Reference:18079: Difference between revisions

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==Auction record==

The 18079 appears rarely enough that three lots carry the record, and they separate cleanly by dial. The burgundy Stella took CHF 56,250 at Phillips in 2015. A plain silver sunburst with box and papers took EUR 28,600 at Antiquorum in Monaco in 2022. Sotheby's offered a diamond-set black dial in Geneva in November 2025 at CHF 12,000–18,000, with ~~the~~ result ~~behind a login~~. That spread puts a standard white-gold bark example at roughly the level of a comparable yellow-gold [[Reference:18078|18078]], with the premium arriving only when the texture is paired with a lacquer or gem-set dial. The taste remains period-specific and divisive, which is part of why the ceiling sits where it does.

The 18079 appears rarely enough that three lots carry the record, and they separate cleanly by dial. The burgundy Stella took CHF 56,250 at Phillips in 2015. A plain silver sunburst with box and papers took EUR 28,600 at Antiquorum in Monaco in 2022. Sotheby's offered a diamond-set black dial in Geneva in November 2025 at CHF 12,000–18,000, with no result published. That spread puts a standard white-gold bark example at roughly the level of a comparable yellow-gold [[Reference:18078|18078]], with the premium arriving only when the texture is paired with a lacquer or gem-set dial. The taste remains period-specific and divisive, which is part of why the ceiling sits where it does.

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| Sotheby's Geneva, Important Watches Part I, lot 119

| black diamond-set dial, c.1979, case 6,043,469

| est. CHF 12,000–18,000, result ~~login-gated~~

| est. CHF 12,000–18,000, result not published

|}

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 ==Auction record==
-The 18079 appears rarely enough that three lots carry the record, and they separate cleanly by dial. The burgundy Stella took CHF 56,250 at Phillips in 2015. A plain silver sunburst with box and papers took EUR 28,600 at Antiquorum in Monaco in 2022. Sotheby's offered a diamond-set black dial in Geneva in November 2025 at CHF 12,000–18,000, with the result behind a login. That spread puts a standard white-gold bark example at roughly the level of a comparable yellow-gold [[Reference:18078|18078]], with the premium arriving only when the texture is paired with a lacquer or gem-set dial. The taste remains period-specific and divisive, which is part of why the ceiling sits where it does.
+The 18079 appears rarely enough that three lots carry the record, and they separate cleanly by dial. The burgundy Stella took CHF 56,250 at Phillips in 2015. A plain silver sunburst with box and papers took EUR 28,600 at Antiquorum in Monaco in 2022. Sotheby's offered a diamond-set black dial in Geneva in November 2025 at CHF 12,000–18,000, with no result published. That spread puts a standard white-gold bark example at roughly the level of a comparable yellow-gold [[Reference:18078|18078]], with the premium arriving only when the texture is paired with a lacquer or gem-set dial. The taste remains period-specific and divisive, which is part of why the ceiling sits where it does.
 {| class="wikitable"
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 | Sotheby's Geneva, Important Watches Part I, lot 119
 | black diamond-set dial, c.1979, case 6,043,469
-| est. CHF 12,000–18,000, result login-gated
+| est. CHF 12,000–18,000, result not published
 |}