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This Rolex 6263 Daytona "Albino", one of only three in the world, is one of the top lots at an upcoming Phillips auction in Geneva, on May 10.
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This particular watch was previously owned by Eric Clapton.
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The estimate on the Clapton Albino Daytona is 500,000 to 1,000,000 Swiss Francs ($522,000 to $1,044,000).
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This Patek Philippe reference 130 Doctors Chronograph dates back to the 1930s.
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Only two of these were ever made.
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The other existing watch of this type sits inside the Patek Philippe museum in Geneva.
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The estimate for this stainless-steel mono-pusher sector dial chronograph is $1 to 2 million Swiss Franc ($1,044,000 to $2,088,000).
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The 6062 is Rolex's waterproof calendar watch, and a favorite among seasoned collectors
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This particular watch was purchased at an Air Force exchange on July 14, 1955.
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It comes with full boxes and papers, including its original timing certificate.
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The estimate for this yellow-gold 6062 with black dial is 300,000 to 600,000 Swiss Francs ($313,000 to $626,000).
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This Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Reference 1518 is made of pink gold instead of yellow.
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It has a stunning pink dial and a matching and original pink-gold bracelet.
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The weight and thickness of this bracelet on this pink 1518 is truly unique, and quite frankly, we might never see another like it.
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Records indicate the watch was sold at the Geneva salon to a prominent French businessman who carried the watch across the border, and as such, the watch received French import hallmarks.
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At the time of production, the watch cost 1,600 Swiss Francs and the just the bracelet cost an additional 1,000 Swiss Francs.
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The estimate for this extraordinary Patek perpetual calendar is 800,000 to 1.4 million Swiss Francs ($835,000 to $1,462,000).
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