The document provides tips for building a watch collection from a Christie's watch specialist. It recommends that collectors choose watches they genuinely like and will enjoy living with for a long time rather than focusing only on financial investment. The specialist also advises considering a watch's aesthetics, complications, rarity, condition, and provenance when selecting pieces to build a collection. Condition is particularly important, as the market highly values watches that are close to their original, unpolished state.
In the aftermath of SIHH 2017 a trend can be witnessed emerging from the watches that were released during the week. From Montblanc Timewalker to the Panerai LAB-ID, black dials on watches are as present as they ever have been in Fine Watchmaking.
SIHH this year was a benchmark for the Swiss watch industry. It saw Fine Watchmaking brands firmly plant their feet in reality and try to reach out to new consumers, extend entry-level ranges and take advantage of the huge influence social media now has. This trend report gives an in depth look at what made SIHH 2017 so special.
In the aftermath of SIHH 2017 a trend can be witnessed emerging from the watches that were released during the week. From Montblanc Timewalker to the Panerai LAB-ID, black dials on watches are as present as they ever have been in Fine Watchmaking.
SIHH this year was a benchmark for the Swiss watch industry. It saw Fine Watchmaking brands firmly plant their feet in reality and try to reach out to new consumers, extend entry-level ranges and take advantage of the huge influence social media now has. This trend report gives an in depth look at what made SIHH 2017 so special.
Experience the world of luxury first hand at Watches off 5th, where we offer our clients a distinctive and wide range of Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, and Cartier watches.
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Wristwatches, pocket watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and pins will all come up for bid, starting at 9 am Eastern time. It’s a high-impact offering of luxury watches and fine jewelry.
It is with pride, joy and excitement that we present you with the first edition of Franks Watch Magazine. We wish you a pleasant read. Franks Ur is a watch store in Stockholm City, established in 1878! Authorized reseller for the exclusive watch brands listed below.
Vi presenterar stolt det första numret av Franks Watch Magazine och önskar dig en trevlig läsning.
Du hittar vår klockbutik på Drottninggatan 39 i Stockholm. Franks Ur är auktoriserade att både sälja och reparera exklusiva klockor från ett flertal varumärken som listas nedan. Butiken har funnits på samma adress sedan 1878!
Varumärken:
Glashütte Original, Zenith, Omega, Breitling, Tag Heuer, Longines, Montblanc, Bell & Ross, Rado, Oris Holstein, Nomos Glashütte, Sjöö Sandström, Mido, Tissot, Qlocktwo, Scatola del Tempo, Swiss Kubik, Modalo, Hirsch, Everest.
Kontakt:
https://franksur.se
info@franksur.se
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Adams Fine Jewellery & Watches 5th December 2017
AUCTION
Tuesday 5th December 2017 at 6pm
VENUE
Adam’s Salerooms,
26 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin D02 X665,
Ireland
SALE VIEWING DECEMBER 2nd - 5TH
At Adam’s, 26 St. Stephen’s Green Dublin D02 X665 Saturday 2nd December 1:00pm - 5 :00pm
Sunday 3rd December 1:00pm - 5 :00pm
Monday 4th December 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday 5th December 10:00am - 4:00pm
ADAM’S
Est.1887
26 St. Stephen’s Green
Dublin D02 X665
Tel +353 1 6760261
info@adams.ie
www.adams.ie
Private Viewing by appointment only
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Which are "ideal" depends on you, yet you ought to totally be known about these companies. The name on a watch dial can let you know a great deal. It could address a scope of immaterial characteristics, from history, pride and distinction to a standing for quality and intriguing plan. Yet, for those simply getting into watches, there's a ton to take in.
Preferably, fostering your own impressions and connections to brands over the long run and through experience is ideal. Everybody has their own preferences and each watch ought to in a perfect world be decided on its own benefits, however you should have an essential direction to the most unmistakable brands while finding out about or looking for watches.
There are many watch brands in activity today, each with its own character and way to deal with watchmaking. The brands underneath aren't really "awesome" or the only ones good to be familiar with, yet they're a portion of the organizations that you ought to totally be know all about. Together they'll assist you with laying out a base from which you can do your own investigating.
1.Patek Philippe (Year Founded: 1839)
Close by Rolex, Patek Philippe is generally viewed as one of the most lofty and collectible names in watches. The memorable brand is known for its exceptionally refined, profoundly convoluted watches that frequently sell off at stratospheric costs. Indeed, even new, practically basic "Patek" watches start in five-figure an area.
2. Seiko (Year Established: 1892)
Globally, Seiko was for quite some time related with reasonable however solid "everyman" watches. Today, the Japanese watchmaker is a worldwide whiz cherished for its quality and worth, yet it likewise equals the top Swiss extravagance brands with magnificent getting done and inventive innovation (especially with its Terrific Seiko side project brand). Seiko creates essentially every part in-house for its watches, which range from the low three figures to well into five.
3. Cartier (Year Established: 1847)
Cartier is some of the time considered initial a goldsmith, but on the other hand it's perhaps of the main verifiable watchmaker on the planet. The French organization spearheaded early wristwatches and keeps on making probably the most unmistakable models today. Cartier's much of the time formal style is to such an extent that you can scarcely talk about the brand without utilizing "rich."
4. Rolex (Year Established: 1915)
Definitely, you definitely know Rolex. Suitably addressed by a crown logo, Rolex is the undisputed ruler of extravagance watches, broadly worn by innumerable memorable figures and contemporary superstars. New models can sell for above MSRP on the auxiliary market and rare Rolex is the subject of the most dynamic and energetic watch gathering. You don't have to have very much insight into watches to be aware or need a Rolex. Normally, the organization backs up its standing with phenomenal quality.
Experience the world of luxury first hand at Watches off 5th, where we offer our clients a distinctive and wide range of Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, and Cartier watches.
Itshot Reviews on Beautiful Diamond Watches for Special OccasionsItsHot Jewelry
People have been gifting watches for a long time as they are both elegant as well as useful. However, when it comes to special occasions such as a wedding, anniversary or even a birthday, ItsHot NYC offers an amazing collection of diamond watches that will take your breath away. Let’s take a look at some of the brands they offer at their store.
Miller & Miller's Nov. 20 Watches & Jewels Sale Features Wristwatches by Cart...associate14
Wristwatches, pocket watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and pins will all come up for bid, starting at 9 am Eastern time. It’s a high-impact offering of luxury watches and fine jewelry.
It is with pride, joy and excitement that we present you with the first edition of Franks Watch Magazine. We wish you a pleasant read. Franks Ur is a watch store in Stockholm City, established in 1878! Authorized reseller for the exclusive watch brands listed below.
Vi presenterar stolt det första numret av Franks Watch Magazine och önskar dig en trevlig läsning.
Du hittar vår klockbutik på Drottninggatan 39 i Stockholm. Franks Ur är auktoriserade att både sälja och reparera exklusiva klockor från ett flertal varumärken som listas nedan. Butiken har funnits på samma adress sedan 1878!
Varumärken:
Glashütte Original, Zenith, Omega, Breitling, Tag Heuer, Longines, Montblanc, Bell & Ross, Rado, Oris Holstein, Nomos Glashütte, Sjöö Sandström, Mido, Tissot, Qlocktwo, Scatola del Tempo, Swiss Kubik, Modalo, Hirsch, Everest.
Kontakt:
https://franksur.se
info@franksur.se
08-10 07 18
On the 13th and 14th May, Phillips in association with Bacs & Russo held the Geneva Watch Auction. The auction not only managed to sell the most expensive vintage Rolex ever, it created the had the biggest sales total in the last decade of auctions
We are a passionate team about Antique. We will provide you with information on the history and value of antiques, as well as the best places to find them. So you can learn more about them and even find tips on how to care for them.
Patek Philippe Special Edition Magazine - Leeds & Son Fine JewelersCindy Duffy
Drafted interview with Leeds & Son owner Terry Weiner for a special edition Europa Star magazine featuring Patek Philippe watches. Also coordinated photo shoot of store for publication.
Adams Fine Jewellery & Watches 5th December 2017
AUCTION
Tuesday 5th December 2017 at 6pm
VENUE
Adam’s Salerooms,
26 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin D02 X665,
Ireland
SALE VIEWING DECEMBER 2nd - 5TH
At Adam’s, 26 St. Stephen’s Green Dublin D02 X665 Saturday 2nd December 1:00pm - 5 :00pm
Sunday 3rd December 1:00pm - 5 :00pm
Monday 4th December 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday 5th December 10:00am - 4:00pm
ADAM’S
Est.1887
26 St. Stephen’s Green
Dublin D02 X665
Tel +353 1 6760261
info@adams.ie
www.adams.ie
Private Viewing by appointment only
Why Are The New Arrivals At ItsHot Attractive.pdfItsHot Jewelry
Discover the allure of the latest arrivals at ItsHot. Experience captivating designs, exquisite craftsmanship, and unparalleled elegance. These new additions are curated to enchant and elevate your style.
Which are "ideal" depends on you, yet you ought to totally be known about these companies. The name on a watch dial can let you know a great deal. It could address a scope of immaterial characteristics, from history, pride and distinction to a standing for quality and intriguing plan. Yet, for those simply getting into watches, there's a ton to take in.
Preferably, fostering your own impressions and connections to brands over the long run and through experience is ideal. Everybody has their own preferences and each watch ought to in a perfect world be decided on its own benefits, however you should have an essential direction to the most unmistakable brands while finding out about or looking for watches.
There are many watch brands in activity today, each with its own character and way to deal with watchmaking. The brands underneath aren't really "awesome" or the only ones good to be familiar with, yet they're a portion of the organizations that you ought to totally be know all about. Together they'll assist you with laying out a base from which you can do your own investigating.
1.Patek Philippe (Year Founded: 1839)
Close by Rolex, Patek Philippe is generally viewed as one of the most lofty and collectible names in watches. The memorable brand is known for its exceptionally refined, profoundly convoluted watches that frequently sell off at stratospheric costs. Indeed, even new, practically basic "Patek" watches start in five-figure an area.
2. Seiko (Year Established: 1892)
Globally, Seiko was for quite some time related with reasonable however solid "everyman" watches. Today, the Japanese watchmaker is a worldwide whiz cherished for its quality and worth, yet it likewise equals the top Swiss extravagance brands with magnificent getting done and inventive innovation (especially with its Terrific Seiko side project brand). Seiko creates essentially every part in-house for its watches, which range from the low three figures to well into five.
3. Cartier (Year Established: 1847)
Cartier is some of the time considered initial a goldsmith, but on the other hand it's perhaps of the main verifiable watchmaker on the planet. The French organization spearheaded early wristwatches and keeps on making probably the most unmistakable models today. Cartier's much of the time formal style is to such an extent that you can scarcely talk about the brand without utilizing "rich."
4. Rolex (Year Established: 1915)
Definitely, you definitely know Rolex. Suitably addressed by a crown logo, Rolex is the undisputed ruler of extravagance watches, broadly worn by innumerable memorable figures and contemporary superstars. New models can sell for above MSRP on the auxiliary market and rare Rolex is the subject of the most dynamic and energetic watch gathering. You don't have to have very much insight into watches to be aware or need a Rolex. Normally, the organization backs up its standing with phenomenal quality.
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Building
a Watch
collection:
Tips from
a Specialist
A comprehensive guide on
collecting watches from
a Capital Club member,
Christie’s Watch Specialist
based in Dubai
We asked Remy Julia, Watch Specialist
for Christie’s and Head of Watches Middle
East – India – Africa, to give us some
advice on what to look for when you start
taking your watches seriously.
The following will speak mostly to you
when you realise that you do not wear the
same watch every single day anymore, but
surely you enjoy the meaning behind pull-
ing this watch for that particular occasion.
Your taste and knowledge has evolved with
time through your research.
Whatever the case, your mind is made
up: you are going for a vintage wristwatch
sooner or later, or at least a discontinued
watch. In order to assist you in making the
right choice, our watch department not
only has a few tips for you, but also provides
advisory services throughout the year and
is the perfect place to pursue a collection.
AESTHETICS
First and foremost, the basic rule of watch
collecting holds true for any timepiece:
pocket or wrist; modern or vintage; rea-
sonably priced or high-end. You must at
least like, although it would be recom-
mended to fall in love with, the watch
you are about to buy. It is very true that
there may be profit to be made within the
watch-collecting industry but, that might
be neither a possibility in the short or long
term. As a private collector, rather than a
dealer, you should operate with the idea
of living with your timepiece for a very
FEATURE . WATCHES
long time, leaving the financial notions of
return on investment in the background.
Not that you should be blind to market
values, as knowing the market price is
very important when making a purchase,
but one should keep in mind that the right
timepiece in the right condition may only
be available on rare occasions.
COMPLICATIONS
When considering adding a watch to your
collection, you should also think of what
you need in terms of usability versus your
existing portfolio. Is it going to be a watch
you use only for important events (your
‘Sunday’ watch) or do you need a faithful
daily companion? Do you want a simple,
clean, easy-to-read dial or do you want
something with a bit more of a kick? In
the end, the answer to these questions will
tell you how complicated a piece you want.
The budget is a topic only you can answer.
A complication is by definition any
additional feature of a watch beyond hour
and minute hands. Watchmakers have
developed a nearly endless array of com-
plications over the years, from the simple
power reserve indication to complex cal-
endar, chronographic or even sidereal
functions. A good starting point for a
vintage watch collector would be either
a clean time-only piece or one of the two
most classic complications: a chronograph
or a calendar.
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FEATURE . WATCHES
The chronograph is the quintessen-
tial complication (after all, it allows us to
measure time on demand and has proven
to be a quite useful tool in the history of
mankind); furthermore the necessity for
chronographic scales prompted the crea-
tion of some of the most charismatic dials
ever designed, especially during the 1930s
and 40s.
Calendars, on the other hand, are
among the most useful complications. If
you are veering toward a calendar time-
piece, keep in mind there are different
‘tiers’ of calendar wristwatches: from the
simple ‘date only’ to the almighty per-
petual calendar, which takes into account
the leap year cycle and has to be manually
adjusted only once every 100 years.
RARE VARIATIONS
When it comes to vintage watch collecting;
a paramount factor is the rarity of a watch.
Some models are intrinsically rare, made
in as little as a few dozen pieces overall and
thendiscontinuedforsomereasonorother.
Other models have been indeed realised
in higher numbers, but certain examples
within the series present variations such
as a different case material or an unusual
dial layout, or an important retailer’s sig-
nature—such as Tiffany (United States),
Cartier (France), Hermes (France), Beyer
(Switzerland), Astrua (Italy) and Serpico y
Laino (Venezuela) among others. Auction
results of these double-signature dials are
fetching much more than regular exam-
ples. Some other watches were ordered
directly by head of state or government for
gifts, supplying their army or police. You
can find various examples in the market,
almost present in each and every auction.
Among the most notorious ones from our
region and appreciated by collectors from
all over the world are dials made for the
United Arab Emirates, Oman and Iraq,
with variations per country such as coat of
arms, airforce, army or ministry of defence
logo to name but a few.
Finally a colour shifted, so called
‘tropical’ dial often due to a combination
of factors: quality of coating and storage
conditions results in a colour change of
the dial, making the watch desirable.
For many collectors, part of the appeal
of vintage watches is the possibility of find-
ing such variations. While sometimes these
unusual pieces command a premium, this
is not always the rule and it is possible to
acquire nearly unique wristwatches at vir-
tually any price point.
CONDITION
Condition has always been a highly rel-
evant factor within watch collecting,
but recently it has seen a steep increase
in importance. The result at auction of
over-polished watches versus mint and
untouched examples varies sometimes
from 20-30 per cent to double the amount
and more.
You want to make sure that the vin-
tage piece you are about to call yours is as
close as possible to the original condition.
Many manufacturers provide access to
their archives: if provided with the watch
serial numbers (case number and move-
ment number) along with crisp pictures
of the watch, they will be able to tell you
at least the year of production and some-
times additional details such as the dial
configuration, the case metal and other
information. Of course, the watch should
match the information present on the
archives to make it legit from a collector’s
perspective. It is also highly desirable that
no parts (such as the crown, or the chron-
ograph pushers) have been exchanged
during a service over the years. You often
see the case of vintage Rolex Daytona with
service pushers simply because these were
automatically changed by the brand at the
time of service. The dial has to be well pre-
served and unrestored.
Ideally, collectors look for ‘new old
stock’ pieces: watches that have been
bought and immediately put in a safe to be
taken out just before being sold. Obviously
such items are as rare as the usually high
premium they demand.
PROVENANCE
A further layer of appeal can be given to
a vintage watch by its provenance. Fresh-
to-the-market and original owner pieces
are watches which have, respectively,
never been publicly sold. Or even better
are offered by the original owner who first
purchased them from a retailer. Also, the
presence of the original box and warranty
is held in high regard for vintage watches
as these items provide, on the one hand,
an additional layer of historical appeal and
originality, and, on the other hand, boost
the rarity of the piece: box and papers
were usually promptly discarded and
vintage watches which arrive to us still
bearing their original sale kit are a very
small fraction of the overall availability of
the market. Finally, if a watch was owned
by a remarkable individual—such as pol-
itician, explorer, artist or celebrity—it
will be much more interesting to the eyes
of collectors.
My day-to-day at Christie’s is to be
constantly close to the market offerings
and the ever evolving taste of collectors.
We organise two auctions per year in
Dubai, opening the season respectively
in March and October. I generally travel
one complete week to each international
auction in Geneva, Hong Kong and New
York in order to inspect watches in-depth
and advice clients from our region on
what has caught their eye, looking for
advisory in term of where to place their
interest or ‘bid’. The rest of the year, my
agenda is filled with advising all kind of
watch enthusiasts, young collectors and
established private collectors looking for
assistance in the curation of their collec-
tion, sometimes reshaping their portfolio
of watches to match their ever evolving
tastes. We are open to all and remember
that it is our duty to give a true point of
view on the market of fine watchmaking.
Remy Julia is
Watch Specialist
for Christie’s and
Head of Watches
Middle East –
India – Africa
The market only
values watches
close to their
original condition.
Polishing as an
exAmple changes
the proportions of
the case reducing
value among
collectors.