{"id":33094,"date":"2024-11-08T16:15:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/folie-des-encheres-au-dela-du-million-loval-pocket-watch-derek-pratt\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T00:16:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T23:16:14","slug":"mad-auction-derek-pratts-oval-pocket-watch-sold-for-3-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/en\/mad-auction-derek-pratts-oval-pocket-watch-sold-for-3-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Mad auction: Derek Pratt’s Oval Pocket Watch sold for 3 millions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phillips Reloaded<\/strong><\/a>, record!<\/strong> This unique, historic No.1 platinum pocket tourbillon by Derek Pratt for Urban J\u00fcrgensen und S\u00f8nner had even the most discerning collectors in a frenzy.<\/strong> The watch, estimated at CHF 1 million, was part of the fascinating and secret collection of world expert <\/strong>Helmut Crott<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong> A name now worth its weight in gold!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jo\u00ebl A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch\u2019s editor in chief<\/em>
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Estimation: In excess of CHF 1,000,000 - $1,180,000 - \u20ac 1,070,000 Phillips November 08, 2024 Auction, Lot 40<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Lot number 40 of Phillips Reloaded, the first autumn sale of the renowned watch auction house led by Aurel Bacs, this Urban J\u00fcrgensen und S\u00f8nner masterpiece embodies the ultimate horological Grail. This extremely rare timepiece, known as the Oval Pocket Watch Derek Pratt N\u00b01, exemplifies the theme of this autumn sale, named by Phillips ‘The Rebirth of Mechanical Watchmaking, 1980-1999\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

A horological cornerstone of history<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oval in shape (76 mm high and 62 mm wide), this platinum pocket watch was entirely handcrafted between 1982 and 2005 by master watchmaker Derek Pratt. Its final decorating was entrusted to the famous master watchmaker Kari Voutilainen<\/a>. It features a detent escapement, tourbillon and winding key.<\/p>\n

With its signed case, dial and caliber, with its power reserve, thermometer and moon phase displays, it enhances according to Phillips Senior Editorial Manager Logan R. Baker<\/a>, \u201ca monumental achievement in the field of watchmaking.<\/em>\u201d .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Derek Pratt (1938\u20132009)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Laureate of the 1999 Ga\u00efa Prize, aka Watchmaking Nobel, this discreet watchmaker was one of those rare horological geniuses of the 20th century<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A friend of the master watchmaker Georges Daniels, an Englishman like himself, he won awards from the highest chronometric authorities in his country, such as the British Horological Institute<\/a>. He moved to Switzerland to work for Peter Bamberger of Urban J\u00fcrgensen und S\u00f8nner<\/a>, a Swiss brand of Danish origin, now taken over by master watchmaker Kari Voutilainen<\/a>. Through his work and this piece, Derek Pratt pays homage to such great watchmakers as Abraham-Louis Breguet, Urban J\u00fcrgensen, Thomas Earnshaw and Professor Alfred Helwig.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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