2010年7月27日星期二

Historical Record Breaking Results from Antiquorum USA

The sale included 402 lots. From all the lots, bidders from Hong Kong, Switzerland, and The Russian Federation sold 84.58 percent by lot and 119.34 % by value."We are very pleased by the outcome of today's sale which reflects the willingness of collectors to pay premium prices for timepieces that have never been seen at auction before," outlined Julien Schaerer, Watch Director and Auctioneer, Antiquorum USA. The star of the auction was a Patek Philippe Ref. 2497, First Series, which was sold for $ 624,400. World's biggest watch auctioneer, Antiquorum, held this year's final auction, resulting in a historical record breaking sum of $ 9,612,051 for its Important Collectors' Wristwatches and Pocket Watches & Clocks sale. The auction held an enormous number of on-line and commission bidders.