{"id":116768,"date":"2024-03-20T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T08:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/?p=116768"},"modified":"2024-03-20T08:39:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T08:39:48","slug":"michael-schumacher-family-puts-part-of-his-prized-watch-collection-up-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/michael-schumacher-family-puts-part-of-his-prized-watch-collection-up-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Schumacher family puts part of his prized watch collection up for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There has been notably little news about the legendary Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher since the catastrophic skiing accident that took him out of the public eye in December 2013, so the announcement today that his family has consigned a selection of his personal watches to Christie\u2019s flagship Geneva sale in May comes as a surprise, to say the least.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although all the lots have yet to be confirmed (it is thought a total of eight watches will be offered) , information about the two star pieces has been released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first is a unique example of an F.P Journe \u2018Vagabondage\u2019 featuring a platinum case and a personalised dial finished in \u2018Ferrari red\u2019 with the marque\u2019s prancing horse shield at the nine o\u2019clock position and a facsimile of Schumacher\u2019s race helmet at three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Encircling the dial are seven FIA globe emblems, each representing one of the star\u2019s seven F1 driver\u2019s World Championship victories (the last five of which he achieved consecutively between 2000 and 2004 while driving for Ferrari).<\/p>\n\n\n\n