Rolex watches to be sold at Antiquorum

More than 300 Rolex watches will be auctioned this spring when Antiquorum conducts two sales featuring “The Guido Mondani Collection of Rolex Wristwatches.”

The upcoming sales will take place April 1 and May 13 at Geneva’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel du Rhône. The New Yorkpreview will take place at Manhattan’s Tourneau Time Machine March 8-11.

The feature of the assortment is a 1953 Oyster perpetual tonneau-shaped, self-winding, waterproof men’s watch in 18-karat yellow gold with a diamond black dial, triple date and moon phases. This magnificent piece is valued at $190,000-$265,000. Among other highlights of the auction is a 1942 oversized watch in stainless steel with split-second chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter, estimated to $235,000-$300,000.

Antiquorum is the world’s leading auction house specializing in the field of horology. It was established in

Geneva in 1974 and has already carved its own unparalleled niche in the auction world by cultivating a thriving collector’s market for timepieces worldwide. It has held the most remarkable records for sales of watches, wristwatches and clocks.

Antiquorum continuously demonstrates an incomparable ability to obtain the highest prices for wristwatches at auction. It established the all-time world record price for a wristwatch at auction when it sold a probably unique platinum Patek Philippe World Time from 1939 for an astounding $ 4,026,524.

Preceded by previews in various major cities worldwide, Antiquorum conducts its auctions in Geneva, New York and Hong Kong eleven times a year. Along with its auction centers at Antiquorum Geneva, New York, and Hong Kong, Antiquorum also has offices in Paris, Milan, London, Munich, Shangai and Tokyo, and agents in Russia.

Undoubtedly, the auction room at Geneva’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel du Rhône will be full. Collectors from all over the world will come to bid. Antiquorum is successfully continuing its efforts to develop new ways to arouse the interest of collectors.