Michael Christensen’s Rolex Daytona watch, won by the Danish Porsche Factory driver as the GTLM class winner at the Rolex 24 Hours in 2017, has raised 88,000 Euros at auction after Michael donated it to raise funds for Save the Children in Ukraine.
Christensen was in the room for the sale, at Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers in Copenhagen. The watch was estimated at a value of EUR 33,500-40,500, but achieved a hammer price of a whopping EUR 88,800 (including buyer’s premium).
“The watch is dear to my heart, as it was awarded to me after one of my biggest and proudest victories. At the same time, the situation in Ukraine is absolutely terrible and sad, and most children in Ukraine are growing up under completely different circumstances than I did. If I can help just a little bit, so they can look forward to a better life, I want to do it,” said Michael Christensen before the auction.
“It has been a long journey, and of course my nerves have been worn a little thin during the recent days. The decision to sell my Rolex Daytona watch was both a sad and satisfying decision. With the charitable purpose in mind and Bruun Rasmussen’s commitment, the sale made more and more sense to me during the process. Now I’m just so relieved that it went so well with a hammer price of half a million Danish kroner this evening,” says an elated Michael Christensen.
The new owner can look forward to getting a very special Rolex Daytona watch. Uniquely, the watch is laser engraved, which shows that it was presented as a prize to the winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona race. It is designed with a stopwatch function and a tachymeter that can be used to measure speed.
Nice one Michael!
