Record $4.3 Million Watch Auctions Vault Rexhepi to Top Tier
- Two Rexhep Rexhepi watches sold for record prices in Geneva
- Young Swiss watchmaker joins Journe, Patek in elite class
Three watches made by Switzerland’s Rexhep Rexhepi sold for a combined $4.3 million at auction, cementing the young Geneva watchmaker’s place among top tier collector brands including F.P. Journe and Patek Philippe.
A unique ‘Chronomètre Antimagnetique’ fetched 2.1 million Swiss francs ($2.3 million) at the Only Watch charity auction on Friday. The next day, his ‘Chronomètre Contemporain’ with a platinum case made in 2019 sold for a record 1.2 million Swiss francs including buyer fees at the Phillips Geneva auction. And on Sunday, a titanium Akrivia brand watch with a tourbillon, produced in 2015, sold for about $700,000 at Phillips.