Michael Schumacher’s family has made the difficult and emotional decision to auction off his personal collection of luxury watches ahead of the Italian Grand Prix on May 19.
Corinna Schumacher has made a difficult and emotional decision as she continues to care for the F1 legend following his skiing accident .
Auction house Christie’s will conduct the sale and is expecting the watch collection to rake in roughly $6 million for the family.“Christie’s expresses sincere thanks to the Schumacher family for their trust in us and their wish to share these masterpieces of horology with other passionate collectors around the globe,” Rémi Guillemin, Christie’s Head of Watches Europe and US, said.
The watch, engraved with a personal 2004 Christmas message from Totd, features symbols representing the German’s world titles, his helmet design and the Ferrari Prancing Horse emblem.The FP Journe Vagabondage 1 Model was gifted to Schumacher by Jean Todt. Pic: Christie'sA second watch, gifted to the racing legend from Todt for Christmas the previous year, is expected to sell for between $250,000 and $425,000.
As the owner of the CS ranches in Switzerland and America, she has earned over $2.9 million in prize money with her horses in reining. Close friends have claimed they’ve been banned from seeing the stricken F1 legend as a slick PR operation and team of lawyers ensured almost nothing about his condition has been shared with his fans.
Michael Schumacher of Germany and Ferrari celebrates with his wife Corinna after competing in his 200th Grand Prix during the Spanish F1 Grand Prix on May 9, 2004, at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.
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