Records shatter at Sotheby's Hong Kong: Important Watches Auction soars to HK$414.2

History was made on Friday at Sotheby’s Hong Kong as its Important Watches auction achieved a record-breaking HK$414.2 million / US$52.9 million, marking the highest total ever realized for a watch sale at Sotheby’s and the most valuable watch auction ever held in Asia at any auction house. Central to this landmark result was the debut of The Shapes of Cartier: The Finest Vintage Grouping Ever Assembled, the largest and most comprehensive collection of vintage Cartier watches ever presented at auction. The 82-piece ensemble achieved a combined total of HK$108 million / US$13.8 million, more than seven times its pre-sale estimate with 100% of lots sold. Leading the sale was a rare yellow-gold Cartier London Crash, circa 1987, which, over the course of a nine- minute bidding battle amongst collectors online, on the phones, and in the room, more than doubled its pre- sale estimate to achieve HK$15,616,000 / US$1,993,539 (Est: HK$3,200,000-6,000,000 / US$400,000- 750,000). Acquir