Bonhams Hong Kong is holding a live auction called Important Watches: Crash the Ordinary on Sunday, 22 November 2026. Its headline lot is a Crash Squelette that Bonhams’ sale page estimates at HK$3.2 million to HK$6.5 million. For Singapore collectors, the useful part is the public viewing, which opens on Tuesday, 17 November at the Bonhams HK Gallery.
The Squelette Leads the Pack
Squelette is French for skeleton, and in watch terms it means the movement is cut away so you can see through the case. Put that on the Crash, and you get the headline lot of the sale.
When to Catch the Viewings
This is the part that makes the trip worth planning. Bonhams lists public viewings from 17 to 22 November at the Bonhams HK Gallery, 10/F, Six Pacific Place, 50 Queen’s Road East. Hong Kong uses the same clock as Singapore, so the sale time below needs no conversion.
Saturday, 21 November suits a weekend trip: the viewing runs through that day and the sale starts the next afternoon, so you can view on Saturday and still be in town for the Sunday sale.
To see the Crash Squelette before you bid, the viewing is at the Bonhams HK Gallery in Six Pacific Place.
Bidding From Singapore
Bonhams’ general buying guide describes in-person, online, telephone and absentee bids. An absentee bid means you lodge your maximum in advance and the auction house bids for you. Check the sale page and its terms to see which options apply to you before you count on one.
Then go to the viewing. A catalogue photo of a skeleton movement won’t tell you everything, and the viewing window exists so buyers can look closely before they commit. A watch estimated in the millions of Hong Kong dollars deserves a proper look before you bid.
The Details
🗓️ Date: Sunday, 22 November 2026 (live sale)
⏰ Time: 2.30pm Hong Kong Time (same as Singapore)
📍 Location: Bonhams HK Gallery, 10/F, Six Pacific Place, 50 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong
👀 Public Viewings: 17 to 22 November at the gallery; check the Bonhams sale page for daily hours
⌚ Top Lot: Cartier Crash Squelette, Ref.3740A, circa 2015, estimated on Bonhams’ sale page at HK$3.2 million to HK$6.5 million
🔨 Bidding: Bonhams’ general guide lists in-person, online, telephone and absentee bids; check the sale page for what applies to this auction
The viewings open on Tuesday, 17 November and the sale starts at 2.30pm on Sunday, 22 November, so save both dates. Browse the full catalogue on the Bonhams Important Watches: Crash the Ordinary sale page and pick the lots you want to see in person!
Photos courtesy of Bonhams.
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