Antiquorum's “Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches and Clocks” auction in Geneva saw its top lot sell for $1.021 million. An ultra-complicated pocket watch in 18-carat gold made by Patek Philippe in 1924, it features a double chronograph, independent split-second function and American perpetual calendar at 6 o'clock.

Overall, 80 percent of the auction's 371 lots sold for 150 percent of their collective estimated value, according to an Antiquorum press release. Bidders hailed from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Russia and more, utilizing phone, online and written bids generated prior to the sale, which brought in a total of $10.4 million.

Other top sales included a pink gold Patek Philippe World War II-era military wristwatch made in 1942 that garnered $621,206; a Tiffany & Co. gentleman's wristwatch circa 1955 made from 18-carat yellow gold that sold for $304,474; and a Cartier clock made in 1925 and crafted from 18-carat gold, platinum, black onyx and rose coloured diamonds that fetched $295,914.