QP looks at the Hollywood legend’s watches going under the hammer in Sydney this week as part of Sotheby’s, Russell Crowe: The Art of Divorce sale.

by James Buttery

Even discounting his early work (Neighbours for instance) Russell Crowe has been a leading man for nearly 30 years, since his powerful breakthrough role in Romper Stomper in 1992.
As with any job held for any length of time, Crowe has amassed a great deal of career-related ephemera, so much so that this week he will sell a chunk of his collected memorabilia to fund his recent divorce at Sotheby?s in Sydney in the aptly titled Russell Crowe: The Art of Divorce. The auction also takes place on Crowe?s birthday which is also, cuttingly, his wedding anniversary. Lot 198 Panerai OP 6541
Some of the items up for sale come as no surprise ? Maximus? breastplate from Gladiator (Lot 10, est. £11,000-£16,400) and the antique violin he played in Master and Commander (Lot 31, est. £60,000-£76,000) ? but others give an intriguing insight into the man himself, lots such as Errol Flynn?s costume from Don Juan (Lot 55, est. £5,470-£11,000) and a host of art, guitars, custom motorcycles and sporting memorabilia.
Lot 217 Platinum Rolex Cellini
As we pointed out some time ago, the final 28 lots on the day (a platinum Vacheron Constantin has been withdrawn from the sale) are watches that Crowe has collected along the way. While some will be sought after (even without the Hollywood connection) others show a ?...