THE SALE OF FINE WATCHES AT SOTHEBY'S LONDON SAW A RARE GOLD AND ENAMEL BALL-SHAPED DESK CLOCK BY CARTIER SELL FOR £79,250, SOME TEN TIMES ITS PRE-SALE ESTIMATE. CONTINUING A PATTERN THAT HAS BEEN A FEATURE OF MANY RECENT SALES AT SOTHEBY'S, STRONG PRICES FOR POCKET WATCHES WERE AGAIN A FEATURE OF THE SALE. JOANNE LEWIS, HEAD OF WATCHES AT SOTHEBY'S LONDON, SAID: 'WE SAW SOME EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG PRICES TODAY FOR EXACTLY THE TYPES OF WATCHES WE HAVE SEEN CONSISTENTLY PERFORMING WELL IN OUR AUCTIONS OVER THE PAST 24 MONTHS. THE FANTASTIC PRICE FOR THE CARTIER DESK CLOCK, WHICH MADE SOME TEN TIMES ITS PRE-SALE ESTIMATE, IS FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE STRONG DEMAND WE'RE SEEING NOW FOR DESK CLOCKS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY.' THE SALE MADE A TOTAL OF £1,313,650 AGAINST AN ESTIMATE OF £1,243,300.
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