Sotheby's Geneva Watch Sale Achieves Record 14.98 Million CHF
Sotheby's Geneva flagship Important Watches Sale achieved 14,982,016 CHF ($19,295,488 USD), the highest total for a watch auction in 12 years. The standing-room-only event at the Mandarin Oriental saw 1,500 registered paddles and multiple records broken. This follows Sotheby's New York watch sale in December and its Hong Kong Important Watches Sale last month, which had briefly held the record.
Key facts
- Total: 14,982,016 CHF / 19,295,488 USD
- Most valuable watch sale in 12 years
- Held at Geneva's Mandarin Oriental
- 1,500 paddles registered
- Multiple records broken during session
- Follows Sotheby's New York record in December
- Sotheby's Hong Kong sale last month briefly held record
- Record participation from collectors
Entities
Institutions
- Sotheby's
Locations
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Mandarin Oriental
- New York
- United States
- Hong Kong
- China