An important result for the Antiquorum 'Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces' auction, held on 9 May in Geneva at the Hotel Beau-Rivage. The sale total of 10,358,555 Swiss francs included three world records: A. Lange & Söhne, Lange 1 Ref. 101.026, in steel (lot 434), which sold for 312,500 Swiss francs (against an initial estimate of 100,000-200,000 Swiss francs); Omega Chronomètre à Tourbillon in yellow gold (lot 444), which sold for 512.500 Swiss Francs (initial estimate of 100,000-200,000 Swiss Francs); Rolex Zerographe Ref. 3346, in steel with white dial (lot 292), sold for 225,000 Swiss Francs (initial estimate of 50,000-80,000 Swiss Francs). As many as 535 lots were in the catalogue with a great variety of wristwatches and pocket watches of the most prestigious brands (Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, A. Lange & Söhne, Omega and many others) that attracted bidders from all over the world logged onto Antiquorum.swiss, as well as bidders on the phone and on the Zoom platform. "It was a great pleasure and honour to once again welcome our online bidders for our May auction at the Hotel Beau-Rivage in Geneva," said Romain Réa, CEO of Antiquorum. "I am immensely proud of our team for organising this sale under special circumstances and for putting together such an amazing selection of pieces, achieving great results including three world records."
