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10-20-2012, 08:33 AM #1
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Eric Clapton Selling His Ultra-Rare Platinum Patek Philippe Ref 2499
Singer-songwriter Eric Clapton has been making headlines recently with the sale of his Abstraktes Bild painting by Gerhard Richter fetching £21.3 million GBP. Now the artist may be looking forward to another windfall as his personal Patek Philippe Platinum 2499 watch is set to hit the auction block with many experts speculating that the timepiece could fetch as much as $4 million USD. One of only two 2499′s in platinum and the only one in private hands, this represents quite possibly the pinnacle of Patek Philippe timepieces. Sold at auction in 1989 for approximately $253,300 USD (approximately $513,688 USD when adjusted for inflation), it would wind up in Clapton’s collection 10 years later for an undisclosed sum. Available as part of Christie’s Important Watches auction on November 12 in Geneva, the pre-sale estimate for the watch is between $2.7 and $4.2 million USD. Stay tuned for further news when this amazing timepiece hits the block.
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Clapton is a renowned watch collector and once released a greatest hits album called Timepieces
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10-20-2012, 09:51 AM #2
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incredible, just incredible .. Just when I thought, that Clapton couldn't get any cooler ..
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10-20-2012, 12:50 PM #3
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^^ agreed. He just went up a few notches in my book.
I really hope the Patek family doesn't buy it and it never sees the light of day again. Hope another collector gets it and wears it.
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10-20-2012, 03:57 PM #4
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Nice Persol shades as well!
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10-23-2012, 12:31 AM #5
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absolutely insane. mind blown haha
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10-23-2012, 02:08 AM #6
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He just unloaded a $30 million piece of art. Does he have an ex-wife to pay?
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10-23-2012, 03:28 AM #7
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IN FOR THE WIN
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10-23-2012, 02:31 PM #8
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amazing watch. I'd be interested to know the why he is selling these items?
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10-23-2012, 03:30 PM #9
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Absolutely incredible. The hodinkee video put it perfectly, It doesn't even matter that this watch belonged to Clapton as it is that amazing on its own.
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10-23-2012, 07:15 PM #10
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This has to be the most expensive watch ever sold at an auction ... absolutely insane.
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