The McLaren is the lot I would spend the most time understanding—not because it was the most expensive, but because buying a future race car is a very different proposition from driving away in a classic. Its delivery terms change the story. So does the distinction between a billion-dollar display headline and actual auction proceeds.…
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For the first time in history, never-before-heard tapes from Jimi Hendrix are hitting the auction block. These rare 1968 demos, known as the Jimi Hendrix tapes, were recorded just two years before Hendrix’s untimely death. They feature unreleased versions of iconic tracks like Up From The Skies, Ain’t No Telling, Little Miss Lover, and Stone…
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The first Rolex Rainbow Daytona was not sold for $3.5 million. That was the pre-sale expectation. The circa-1994 watch, reference 16599SAAEC, went through Phillips in Geneva on 8 November 2024, and the published lot record gives CHF 5,505,000. It is a completed auction, not an upcoming November sale or a current UAE asking price. The…
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