What Current Watches Will Be Tomorrows Auction Favorites?

It has happened to many watch collectors; they look over a list of watches that have been auctioned off only to realise that they didn't buy a specific model years ago when its prices were much more modest Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph DaytonaRolex is a fixed name in the auction world Many of their watches have broken records, not in the least that of most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction! To determine which current watch from their collection might be an auction favourite in the future is quite difficult.

While gem-set watches in general never perform too well at auction, things might be different for the Everose Daytona with a rainbow sapphire setting Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel TimeWhen Patek Philippe launched the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time in white gold in 2015, it was received with quite a few raised eyebrows; the perfect conditions for a future auction favorite to be born! How much can change in a little over three years? Now the demand for the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time has gone through the roof Richard Mille RM 50-03 Split Second Tourbillon McLaren F1Independent watchmakers often have a hard time securing a place in the auction world as decent performers, with Philippe Dufour as the only firm exception to this rule.

The fact that Richard Mille also combines this with limited production and a recognizable DNA will for sure be an advantage, so it might not be long before watches like the RM 50-03 Split Second Tourbillon McLaren F1 take their place as record breaking watches at auction. . Source