The legendary German pilot Michael Schumacher He continues to be in the news, despite the fact that his environment has been very secretive since the time of his accident in 2013.
The watches will be exhibited in New York from May 3 to 5, just over the weekend of the F1 Grand Prix in Miami, before the auction in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 13, according to auction house Christie's.
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“We are very happy to have these watches and to have been able to collaborate with the family,” Christie's head of watches told CNN, Remi Guillemin.
“They decided to part ways with specific watches from the collection, where they believed watch collectors would appreciate the true value of the pieces,” he said.
The pieces include Schumacher's platinum FP Journe Vagabondage 1, which holds almost half the estimated value of the entire collection, with an expected sale price of up to $2.2 million.
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Another luxury. The white gold Royal Oak chronograph was commissioned as a personalized gift for the seven-time F1 World Championship winner from his Ferrari mentor, Jean Todt.
Its features celebrate the six championship victories it had achieved up to that point, Christie's said. The 30-minute record dial is surrounded by six stars and features representations of Ferrari's famous prancing horse emblem and Schumacher's red racing helmet. “It is a unique watch. When you see it from afar, you know it's something special and it's about Michael Schumacher.”said Guillemin.
The Vagabondage 1 platinum watch was also a gift from Todt. Its striking red dial houses symbols representing the seventh championship that Schumacher won for himself and Ferrari.
“These watches are for people who follow Formula One, who have followed, like me, Michael Schumacher when he competed. “It’s just a true piece of memorabilia and history and, furthermore, these two watches are important to watchmaking,” Guillemin said.
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