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Antiquorum is an auctioneer of modern and vintage timepieces. Established in Geneva in 1974, Antiquorum was the first auction house to auction fine watches over the Internet in the 1990s.[1]
The company was founded in Geneva in 1974 and expanded to have branches in ten cities, including New York , London , Moscow , Paris , Milan , Munich , Shanghai , and Tokyo .
Antiquorum conducts auctions in Geneva, New York and Hong Kong about ten times a year, preceded by previews in various major cities worldwide.[2]
In 1989 Antiquorum held a "landmark auction" called "Art of Patek Philippe ." This auction helped to establish Patek Philippe's reputation as a luxury watch brand and viable investment and solidified the notion that watches could be more than just "timepieces."[3]
Notable Auctions
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In 2002, Antiquorum set the all-time world record for a wristwatch at auction, selling a unique 1939 platinum Patek Philippe World Time Ref. 1415 for US$4,026,524 (SFr. 6,603,500) - more than double the previous world record.[4]
On October 16, 2008, Antiquorum sold a gold Longines wristwatch once owned by Albert Einstein for US$596,000 in New York .[5] [6] [7]
In March 2009, Antiquorum auctioned a number of Mahatma Gandhi 's possessions including his Zenith pocket watch and spectacles.[8] [9]
In November 2009 and March 2004, Antiquorum sold the yellow-gold and the white-gold Patek Philippe Calibre 89 , respectively, and both watches currently rank among the top 10 most expensive watches ever sold at auction , with final prices over 5 million US dollars (the auction record for Antiquorum).[10] [11] [12] [13]
References
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^ Alex Doak. "The incredible stories behind 5 of the world's most expensive watches" . CNN . Retrieved 2020-12-31 .
^ "Patek World Records at Antiquorum's New York Sale - WatchTime - USA's No.1 Watch Magazine" . Watchtime.com. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2015 .
^ "Albert Einstein's Longines watch fetch... - 16/10/2008 | Longines Media Center" . mediacenter.longines.com . Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ "Unique and Historically Important Longines, No. 4876616, case No. 66968. Made in 1930, presented to Professor Albert Einstein on February 16th, 1931 in Los Angeles" . catalog.antiquorum.swiss . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ "HISTORY | Antiquorum Auctioneers since 1974" . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ Naazneen Karmali (9 March 2011). "Vijay Mallya: Memories of Gandhi" . Forbes . Retrieved 18 January 2015 .
^ "BBC NEWS - South Asia - Gandhi items 'to return to India' . News.bbc.co.uk. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2015 .
^ "The Yellow Gold Calibre 89 Patek Philippe" . catalog.antiquorum.swiss . Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-23 .
^ "Hands-On: A Patek Philippe Caliber 89, For Sale At Christie's New York - HODINKEE" . HODINKEE . Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23 .
^ "Patek, Philippe, Genève. The white gold "Calibre 89" . catalog.antiquorum.swiss . Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-23 .
^ "Patek Philippe Calibre 89 sold for $5 million" . JCK . Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-23 .
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