Editor’s note: A couple of days ago I announced that Sotheby’s would be auctioning 44 watches from the collection of the late great Robin Williams. And from the response it received — and in my own observations — it seems that a few of the estimates were a little modest. So just how much is the celeb factor worth? I thought I’d take us back to this one by our own numbers man, Mr Daniel Senia. And help shed some more light on the subject. One final note: We ran this story just before Russell Crowe’s ‘Art of Divorce’ auction. Here’s how his watches performed. The power of ‘celebrity’ is not a new concept. As far back as the ancient pharaohs, celebrities have been put on a pedestal (sometimes literally) and we’ve obsessed into the lives of the powerful, the wealthy and the beautiful. These days, technology puts the beautiful people at our fingertips, and this all-access, always-on, microscope into famous lives continues to fuel the celebrity fire. And that desire for fame through association is at its strongest when it comes to celebrity-owned objects. Tonight, Russell Crowe will auction off a collection of movie memorabilia, jewellery and watches at Sotheby’s in…
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