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ANTIQUORUM AUCTIONEERS Press Contact: Michelle Halpern Tel +1 212 750 1103 pressusa@antiquorum.com. |
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For Immediate Release Antiquorum Celebrates Rolex's Anniversary Year with the Sale of the Century New York, April 17, 2008 - Antiquorum's sale titled "Revolution: The Evolution of the Rolex Sport Watch", commemorating the 100th anniversary of Rolex, achieved $ 8,515,260. There was excitement in the air as soon as the auctioneer stepped up to the podium at the Rolex thematic sale Thursday morning on April 17. Not only was the auction room packed with a record number of eager bidders, but there were also 283 registered online bidders. Furthermore, because of tremendous interest, an additional sales room was set up in Milan and connected to the New York auction room via video conference. Excellent prices were achieved resulting in 142.05 % sold by value and 90 % sold by lot. Participation came from all over the world including from countries such as Germany, Italy and Malta. Incredible results were reached including 9 world records at the April 17th sale. World Records at Auction: Lot 95 - Ref. 1016 Space - Dweller in stainless steel Sold including buyer's premium: USD 48'000 Lot 115 - Ref. 1675 GMT-Master with transparent back in stainless steel Sold including buyer's premium: USD 125'500 Lot 127 - Tudor Ref. 7031 Oyster Date Chronograph in stainless steel Sold Including buyer's premium: USD 48'000 Lot 145 - Ref. 6541 Milgauss Black Dial in stainless steel Sold including buyer's premium: USD 190'400 Lot 175 - Ref. 5513 Military in stainless steel Sold including buyer's premium: USD 166'800 Lot 193 - Ref. 16610 Panama Canal in stainless steel Sold including buyer's premium: USD 90'000 Lot 201 - Ref. 1665 Comex Sea-Dweller in stainless steel Sold including buyer's premium: USD 248'800 Lot 209 - Ref. 1665 Prototype No Valve Double Red Sea-Dweller in stainless steel Sold including buyer's premium: USD 237'600 Lot 210 - Ref. 1665 Double Red Patent Pending Mark I Sold including buyer's premium: USD 237'600 Other noteworthy results were achieved by the Ref. 1665 Sea-Dweller retailed by Cartier in stainless steel(lot 219) which sold for $ 119'600. Also, the Ref. 1655 "Straight Hand Steve McQueen" (lot 103) realized the impressive sum of $40'800. Even novelty items such as "The World Famous Oyster Case" (lot 63) fetched $ 28'800. Julien Schaerer, Auctioneer & Watch Director of Antiquorum USA commented: "Today's outcome for our thematic auction was strong evidence of collectors' appreciation for Rolex and established Tudor as a collector's brand; we couldn't be more delighted with the results of this extraordinary sale." Evan Zimmermann, Managing Director Antiquorum USA, said: "As Rolex turns 100 this year, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to gather the best available examples of Rolex watches, displays and memorabilia to create a unique thematic auction that would appeal to collectors worldwide. After more than a year of preparations, we are thrilled to have realized such superb results and mark this sale as truly The Sale of the Century ! " Top 10 Lots for Antiquorum's April 17th Sale (for HIGH DEFINITION please click on the image) |
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Lot 201 Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Comex, Sea-Dweller, 2000ft./610 m", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1665. Made in 1979. Sold including buyer's premium: USD 248'800 |
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Lot 209 Prototype No Valve Double Red Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Sea-Dweller Submariner" without helium escape valve, 2000 ft./610 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1665. Made in 1967. Sold including buyer's premium: USD 237'600 |
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Ref. 6541, Stainless Steel Milgauss Black Dial Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Milgauss, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified," Ref. 6541. Made in 1958. Sold including buyer's premium: USD 190'400 |
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Lot 202 Comex Ref. 1680 Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660 ft. / 200 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified", Ref. 1680. Sold to Comex in 1978. Sold including buyer's premium: USD 155'000 |
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Lot 163 Ref. 5510 "James Bond" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Submariner "200 m=660 ft", Ref. 5510. Produced in the first quarter of 1958. This reference was in production for approximately 1 year only. Sold including buyer's premium: USD 155'000 |
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Lot 228 Ref. 6236, "Jean-Claude Killy" Rolex "Oyster Chronograph, Antimagnetic", Ref. 6236. Made in 1958. Sold including buyer's premium: USD 155'000 |
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About Antiquorum Antiquorum is, unquestionably, the world’s leading watch auctioneer; Of the 62 watches ever sold publicly by major auction houses above SFR. 1,000,000, Antiquorum claims an impressive 44. In 2002, Antiquorum established the all-time world record price for a wristwatch at auction when it sold a platinum Patek Phililppe World Time Ref. 1415 from 1939 for an astounding CHF 6,603,500 (US$ 4,026,524). This record-breaking price more than doubled the previous world record price for a wrist watch at auction. Another record price for a modern watch was achieved in 2004, the unique white gold Calibre 89, also by Patek Philippe, was sold for SFr. 6,603,500 (US$ 5,002,652). |
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