Collectables

Last week, the FIA announced that it was scrapping the rule restricting Formula 1 drivers to one crash helmet design for the entire season. The rule was publicly criticised by several of the drivers including Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo, who like to change their helmet designs as frequently as their underwear. But we’d be inclined to say that as identifying objects in today’s Halo-obscured cockpits, consistent, signature designs are much better from a spectator’s point of view.

Who doesn’t know them, the stories of missed opportunities in the collecting world that are more often than not received with pain-distorted faces and rolled eyes? Stories of how someone was offered a Ferrari 250 GT ‘Short Wheelbase’ or a painting by Sigmar Polke in the 1980s for the equivalent of a child’s bike and, of course, they politely declined. Unfortunately, we can’t travel into the future and study sports results or auction prices for historical goods that will one day be in great demand. However, you could buy sneakers, tracksuits or skateboards on an industrial scale. 

If you’re anything like us, you dream of being able to buy all your Christmas presents in one go and savour the rest of the advent season with a single malt and a great book in front of the fireplace. With Schuler’s upcoming auction in Zurich, this dream could become a reality for you. From 9–13 December, almost 4,000 lots will go under the hammer.