Watch aficionados came together on June 8th for Antiquorum’s summer sale of Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces, which totaled a remarkable $4,500,075. The all-day sale held in Antiquorum’s New York City auction room featured an exceptional collection of 351 luxury timepieces, of which 118% were sold by value. Competitive bidding for the auction came from Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Russian Federation, Belgium and Indonesia, as well as the United States.

The two highlights of the sale were undoubtedly the Vacheron & Constantin Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeater Piece Unique and the Audemars Piguet Grand Complication Piece Unique specially made for Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The Vacheron Constantin elicited a spirited bidding war between two Asian bidders, with the successful bid coming at $374,500. Equally exciting was the competition among American and European collectors for the Audemars Piguet Grande Complication Piece Unique, which exceeded its high estimate, also selling for $374,500.

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