Renowned art auction house Phillips is hosting a Global Highlights Tour, a prelude to the Geneva Watch Auction: XIX, across the world’s biggest metropolitan cities through April and May 2024. April 18th to 20th sees the auction house host its Middle Eastern leg in Dubai, showcasing the exclusive watch collection set to go under the hammer at MB&F’s M.A.D Gallery in Dubai Mall.
Italian watch collector and publisher Guido Mondani’s private collection including over 40 consigned wristwatches will get auctioned at the upcoming Geneva Watch Auction: XIX, which will take place on 11 and 12 May 2024 in Geneva. The most notable pieces going up for the highest bids comprise Two-Crown Patek Philippe World Time, a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ‘John Player Special’, a one-of-a-kind Stainless-Steel A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 boasting a Blue Dial, along with the inaugural appearance at auction of the Platinum Rexhep Rexhepi Chronomètre Contemporain.
“We’re thrilled to present such a unique collection of wristwatches at Phillips Watches at M.A.D Gallery, spanning the 20th and 21st centuries. Many pieces are making their auction debut, catering to discerning collectors with a diverse array of models sure to captivate enthusiasts,” Alexandre Ghotbi, Deputy Chairman and Head of Watches for Europe & Middle East at Phillips.
Watch enthusiasts and potential bidders for this exclusive watch collection can view some of these auction-worthy timepieces at MB&F’s M.A.D Gallery from 18th to 20th of April in Dubai Mall.
Just had a preview of the watches, very cool!