On Dec. 2nd Bonhams will auction off 49 timepieces from the private collection of Prof. F. A. Porsche and his sons during its Fine Watches and Timepieces Sale in London. Included in the sale are watches by Eterna, Porsche Design, Rolex, Panerai, Eberhard, Jaeger LeCoultre, Breitling, Chronoswiss, Omega and more, none of them outrageously expensive yet all showing the perfect good taste one would expect from anyone bearing the Porsche name. Of particular note are prototypes and unique examples of Eterna and Porsche Design watches made especially for the Porsche family.
The latter includes a fine 18 carat gold chronograph (above) made especially by Eterna and presented to Dr. Ferdinand Oliver Porsche for his 40th birthday, estimated at £4,000 – £6,000. Eterna, which has belonged to the Porsche Family since 1996 and producer of the Porsche Design Watch Collection, is one of the world’s last existing independent watchmaking companies . Also included in the collection is a very rare Rolex Explorer with ivory dial (£,5000 -£7,000), a selection of Panerai watches including a Luminor Flyback (£3,000 – £5,000) and an original Jaeger LeCoultre Polaris from 1960 (£5,000 – £7,000).
