Affide Auction Offers Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Rolex Timepieces

Affide, a pawn credit company operating in Italy and Europe, is holding its Orologi d'Autore auction featuring around 100 lots with a total base price of nearly €800,000. The lots are on display at Affide's headquarters in Piazza del Monte di Pietà, Rome, until June 24, with the auction closing on June 25. The catalog includes timepieces from sought-after maisons. Notable lots include: lot 73, a Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse in rose gold with automatic caliber 240 movement, starting at €20,000; lot 75, a Patek Philippe Nautilus in steel with automatic caliber 324, starting at €40,000; lot 18, an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph in steel with automatic caliber 2385, starting at €20,000; lot 20, a Rolex Submariner Date in steel with automatic caliber 3235, starting at €7,500; lot 30, a Rolex GMT-Master II in steel with automatic caliber 3186, starting at €7,200; lot 36, a Piaget Liberty pocket watch in gold with a 20 US dollar Liberty coin, circa 1980s, starting at €7,200; lot 40, a Vacheron Constantin Toledo Historique in gold with manual caliber 1132-1, estimated at €3,600; lot 50, a Rolex Cellini in white gold with quartz caliber 6620, mother-of-pearl dial, and diamonds, starting at €7,200; and lot 61, a Rolex Daytona in gold with automatic caliber 4130, starting at €21,000.