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SELECTION – Which watches should be selected from the 177 lots in the catalog for the next Antiquorum auction? Here is our choice.
To start the year, Antiquorum brought together 177 lots to be auctioned on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the prestigious Yacht Club de Monaco.
Lot 6 will appeal to all fans of a brand that deserves to be brought to light much more nowadays, with a rich catalog of numerous references worthy of being revisited. This Baume & Mercier chronograph Ref. 1919 in steel, with triple calendar with moon phases (est. 5,000 – 10,000 €) features a magnificent silver dial with luminescent Arabic numerals. Admire the harmony of its sub-dials for the seconds at 9 o’clock, 30 minutes at 3 o’clock and 12 o’clock at 6 o’clock. There is a window for the day of the week and the month at 12 p.m. and the moon phase at 6 a.m.
Lot 24 is an Omega Speedmaster Ref. 145.022, Apollo / Soyuz N ° 499, steel – (Circa 1976) € 30,000 – 60,000), a true watchmaking symbol of the policy of detente, following the Cold War between the USSR and the USA. It is an Omega Italy reseller, Fratelli De Marchi, who will order…