A discontinued Rolex just sold at auction for a record-breaking $2.5 million — the winning buyer reportedly was the watchmaker
![ROLEX | MILGAUSS REF 6541, RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANTI MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1959 | Important Watches | 2020 | Sotheby's ROLEX | MILGAUSS REF 6541, RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANTI MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1959 | Important Watches | 2020 | Sotheby's](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4b9ad1c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/2048x2048!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fa0%2F69%2F4ba153b4460cb976c25618ca5a3c%2Fl20070-blsdb-4.jpg)
ROLEX | MILGAUSS REF 6541, RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANTI MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1959 | Important Watches | 2020 | Sotheby's
![ROLEX | MILGAUSS REF 6541, RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANTI MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1959 | Important Watches | 2020 | Sotheby's ROLEX | MILGAUSS REF 6541, RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANTI MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1959 | Important Watches | 2020 | Sotheby's](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/da0f509/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/2048x2048!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fe8%2Fa7%2Ff742d24741d2907de5b2756b9076%2Fl20070-blsdb-1.jpg)
ROLEX | MILGAUSS REF 6541, RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANTI MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1959 | Important Watches | 2020 | Sotheby's
![ROLEX | MILGAUSS REF 6541, RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANTI MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1959 | Important Watches | 2020 | Sotheby's ROLEX | MILGAUSS REF 6541, RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANTI MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1959 | Important Watches | 2020 | Sotheby's](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ad73caf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/2048x2048!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fe9%2Ff1%2Fd04849a84b52b6cea869f2b48742%2Fl20070-blsdb-8.jpg)
ROLEX | MILGAUSS REF 6541, RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANTI MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1959 | Important Watches | 2020 | Sotheby's
![ROLEX | MILGAUSS REF 6541, RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANTI MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1959 | Important Watches | 2020 | Sotheby's ROLEX | MILGAUSS REF 6541, RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC ANTI MAGNETIC WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1959 | Important Watches | 2020 | Sotheby's](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/94d1fc8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/2048x2048!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F4c%2Fce%2F5937319747359347e9eb02986eeb%2Fl20070-blsdb-2.jpg)