The "first" James Bond Rolex Submariner is up for auction

The Rolex Submariner Reference 6538 is the same as that worn by Sean Connery in Dr ...

A true horological rarity is up for sale as a sibling of the first Rolex Submariner watch worn in the 007 thriller films is being auctioned by Sotheby’s. The “James Bond” Rolex Submariner Reference 6538 is not only the same model as that first worn by actor Sean Connery in Dr No, it’s also a much sought after collectible in its own right.

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Duane Allman's Gibson SG and Graham Nash's Woodstock Martin D-45 sell at auction

Duane Allman's Gibson SG and Graham Nash's Woodstock Martin D-45

Our top 100 most valuable guitars listing added two more famous guitars last week, when Duane Allman’s 1961/1962 Cherry Gibson SG fetched US$591,000 and the Martin D-45 that Graham Nash played at Woodstock fetched $162,500.

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30 landmark scientific artifacts heading for auction this month

The month of July, 2019 will be a bumper one for the number of landmark scientific artifacts heading for auction. Three Christie’s auctions and a Sotheby’s auction have such a stellar array of scientific documents, manuscripts, tablets, seals and artifacts that we thought it worthwhile documenting them, even though in some cases, they are estimated to sell for quite affordable amounts.

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Three landmark scientific artifacts go to auction this week

There are three landmark scientific artifacts set to go to auction this week

This week looks like being the most spectacular of the scientific auction year with three landmark auctions of scientific documents and specimens crossing the block. The three important artifacts are a 13-m (43-ft) Diplodocus skeleton at Aguttes in Paris on June 13 (US$1.5 million to $1.8 million), one of three original copies of Luca Pacioli’s Summa de Arithmetica at Christie’s in New York on June 12 ($1.0 million to $1.5 million) and a presentation copy of the first edition of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection at Bonhams in New York on June 13 ($ 200,000 to $300,000).

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Timeline Book from Apollo 11's Lunar Module rockets to auction

The cover of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Timeline Book – to be auctioned almost 50 ...

On Sunday, July 20, 1969, the first thing ever written by a human while on a celestial body that wasn’t our own planet Earth was jotted onto a page. That page was within a book known as “The Timeline Book,” a book which had, only moments before, sat between two men, who were soon to become household names the world over.

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25 incredible scientific artifacts that sold at auction last week

The only complete Dodo skeleton to have been assembled in the 19th century sold for $623,702 ...

Christie’s held two science-related auctions last week, and across the two, some quite remarkable scientific artifacts were on offer. Here’s our pick of the offerings.

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