80-Year-Old Buys His 80th Porsche, A New Boxster Spyder ++ This is serious brand loyalty.
Ottocar J., an 80-year-old Viennese native, loves Porsche. He bought his first one in 1972 – a Speed Yellow 911 E. Since then, his garage has filled with various Porsche models over the years, forcing Ottocar to build a separate building to house his expansive collection. This year marked something special for Ottocar as he bought his 80th Porsche model.
His newest addition is a Boxster Spyder in Miami Blue. He collected the car from Porsche’s Zuffenhausen factory, where the company allowed him to be one of the first customers allowed to affix the brand’s crest on the car’s hood himself. He first took delivery in person in 1977 when he picked up his 911 Carrera 3.0. His desire for Porsche grew during his time as a hobby race car driver.
December 18, 2020
This week in Diamond Shavings: De Beers raises prices after a terrible year. A jewelry store becomes an art museum. And should an engagement ring be returned if it’s “too cheap”? All below.
This feature will run on Thursday, Dec. 23, next week. Hope everyone is having a great holiday season. Stay safe and social-distance!
Steve McQueen s Le Mans Watch Sells for $2.2M, Breaking Auction Record
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During the last decade, the watch world has seen an auction boom the likes of which no one could have predicted. Both mechanically and historically significant timepieces have seen hammer prices reach ludicrous heights at the top the list, a 2019 Patek Phillippe sold for over $31 million and a Paul Newman Rolex Dayton for just under $18 million and arguably no single model tells this story better than Steve McQueen’s
Le Mans watch.
The square-cased timepiece in question is a Heuer Monaco designed in the late ‘60s back before the brand became TAG Heuer six of which were known to have been used during filming of the 1971 racing classic. Watch blog Hodinkee notes that back in 2009 one of the six sold at auction for about $80,000, then another sold three years later for about ten times that amount. Then on Saturday, the last of the six to come up for pu
Steve McQueen s Le Mans Watch Sells for $2.2M, Breaking Auction Record
Alex Lauer, provided by
FacebookTwitterEmail
During the last decade, the watch world has seen an auction boom the likes of which no one could have predicted. Both mechanically and historically significant timepieces have seen hammer prices reach ludicrous heights at the top the list, a 2019 Patek Phillippe sold for over $31 million and a Paul Newman Rolex Dayton for just under $18 million and arguably no single model tells this story better than Steve McQueen’s
Le Mans watch.
The square-cased timepiece in question is a Heuer Monaco designed in the late ‘60s back before the brand became TAG Heuer six of which were known to have been used during filming of the 1971 racing classic. Watch blog Hodinkee notes that back in 2009 one of the six sold at auction for about $80,000, then another sold three years later for about ten times that amount. Then on Saturday, the last of the six to come up for pu