Ulysse Nardin, Ressence Among Independents Watches Headlining Hotlotz's First Dedicated Mixed Vendor Watch Auction

SINGAPORE, 28 August 2026 – Hotlotz has launched its first standalone mixed vendor 'Watches & Timepieces' auction with a line-up led by innovative independent watchmakers, Art Deco ladies cocktail watches, neo-vintage classics and vintage mechanical pocket watches. All categories have drawn collector interest across the watch market recently.

Headline lots include the high horology engineering marvel Ulysse Nardin Freak, where the entire movement moves around the dial to tell time, its bridge serving as minute hand and one of the wheels as the hour hand. Meanwhile, the Ressence Type 1 Squared ditches traditional watch hands altogether for a spinning dial where smaller discs float and orbit each other like planets to tell the time. The Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein collaboration seamlessly marries the technical complexity of a monopusher chronograph with the French watchmaker's avant-garde design language. Bell & Ross, Code41 and Pia Feerique make up some of the other independent names with limited edition references rarely seen on the market.

Elsewhere in the sale are a pair of Godzilla special editions from Grand Seiko and Swatch, released a quarter of a century apart. The Grand Seiko 'Godzilla 65' is limited to 650 pieces worldwide, released in 2019 to mark Godzilla's 65th anniversary and Seiko's 20th anniversary of Spring Drive technology.

A run of neo-vintage analogue-digital (ana-digi) and tool watches follows, led by the Omega Speedmaster X-33, nicknamed “the Mars Watch” for its development with input from astronauts and cosmonauts as a tool watch for space exploration. Art Deco ladies cocktail watches from the likes of Rolex and Omega and pocket watches (all of them unfashionably non-plastic) round out the group.

Other rarities include a 1953 Rolex Oyster Royal, a 1974 Omega Ranchero and a group of well-preserved vintage watches from the foundational years of Chinese horology, including a Tianjin dial carrying Mao Zedong's own handwriting.

Hotlotz operates timed, online-only auctions. Bidding closes Sunday 6 September 2026, from 6pm onwards. All items are authenticated and available to view in the Hotlotz Saleroom.

View the catalogue and register to bid in “Watches & Timepieces – September”

LOT 10 – ULYSSE NARDIN – A TITANIUM 'FREAK X' AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$16,000 – S$20,000

LOT 5 – RESSENCE – A LIMITED EDITION TITANIUM 'TYPE 1 SQUARED X' AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$15,000 – S$20,000

LOT 6 – LOUIS ERARD x ALAIN SILBERSTEIN – A LIMITED EDITION TITANIUM 'LE CHRONO MONOPOUSSOIR' WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$2,500 – S$3,000

LOT 9 – CODE41 – A LIMITED EDITION TITANIUM 'NB24' AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$4,000 – S$5,000

LOT 36 – PIA FEERIQUE – AN 18K YELLOW GOLD DIAMOND AND RUBY-SET LADIES WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$2,400 – S$4,000

LOT 11 – GRAND SEIKO – A LIMITED EDITION TITANIUM 'GODZILLA 65' WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$11,000 – S$13,000

LOT 12 – SWATCH – A SPECIAL EDITION STAINLESS STEEL 'GODZILLA' IRONY QUARTZ WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$200 – S$300

LOT 66 – OMEGA – A STAINLESS STEEL 'SPEEDMASTER X-33' ANA-DIGI QUARTZ WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$1,600 – S$2,400

LOT 72 – SEIKO ALBA – A VINTAGE 'ASTRO VOICE' DIGITAL TALKING WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$300 – S$400

LOT 35 – PIAGET – AN 18K YELLOW GOLD DIAMOND-SET MANUAL WINDING LADIES WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$4,500 – S$6,500

LOT 39 – A SWISS ART DECO MECHANICAL 'JUMP HOUR' WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$200 – S$300

LOT 18 – ROLEX – A STAINLESS STEEL 'OYSTER ROYAL' MANUAL WINDING WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$2,000 – S$3,000

LOT 29 – OMEGA – A GOLD-PLATED 'RANCHERO' AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$1,000 – S$1,600

LOT 17 – LANHUA – A 1970S STAINLESS STEEL SLOGAN WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$140 – S$200

LOT 21 – LONGINES – AN 18K ROSE GOLD MANUAL WINDING WRISTWATCH

Estimate: S$1,200 – S$2,000

VIEWING INFORMATION

All lots are available for viewing at the Hotlotz Saleroom during the following times. Saleroom Location

• Wednesday 26 – Friday 28 August 10am to 6pm
• Saturday 29 August 10am to 4pm
• Tuesday 1 – Friday 4 September 10am to 6pm
• Saturday 5 September 10am to 4pm