The “Cloisonné Enamel Dial” Capricorn by Swiss watchmaker Eska sold for SEK 1,625,000, more than 16 times its estimate. The wristwatch, featuring a cloisonné enamel dial, was made around 1950 and attracted particularly strong pre-sale interest.

Eska watches with cloisonné enamel dials belong to a specialised category of vintage timepieces in which artistic design and craftsmanship are central to their appeal. Following lively bidding ahead of the auction that continued into the saleroom, the watch, with case number 127'100, sold for a record price.

One of the auction’s major highlights was a rare Roger Dubuis Sympathie Bi-Retrograde Perpetual Calendar in rose gold, number 16 of just 28 examples produced, which sold for SEK 1,437,500.

Two examples of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red” achieved strong results. The black-dial version sold for SEK 800,000, while the other, featuring a light-coloured dial and provenance from Åland-based FIFA referee Anders “Mason” Mattsson, achieved SEK 900,000.

Patek Philippe attracted considerable interest throughout the auction, with several lots achieving prices well above their estimates. A rare and decorative “St. George & the Dragon” pocket watch, dating from around 1886, sold for SEK 175,000. A Nautilus dating from around 1999 achieved SEK 750,000, while a “First Waterproof Calatrava”, “Acuatic”, “François Borgel Case” Calatrava dating from around 1953 sold for SEK 325,000.