Christie’s is offering a unique Philippe Dufour Simplicity watch consigned by a private collector for the Autumn season in Geneva. This unique Simplicity watch comes with the certificate dated of June 3rd, 2021 (Philippe Dufour’s 73rd birthday).
Winner of several prestigious prizes in watchmaking, Philippe Dufour is the living Master of Haute Horlogerie. He was the first to put a Grande and Petite Sonnerie in a wristwatch, and the first to do the same with a double-balance wheel.
With a stunning and extremely attractive royal blue dial and singular hour markers along with an inimitable rendering Côtes de Genève, this is the very first Philippe Dufour wristwatch with a steel case offered publicly.
Its size, an unprecedented 38mm sets it apart of the other models made in 34 and 37mm cases. What makes this Philippe Dufour Simplicity watch even more special, following the wishes of the client there is no small second hand.
Philippe Dufour celebrated his 75th birthday on 3rd June 2023.This unique model, commissioned by an important collector, is dated 3rd June 2021, when Dufour turned 73. It will be auctioned by Christie’s Geneva at a Live Sale on 6 November this year. Estimate: CHF600,000-1,200,000.
