Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Ref. 5035-G, circa 2004

Price: $31,500

Patek Philippe is the father of the annual calendar complication, having invented the complication in 1996. The movement could tell the difference between 30- and 31-day months and adjust the date accordingly, so the wearer only had to manually correct the date once a year. in February. It served as a more accessible and, relatively speaking, less expensive alternative to the perpetual calendar.

This 37mm example in 18K white gold with rare luminous Roman numerals was one of the last of the 5035 references to roll off the production line. It comes with a rare slate dial and the days and months are written in Italian abbreviations. It was retailed by Rocca SpA in 2004 and comes with its original papers.

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Rolex Tiffany-Signed Day-Date, circa 1979

Price: $27,950

This original 36mm Rolex Day-Date in 18K yellow gold comes with a coveted Tiffany & Co. signature dial. and is in immaculate condition, never polished. Its lines remain sharp, including along the legs of the case. The hallmarks of the watch are still visible on the case back and the bracelet is still very tight with few breaks. Comes on its original bracelet with a full signature on the deployment buckle along with the corresponding model numbers on the inside of the end links.

Rolex dials signed by Tiffany & Co. continues to command a premium in the secondary market since Rolex and Tiffany ended their co-branded watches in the early 1990s.

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Rolex Day-Date “Pleiades”, circa 1984

Price: $59,000

Here we have a graphic and ultra-cool 36mm Rolex Day-Date in 18K yellow gold with an untouched factory diamond dial and bezel. The diamond hour markers are accented by larger gold claw settings. There is little to no polishing and the Rolex “18K” stamps and Swiss pionçon control marks are deep and visible. Comes on a fully signed deployant buckle bracelet with the correct markings and correct model numbers on the inner links. Even the original factory 18k solid gold bars are present.

Vintage Day-Dates have become extremely popular, and with the rise of designer dials, this piece is a double whammy for collectors.

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Patek Philippe Pagoda Ref. 5500J, circa 1997

Price: $21,950

This 41 x 26mm Patek Philippe Pagoda Ref. The 5500J is one of 1,100 made in 18-carat yellow gold to herald the opening of a new workshop—the consolidation of 12 different workshops scattered across Geneva—in 1996. Complete with the caliber 215 PS, a manual-wound chronograph with small seconds, the Watch marks the first time in watch history that COSC (the official Swiss watch certification office) and the Geneva Seal Authority issued a joint individual rating for a watch.

Comes with original Patek Philippe card packaging and archive extract.

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Rolex Datejust Ref. 16238 with Diamond Onyx dial, circa 1991

Price: $31,895

This 36mm 18k yellow gold Rollie has a rather unusual and striking onyx dial with just two Arabic numeral markers – one for 6 and one for 9 – each punctuated by a diamond. This type of dial was only made by Rolex for a few years in the early 90s, and in very limited quantities.

Features a non-luminous dial with original 18K yellow gold hands. Beneath the surface it is equipped with the caliber 3135 movement used in many Rolex models since its launch in 1988. It also features the more ergonomic Quick Set date function and newly designed lower profile case introduced in the 1970s, and the housing is equipped with a spring. exposed side bar holes – a feature that was phased out in the mid to late 90s.

This is a complete piece so comes with its original plastic protector, outer box, inner box and punched papers. There are six removable links so it can be smaller.

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Rolex DateJust Ref. 16234 with Sodalite Diamond dial, circa 2000

Price: $16,750

Sodalite is a rich, royal blue mineral stone said to have healing properties that promote peace and tranquility. Whether you accept it or not, it should certainly arouse desire for its beauty. This Rolex DateJust Ref. The 16234 sodalite dial has flecks of darker hues throughout, giving the piece depth and subtle intrigue. It is accented with diamond hour markers.

The dial of the 36mm steel piece also remains untouched and in pristine condition – a rarity due to the fragile nature of stone dials. Comes with its original bracelet with release buckle and Rolex plastic tag with serial number sticker and wax seal tag.

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