Eleven watches from Sylvester Stallone’s collection sold for $6.7 million at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, with his Patek Philippe achieving $5.4 million.
sparked a fierce bidding battle between five bidders at Sotheby’s Important Watches auction in New York before it sold to a private Asian collector for $5.4 million. That is the highest price achieved for any modern watch sold at Sotheby’s and makes Sly’s Patek the third most expensive timepiece sold in the auction house’s history.from watchmakers such as Rolex, Audemars Piguet, and Piaget. The entire collection sold for a collective $6.
The watch features a reversible white-gold case adorned with Patek’s signature hobnail pattern. It also showcases two faces, as many extra complicated watches do: One is focused on timekeeping and sonnerie, and the other is dedicated to the instantaneous perpetual calendar. Stallone’s Ref. 6300 was not only preserved in the original plastic seal but was also accompanied by a grand presentation box engraved with Stallone’s name and a Grandmaster Chime book bearing his name.
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