Well you can, the small technicality of funds nothwithstanding, as a 4lb chunk, the fourth-largest piece of lunar rock here, is up for auction. Otherwise called DaG 1058, this breccia originating from the far side of the moon has the… Read More ›
Auctions
A Monaco ‘worn by Steve McQueen’ fetches an astonishing $650,000
What is a ‘Monaco worn by Steve McQueen’? This was a question that I didn’t feel qualified to answer when I was told by a friend of a ‘Profiles in History’ auction of a watch described as “Steve McQueen hero… Read More ›
Would you like to own one of Clark Gable’s watches?
Now what sort of watch do you think Clark Gable wore? Well it turns out that he didn’t restrict himself to a single watch, and that he was a man of varied tastes. Two of his watches, both looking lovingly… Read More ›
Breguet acquires important Turkish pocket watch at auction
The Breguet Museum at Place Vendôme has acquired a historically important watch made in 1808 for a dignitary of the Ottoman Empire for CHF 650,000 (approx US$695,000), a record for a Turkish-style Breguet watch, and also a record for a… Read More ›
Selections from Antiquorum’s NY December auction
With the end of 2011 nigh, Antiquorum’s December “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” auction in New York will feature a mixed bag of 450 modern and vintage timepieces, and even some parts (see lots 323 to 327). You can view… Read More ›
Queensland farm shed reveals 14th century timepiece
(Photo from Bonhams) An extremely rare time-keeping device found in a bag of spare parts in a Queensland shed is estimated to fetch between GBP150,000 – 200,000 (AU$233,000-$311,000) at Bonhams’ Fine Clocks and Scientific Instruments Sale on 13 December 2011…. Read More ›
Sold : John Wayne’s Rolex King Midas
(Photo from Heritage Auctions) The “Personal Property of John Wayne Signature Auction”, conducted by Heritage Auctions, has just closed, with an astonishing total of $5,382,492 for the sale. Amongst the items sold was Lot 44182, described as follows : “An… Read More ›
Lange Zeitwerk piece unique for Kidz Horizon
For many watch enthusiasts, it is a quiet sort of a hobby (or obsession, in some cases), and in the pre-internet days, this was even more so. The creation of the WWW provided a boon to people interested in watches… Read More ›
George Tyler ‘clock watch’ presented by Queen Anne to the Earl of Cromarty
I have already blogged about one interesting ‘watch’ that is up for auction at Heritage Auctions. Here is another item from the same collection. It could not be more different to the spy watch, but it is also historically interesting,… Read More ›
The Protana – the original ‘spy watch’
Who isn’t intrigued by even the mere mention of spy and espionage devices? Whether we’re talking about the over-the-top comedy of Maxwell Smart’s shoe phone, the reality of miniature cameras hidden in cigarette packets, or even the poison tipped umbrella… Read More ›
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