We can wait to hear more from Crown & Caliber, but I don't see the "silence as ominous".

Crown & Caliber is a relatively new "start up", though it has grown to around 50 employees; this was their first sale, on this scale; they have hundreds or even thousands of offers to sort through; so this will take some time. It's not eBay and it's not Christie's or Sotheby's, so we have to allow them some time to sort all this out. Yes, there were hiccups along the way, but there were some very nice watches and we can hope they go to some good homes, in the community.

Jeff

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: from the early morning data...
: 65 /100 had bids below low estimate.
: 2 /100 had bids above high estimate. (the 3646 tachy and the manual
: siffert)

: mind you, that was the morning. but still. the silence is ominous.

: Jurgen