Minox A Gold set£5,413
22 Nov 2003 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €7,813 · lot AI_4_23026hammer ↗
Minox A Gold Set
camera
The Minox A Gold Set has 1 recorded sale: £5,413 (22 Nov 2003, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
See all 2 recorded sales: the date, saleroom or eBay listing, version and price of each →
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Other recorded sales All 2 →
Minox A (IIIs) Gold outfit£3,261
17 Nov 2007 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €4,600 · lot AI_12_20271hammer ↗
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Setoutfit (body with several lenses) · not in the priceboxed
What it is
The Minox A Gold Set is a presentation edition of the Minox A subminiature camera, a German-made 8x11mm format "spy" camera. Standard Minox A models date to the 1950s, and gold-plated sets were produced as luxury variants packaged with matching accessories.
Because gold-finish Minox sets were sold as boxed presentations, completeness drives value — verify the camera, chain, case, flash, and original box are all present and that the gold plating is unworn. Inspect the shutter for accurate speeds, check the lens for haze or fungus, and confirm the film transport advances cleanly. Service for Minox subminiatures is available from a small number of specialists, but parts for cosmetic gold trim are not reproduced.
Generated summary, 18 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Why is the price so much higher than a standard Minox A?
The Gold Set was a low-volume luxury presentation, so its value reflects collector demand for the gold-plated finish and matching boxed accessories rather than the underlying camera's performance.
Facts
- Maker
- Minox
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 22 Nov 2003
- Latest sale
- 22 Nov 2003
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Minox A Gold Set: 1 recorded sale, November 2003; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 29 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/m/minox/a-gold-set/