-of-one GMT will eventually be followed by a production model — a tantalizing thought for fans of the brand’s vintage-inspired dive watches. In addition to a stainless steel case and bracelet treated with a proprietary new aging technique and a GMT complication, this Black Bay is also Master Chronometer certified, which guarantees precision of 5 seconds a day, anti-magnetism to 15’000 gauss, water-resistance, and power-reserve.
Estimate: CHF 4,000 - 8,000 ($5,500 - $11,000 CAD)
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