Kardon no. 327£649
16 Nov 2004 · Christie's · lot 219premium removed ↗
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Model+ lens
Premierinstrumentco. Kardon Signal Corps Model
camera
The Premierinstrumentco. Kardon Signal Corps Model has 2 recorded sales: £649 (16 Nov 2004, Christie's) and £1,300 (1 Apr 2003, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Kardon no. 1049£1,300
1 Apr 2003 · Christie's · lot 113premium removed ↗
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Model+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 13 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
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Questions
Is the Kardon Signal Corps Model a rare camera?
Sales activity in the UK auction market is very limited, which suggests low turnover, but rarity claims beyond that cannot be confirmed from the supplied data.
Facts
- Maker
- Premierinstrumentco.
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 1 Apr 2003
- Latest sale
- 16 Nov 2004
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Premierinstrumentco. Kardon Signal Corps Model: 2 recorded sales, 2003–2004; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/p/premierinstrumentco/kardon-signal-corps-model/