“Omegamania,” the auction of 300 rare Omega watches in Geneva, Switzerland, generated more than 6.5 million Swiss francs (almost $9 million), selling all 300 lots for three times their presale estimates. The auction, held Saturday and Sunday, had generated great interest among watch collectors and enthusiasts around the world. It was organized by Antiquorum, the leading horological auctioneers and was the first thematic sale devoted solely to Omega.

Several world records, including the highest price ever paid at auction for a self-winding wristwatch, were set. That was for a platinum Constellation Grand Luxe from 1953, which went to a Swiss bidder for 413,700 Swiss francs (almost $560,480) after fierce competition from bidders in Italy and Japan.