Sotheby’s Offers Rolex Oyster Perpetual Daytona and Patek Philippe Watch by Gilbert Albert

The design of watches remained unchanged for decades until Gilbert Albert came along. While serving as the head of Patek Philippe’s creative department in the 1960s, he revamped the way watches are made. Albert replaced round and rectangle watches with asymmetrical and triangle shapes. The Swiss designer used unusual materials like uncut stones, fossilized dinosaur bones, and lava rocks for his jewelry and watches. Thanks to his innovation, Patek Philippe won the Diamonds International Award three times in a row. A Patek Philippe watch by Gilbert Albert will be available in Sotheby’s upcoming Fine Watches Auction. It is an asymmetrical wristwatch from the early 1960s with 18-karat yellow gold and champagne dials. 

Collectors with a passion for speed can find Rolex’s Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona in this Sotheby’s auction. Rolex designed this watch to meet the demands of professional racers. The Cosmograph Daytona includes a power reserve of 72 hours, a self-winding mechanical chronograph movement, and an 18-karat white gold case. The dial is made of pink mother-of-pearl. The catalog also includes lots from Asprey & Co., Zenith, Cartier, and others. For more information, visit Sotheby’s.