Evan Zimmermann
Evan Zimmermann is the President and CEO of Antiquorum, a Swiss auction house, established in 1974, that specializes in selling watches.[1] In the 10 years that he has been leading Antiquorum, the auction house has experienced growth in its Auction sale from $37 million to $90 Million. During the same period that Antiquorum experiences this growth, it solidified its position as the largest watch auction house in the world.[2]
In 2008, Forbes recognized Mr. Zimmermann as an important collector of vintage Rolex sport watches.[3]
Under Mr. Zimmermann's management, Antiquorum sold Mahatma Gandhi's pocket watch for just under $2.1 million,[4] Steve McQueen's Rolex Submariner for $234,000 (more than 20 times its estimate), setting a new world record for its reference,[5] and Albert Einstein's Longines wristwatch for $596,000 (over 2000 percent of its estimate).[6]
References
- ^ Antiquorum source: www.antiquorum.com
- ^ "Art & Photography news and auction sales". Paul Fraser Collectibles. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Collections: Vintage Rolexes source: Forbes.com Retrieved February 29, 2008.
- ^ Gandhi’s Watch, Belongings Sells for $2.1M Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine source: JCK Online Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ Steve McQueen's Vintage Rolex Sells for $234,000 source: Luxist.com Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ Einstein watch Sells for Over 2000% of its Estimate Archived 2010-03-06 at the Wayback Machine source: Watchluxus.com Retrieved October 27, 2008.