The Most Expensive Rolex Watch in History?

　　Introduction:2017Year5Month13to14Day, Phillips in association withBacs & Russowill host its fifth Geneva auction(Geneva Watch Auction: FIVE). At this auction, Phillips will present a curated selection of vintage Rolex timepieces, including a uniqueRef.6062“Bao Dai”(estimated at over150US dollars), which is considered by collectors to be one of the most valuable and desirable Rolex watches to acquire.

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　　This is a yellow gold triple calendar moonphase watch, and the same version(black dial, diamond hour markers)ofRef.6062only three exist in total, and“Bao Dai”is the only one with diamonds set at the even-numbered hour markers. The original owner of this watch was the last Emperor of Vietnam, Bao Dai(reign name Bao Dai Bao Dai), according to family tradition, Bao Dai purchased this watch in1954in Geneva.

　　It isRolexthe most complicated and iconic Oyster case watch ever produced, featuring date, day, month, and moonphase displays.2002When this watch appeared on the market in, Phillips sold it for a record-breaking price, making it(at the time)the most expensive Rolex timepiece ever sold at auction.

　　The fifth Geneva auction held by Phillips in association withBacs & Russowill also present other unique Rolex timepieces, such as:Ref.6263Oyster Paul·Newman gold chronograph(known to have only three examples in existence), featuring a lemon dial, produced circa1969year, with an estimate of80to160thousand Swiss francs;Ref.6241 Tiffany & Co. John Player SpecialPaul·Newman Daytona14Kyellow gold chronograph, manufactured circa1968year, with an estimate of40to80thousand Swiss francs;as well as a uniqueRef.6265“Qaboos”Daytona chronograph featuring a champagne dial, made specially for the Sultanate of Oman, manufactured circa1973year, with an estimate of20to40thousand Swiss francs.

　　5Month11Ahead of the Geneva pre-auction exhibition on, highlight lots will also be displayed in Hong Kong on(4Month1to4th,), London on(4Month8to11th,)and New York on(4Month21to24th,)in succession.

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