This auction was a complete disaster.  Take a mediocre group of watches, add in a couple of “franken” samples, impose relatively low limits on first time bidders, and add some technical difficulties with the internet / telephone bidding, and we can understand the results.  Of the 40 lots that were included in the catalog, three lots were withdrawn from the sale — these were the “Bad” ones (frankens) that we had described. Of the remaining 37 lots, 11 were sold and 26 went unsold.

Artcurial is a Paris-based auction house; 40 vintage Heuers, at a sale held in Monte Carlo, on July 18, 2016. The sale consisted of 400 watches, with the Heuers placed at lots 273 through 312. Here is the Online Catalog for the sale. Or you can flip through the E Catalog, if you prefer.

For our discussion of this auction, see Auction Watch — Artcurial Selling 40 Vintage Heuers, July 18, 2016 (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly).