(Credit: Sotheby’s)
Less than four years after Sylvester Stallone auctioned off some of his watches with Phillips, including a Richard Mille, the Academy Award-winning director and actor is letting go of more of his collection, but this time with a different auction house.
In a video posted by Sotheby's earlier this week, Stallone describes the beginning of his love affair with Rolex after he saw Gregg Allman [of the Allman Brothers] wearing a gold Rolex. He decided to reward himself after filming “Rocky” and bought a gold Submariner. “It's not about keeping time. It's about keeping in step with where you are in life,” he said in the video.
Sotheby's will be presenting 11 pieces from his collection on June 5th, including a rose-gold Rolex Day-Date, which features an olive-green dial and a customized engraving on the caseback.
“This watch provided hours and hours of joy,” he said. “Oh, it says 'Sly' on the back, so I can relate to that. It is just a beautiful conversation piece.”