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INDUSTRY NEWS - Antiquorum's Pateks Achieve Two World Records
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Antiquorum opened its Fall season with a record sale of $4,183,647 (€ 3,388,754 Euros) at its New York auction of Important Collector's Wristwatches & Pocket Watches of September 22, 2004.
Over 200 registered online bidders, telephone and live auction bidders showed strong interest from around the world, including Russia, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, and Europe, as well as many from the United States.
The Patek Philippe watches were the highlights of the sale with the top lot 326, a Ref. 3974, selling for $357,000.
"This auction was an extremely exciting sale with a lot of animation and competition between bidders. The rare pieces saw tremendous active bidding among watch lovers and collectors from all corners of the globe, and we were excited that today's enthusiasm for haute horology achieved two world records." said Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum's founder and chairman.
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FROM: Jualong |
TIME: 2006-8-15
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