Harry Winston

Several Harry Winston  watches including an impressive gathering of Opus were auctioned the 30th of May in Hong-Kong.

Please find below the results for the watches which were sold:



Opus 2 (Antoine Prezuiso):

Estimate range:  USD 103K-155K
Price realized: USD 111K


Ocean Tourbillon with diamonds set case (it is actually the set version of the Ocean Tourbillon or Z3 when it uses a Zalium case which were created in collaboration with Peter Speake-Marin):

Estimate range:  USD 72K-104K
Price realized: USD 119K

Opus 3 (Vianney Halter):

Estimate range:  USD 78K-155K
Price realized: USD 173K

Opus 5 with diamonds set case:

Estimate range:  USD 155K-259K
Price realized: USD 205K

Opus 6 (Greubel Forsey):

Estimate range:  USD 331K-518K
Price realized: USD 375K

Opus 7 (Andreas Strehler):

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Estimate range:  USD 104K-155K
Price realized: USD 119K

Opus 9 (Jean-Marc Wiederrecht and Eric Giroud):

Estimate range:  USD 82K-124K
Price realized: USD 119K

It is not a surprise to see that the Opus 3 final price was over the upper limit of the range because it is considered as the most iconic Opus, along with the Opus 5, of the collection.

Some final prices were a bit disappointing though like the Opus 5. But the diamonds set case was not very helpful in this context. I was expecting a higher price for Opus 6 due to its rarety (only 6 watches were produced). On the other hand I consider that the prices of the Opus 7 and 9 not that bad especially for the 7. Why? Because it is a watch difficult to understand which requires time to get used with it. The surprise for me was the high price of the Ocean Tourbillon with set case! Good news fro Harry Winston and also for Peter Speake-Marin!

The 6 Opus sold reached a cumulative price of  USD 1,1 million which is a rather good performance but not outstanding.

Fx

That they were all so low! I think Opus 5 would have gone for more if not the diamond one which logically does not make sense due to the extra work and diamonds, but think the market is smaller for those wanting that much bling factor.

I thought the VH one would have raised more just because it is a popular watch even though it doesn't do much for me partly due to the size. I saw a no. 9 a few months ago and was interested in getting it... but looking at the very poor result on this piece... I am glad I did not take the plunge just to write off a big portion of it!

I wish I could have had number 6 as this is one rare bird and the price was a steal especially when you consider there are only 6 and compare it against the cost of a GF!

Cheers
Andrww

I was expecting bigger prices with some Opus.

Fx

 

but missed it all together.