{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Open Bid — Daily Morning Briefing on Auctions, Luxury & Markets","title":"Patek Legend Philippe Stern Dies; Diane Keaton Estate Brings $4.2M; Japanese Whisky Sets $1M Record; Gold Hits New High","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":343,"description":"June 16: Patek Legend Philippe Stern Dies; Diane Keaton Estate Brings $4.2M; Japanese Whisky Sets $1M Record; Gold Hits New High\nThe watch world loses Patek Philippe's Philippe Stern; the Diane Keaton estate brings $4.2 million at Bonhams; Japanese whisky sets a $1 million record; and with gold at a new high, Rolex and Piaget lean in. Plus markets, where the Dow closed at a record on the US-Iran deal.\nALT/FNDATA\n- Membership (PODCAST15 for 15% off): https://altfndata.com/go/ob-260616\n- Market reports: https://altfndata.com/go/ob-260616-r\n- Podcast episodes: https://altfndata.com/go/ob-260616-p\n\nWatches\n- Philippe Stern, former president of Patek Philippe and one of the most influential figures in modern watchmaking, has died. He oversaw the Nautilus (1976) and the Calibre 89, billed at its 1989 debut as the most complicated watch in the world. He is the father of Patek's current president, Thierry Stern.\n- Patek's grip on the top of the market held last week, when the rare \"Red Dot\" reference 3448G sold for $2.76M at Christie's New York.\nSalerooms\n- Bonhams sold the estate of the late actress Diane Keaton for $4.2M, led by the original script from her 1977 film \"Annie Hall,\" which fetched nearly 100x its high estimate.\n- Sotheby's will auction around 1,000 previously unseen personal sketches by the late Karl Lagerfeld, alongside other archive material including his iPods.\nWhisky\n- A Yamazaki 50 Year Old, made exclusively for a private Japanese club, sold for about $1M in Hong Kong — a record for Japanese whisky\nGold Is Hot\n- Gold closed at a record Monday and kept climbing (~$4,360/oz this morning).\n- Rolex raised gold-watch prices ~5%, its second increase this year (industry sources).\n- Piaget unveiled Extraleganza, a 65-piece high-jewelry collection inspired by the gem-set dials of its ultra-thin watches.\nMarkets\n- The Dow closed at a record Monday (~51,310) as the US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz eased oil fears, and it added roughly another 1.7%...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1z6r8f5r5Nhr5bhZafuzDRKp6vb1jRw2SVyBQTEXHzQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZjBi/ZDI5ODQ1ZTAwOTg3/MzMyNTZmOTEwNTY2/NDFiYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}