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Rolex Watches Set Sales Records.
Watch auctioneer Antiquorum saw enthusiastic response to Rolexes in the first half of its "Mondani Collection of Rolex Wristwatches" sale in Geneva on Saturday.
Phase one of the two-part auction—whose second section will conclude in Geneva May 13—netted $3.676 million for Antiquorum including buyer's premium, according to a company release issued Sunday. All 152 lots were sold at 200 percent of their estimated value, with intense bidding from European and Asian buyers.
Ten lots fetched world-record prices. The sale's top lot, selling for a world-record price of $286,211 including buyer's premium, was Rolex's "Oyster Chronograph Antimagnetic" made in 1941. The rare stainless-steel watch, also dubbed the "Medical Chronograph" or "Stainless Steel Monoblocco" boasts a black dial, round button chronograph, register and pulsometer. The next-highest sale was $242,787 for Rolex's "Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer." Made in 1953, the gentleman's watch has a stainless steel "Jubilee" bracelet and features a triple date and moon phases.
In a separate sale on Sunday, "Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches and Clocks," Antiquorum made nearly $9.3 million from the sale of 88 percent of available lots, which fetched 100 percent by value. In its release, the auction house cited the "Mondani effect" on bidding, which catapulted the sale's Rolex lots to fetch value beyond their estimates.
This helped boost Rolex's "Milgauss Brown Dial Rolex" and "Oyster Perpetual" to world-record sales of $153,959 and $93,300, respectively. Top lot at the sale was Patek Philippe's "World Time" watch made in 1953, featuring a map of North America on its cloisonné enamel dial, which fetched $1.745 million.
$1.745 million!
Another sale record was for the Hamilton "Railway Special" pocket watch made in the 1940's. The piece sold for $64,050, the highest price ever paid for an American-made watch at auction.
The Railway Special: $64,050!
Comments
i have a 1940 rolex watch which i want to sell
Posted by: christina benages on June 13, 2007 11:46 PM
I have a railway watch that my DaD, gave me it works fine the chain is with it. The watck is Hamilton Railway 23J #950B is it possible to put a price on this watch.
Posted by: Ted Douglas on October 8, 2008 11:04 PM
Hi I was wondering if I could get an estimated value of a pocket watch I have. It is a Hamilton pocket watch. Inside the back has the following info: Hamilton watch company U.S.A. 950B 23 jewels adj temp and pos S23145. On the inside of the back cover there is a stamp HWC, Lancaster P.A. R690063 there are also some etchings, 72-1254 15300-N 16044N 8806N D2676 there is another as well but I can't quite make it out with the naked eye. I have done some research and can't find the exact model that I have except it was made between 1944-45. I have found some similar but the face is different the one I have has 1-12 in large numbers and 13-24 on the inside, it also has a second dial marked from 0-60. If you can give me some direction on how I can get more info please let me know. My father worked for the railroad (CPR) and passed away when I was young and I don't have any other info on it. Thanks in advance.
Dave Franceschini
Posted by: Dave Franceschini on October 3, 2009 11:33 PM