1923 Leica O-series becomes world’s most costly camera, fetches $1.89 million at auction

Just after we thought ancient wooden boxes were each of the rage among camera collectors, a compact beauty has shattered our theories — this 1923 Leica 0-series just sold at auction for €1,320,000, or about $1.89 million in US money. Curiously enough, exactly the same auction house reportedly sold the very same camera four years ago: No. 107, the 1st Leica to be exported, allegedly for a patent application inspection in Big apple. In 2007, it fetched a comparatively paltry €336,000, which was apparently still a global record for Leica cameras on the time. Quite the return on that investment, no? Find more pictures and details on the links below.

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