If you’re the sort of person who owns a 33.19-carat diamond, do you ever really need to know what time it is? In short, no. But the legendarily late-for-everything Elizabeth Taylor still managed to amass a fine collection of jewelry watches that are a part of the year’s most anticipated auction. The exhibit fills two floors of Christie’s Rockefeller Center headquarters in New York with Taylor’s clothing, accessories, and jewels, including the aforementioned Elizabeth Taylor Diamond, the 50.56 carat La Peregrina Pearl set into a massive pearl, diamond, and ruby necklace by Cartier, and a few hundred carats worth of an emerald-and-diamond Bulgari suite. But if you can tear yourself away from the Taj Mahal heart-shaped diamond, there are 14 fine examples of Taylor’s watches to peruse. The highlights include pieces from both Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe, and many more. Though, there were suspiciously no Elgins included in the lot in spite of Taylor's time as a brand spokeswoman.
Click through for our picks of the best of Elizabeth Taylor's wristwatch collection.