GIRARD-PERREGAUX, 250 GTO, A UNIQUE TONNEAU-SHAPED GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH

Unusually for a watch catalogue, it is best to first detail a car when described this lot. The 250 GTO is perhaps the most legendary and desirable car ever made. With only 36 surviving examples, this is doubtlessly the most sought-after Ferrari and as such, they regularly trade for over $50 million. Even for the uninitiated to the classic car world, one look at a 250 GTO and you can immediately see why this automobile is so revered.

Girard-Perregaux, between 1993 and 2004, made a series of watches for Ferrari - the Girard-Perregaux pour Ferrari collection remains much loved by watch enthusiasts even today. It was only fitting that a watch as beautiful and legendary as the 250 GTO deserved a grand complication like the perpetual calendar chronograph inside the substantial 18k white gold case - a rare sight to feature in a tonneau-shaped wristwatch. Echoes of the Ferrari are made on the dial with red and yellow accents to remind you of the legendary Maranello name.

As a pièce unique, this is a fabulous opportunity for any car and watch enthusiast to combine their two passions in one object