Minox A Gold
The Minox A Gold is a gold-plated special-edition variant of the Minox A subminiature camera, made for the collector and presentation market rather than as a working tool. Like other Minox A-series bodies, it uses the 8×11mm Minox subminiature film format. Its positioning when new was as a luxury object, typically sold in a presentation case alongside matching accessories.
At UK auction, hammer prices for the Minox A Gold have ranged from roughly £1,600 to £4,600, with a median close to £2,900 across the recorded saleroom results — these are wholesale hammer figures, not retail or dealer asking prices. As of today in 2026, what a Minox A Gold is worth depends heavily on plating condition, mechanical function and the presence of the original case and chain. Recorded UK auction data specifically for the gold variant is thin, so individual results sit across a wide band rather than clustering tightly around the median.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Nov 2013 | EUR 1,600 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 24 (Lot AI_24_29543) Title: Minox A Gold
Description:
Minox A engraved Wetzlar (in meter, synchronised), diamond gold-plated brass body (only gold-plated cameras have the 122 gram body), in perfect working order with gold-plated chain and a crocodile leather slip case, gold-plated Minox are extremely rare and were only made by special order Estimate: EUR 3,000 - EUR 3,500 |
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| May 2013 | EUR 3,600 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 23 (Lot AI_23_10333) Title: Minox A Gold
Description:
Minox A engraved Wetzlar (in meter, synchronised), diamond gold-plated brass body (only gold-plated cameras have the 122 gram body), in perfect working order with gold-plated chain, crocodile leather slip case, instructions, warranty card and maker's box, complete with matching golden Minox exposure meter (working) with gold-plated chain and a crocodile leather slip case with instructions in maker's box. Estimate: EUR 6,000 - EUR 7,000 |
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| Nov 2012 | EUR 2,211 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 22 (Lot AI_22_14843) Title: Minox A Gold
Description:
Minox A engraved Wetzlar (in meter, synchronised), diamond gold-plated brass body (only gold-plated cameras have the 122 gram body), in perfect working order with gold-plated chain and a crocodile leather slip case, matching golden Minox exposure meter (working) in a crocodile leather slip case. Early gold-plated Minox are extremely rare and were only made by special order mostly for personalities. From the estate of the German actor (Jedermann, 1970) Ernst Schröder. Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 5,000 |
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| May 2012 | EUR 2,800 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 21 (Lot AI_21_14249) Title: Minox A Gold
Description:
Minox A engraved Wetzlar (in meter, synchronised), diamond gold-plated brass body (only gold-plated cameras have the 122 gram body), in perfect working order with gold-plated chain and a crocodile leather slip case, matching golden Minox exposure meter (working) in a crocodile leather slip case. Early gold-plated Minox are extremely rare and were only made by special order mostly for personalities. Estimate: EUR 5,000 - EUR 6,000 |
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| May 2010 | EUR 3,400 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 17 (Lot AI_17_11148) Title: Minox A Gold
Description:
Minox A engraved Wetzlar, in meter, synchronised, diamond gold-plated brass body (only gold-plated cameras have the 122 gram body), in perfect working order with gold-plated chain and a beautiful snakeskin slip case, some small marks on the engraved part of the camera, matching golden Minox exposure meter (not operable). Early gold-plated Minox are extremely rare and were only made by special order mostly for personalities. Provenience: GRAHAM PILECKI, owner of Pilecki's Antique Camera & Image Exchange in Albany, California and Jean-Paul PARDUYNS from Belgium Estimate: EUR 5,000 - EUR 6,000 |
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| Nov 2004 | EUR 4,583 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 6 (Lot AI_6_24115) Title: Minox A Gold
Description:
Minox A engraved Wetzlar, in meter, synchronised, gold-plated, smooth brass body (only gold-plated cameras had the over 100g in weight brass body). Optically and technically exceptional. Early gold-plated Minox are extremely rare, this camera is particularly unusual because the body is not chased but smooth. With gold-plated chain and a beautiful snakeskin slip case in light and dark brown Estimate: EUR 7,000 - EUR 8,000 |
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| May 2004 | EUR 2,708 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 5 (Lot AI_5_23789) Title: Minox A Gold
Description:
rare, original Minox A Gold in working order, gold meter (not original), box, instructions Estimate: EUR 42,691 - EUR 4 |
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