Watch This Tense 4-Minute Bidding War for Sylvester Stallone’s Prized Watch — Ending in Purchase of Over $5 Million
“Rocky” star Sylvester Stallone’s highly anticipated collection of rare and vintage watches went up for auction this week, and the 11-piece collection sold for $6.7 million — beating original pre-sale estimates.
One timepiece, the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime, broke the record for the most expensive modern watch ever sold through Sotheby’s after it garnered an offer of $5.4 million. It was originally estimated to sell for between $2.5 million and $5 million.
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“The sale of the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime was an unrepeatable celebration,