Watches & Jewellery

Exclusive pieces from the Porsche Family's private collection

Porsche Family auctions private watch collection

Bonhams is gifting watch connoisseurs a rare opportunity to secure some truly unique timepieces when it auctions a collection belonging to the Porsche Family on December 2; just in time to appear under the Christmas tree.

Bonhams’ Fine Watches and Wristwatches auction will see 49 lots go under the hammer from the Private Collection of the Porsche Family including timepieces by Rolex, Panerai, Omega, Eberhard, Breitling, Jaeger LeCoultre, Chronoswiss, and of course, Porsche Design and Eterna.

Amongst the auction highlights are some unique pieces by Eterna and Porsche Design made especially for the family.

An Eterna 18-carat gold chronograph is one such piece, gifted to Dr. Ferdinand Oliver Porsche for his 40th birthday and currently estimated somewhere between £4000 and £6000.

Other unique lots include two prototypes by Porsche Design; an automatic wristwatch estimated between £1800 and £2200, and a Dashboard PTR-Titan Rattrapante estimated between £300 and £5000.

The Porsche Family will also auction off one of only 50 KonTiki Anniversary Limited Edition watches, still in its carved wooden presentation box, a 1987 Rolex Explorer II, and the stainless steel Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox Polaris. The latter two are expected to fetch between £5000 and £7000.

The auction will be held in the Bonhams showrooms on London’s New Bond Street on December 2 with all proceeds going to charity.