English pocket watch Space Traveller I sells for record price at Sotheby's auction 

A pocket watch known as Space Traveller I, one of the only 23 ever made by George Daniels that commemorates the 1969 moon landing, went under the hammer for INR 31.3 crore at Sotheby's.
Pocket Watch Space Traveller I (Photo Credit: Sotheby's)
Pocket Watch Space Traveller I (Photo Credit: Sotheby's)

London, July 3 (IANS): A pocket watch known as Space Traveller I, one of the only 23 ever made by English horologist George Daniels that commemorates the 1969 moon landing, became the highest-selling English watch when it went under the hammer for INR 31.3 crore at Sotheby's in London.

Daniels (1926-2011) was considered one of the most important horologists and watchmakers of the 20th century and this watch was one of his most sought after creations, which was completed in 1982.

It sold for 3,615,000 pounds here. Described by Daniels as "the kind of watch you would need on your package tour to Mars", the timepiece was built with both solar and sidereal time, equation of time and phases of the moon, Sotheby's said.

<em>Pocket Watch 'Space Traveller I' by George Daniels has become the highest-selling English watch. It was sold for INR 31.2 crore. (Photo Credit: Sotheby's)</em>
Pocket Watch 'Space Traveller I' by George Daniels has become the highest-selling English watch. It was sold for INR 31.2 crore. (Photo Credit: Sotheby's)

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