The Magnificent Jewels sale on 18 May 2016 concluded the 48th Christie’s spring season with a combined total of US$169,528,430 and combined sales through rates of 89 percent by lot. The highlight of the week was the Oppenheimer Blue diamond which was sold for US$57,541,779, setting a new world record for any jewel sold at auction. This exceptional stone was acquired after 25 minutes of bidding.
In addition to the stone, the Superb Jewels from the collections of HSH Gabriela Princess zu Leiningen realised US$22,536,783 selling 100 percent by lot bringing the total of the jewellery auction to US$148,639,176.
The Geneva season started on 16 May with the auction of Rare Watches including important private collections which fetched US$18,838,656, selling 93 percent by lot and 97 percent by value. The top lot of the sale was the exceptional Charles-Louis Havas Breguet et Fils pocket watch which was sold for US$3,322,880, becoming the most expensive watch sold during the spring season in Geneva and the second most expensive Breguet et Fils watch ever sold at auction.
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