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At the Phillips Geneva watch auction last night, one of Rolex‘s original lightning needles, the 6541 made in 1958, sold for an astonishing 2,238,000 Swiss francs, which is about 17.33 million yuan. Just looking at this number, it may not seem like much. But when compared to other prices, you can see how extreme this price is. In the same auction, the previously highly anticipated gold Paul Newman, 6241, sold for 59,000 Swiss francs. What’s even more surprising: in May last year, the same 1958 6541 at Phillips sold for 302,400 Swiss francs, about 2.34 million yuan. In a year, it has increased 7 times?

Before the official release of the 6541, Rolex also introduced a prototype of the Milgauss, the 6543, which was made between 1954 and 1956, and it’s said that only 75-200 pieces were made in those two years. At the same time, the 6541 also has a unique aperture version designed specifically for the U.S.

This time, it has gone over 10 million, and the reason might be the two points mentioned by Phillips in the description of the lot.