Watch Auction
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Dutch Baron’s Watch Collection Up for Auction
Dutch Baron’s Watch Collection Up for Auction You may think your own collection of watches is pretty impressive but when it comes to amassing thousands of fine timepieces, few could top the Dutch nobleman whose collection is being auctioned off next month. The late Jan Willem Frederik baron van Wassenaer came from a Dutch family that can trace its roots back to the 13th century but even more...
A Few Auction Tips from an Expert
A Few Auction Tips from an Expert For the watch aficionado looking to add a truly timeless timepiece to his or her collection, there’s no better place to shop than an auction at Christie’s. This legendary auction house has sold 42 watches for prices of over $1 million each and racked up total watch sales of $800 million in just the last eight years. Another auction house noted for sell...
Monte Carlo Auction Offers Vintage Watches
Monte Carlo Auction Offers Vintage Watches Monte Carlo is the place to be for lovers of luxury items who are looking to add to their collections. The Parisian auction house Artcurial will be holding its annual summer sale July 20 – 23 and a lavish selection of fabulous collectibles will be on the auction block. The most noteworthy items include 11 limousines and sports cars once owned by the...
Swatch Collection Expected to Bring $1.3M at Auction
Swatch Collection Expected to Bring $1.3M at Auction When most of us hear “Swatch Watch” we think of that brightly colored plastic band that we picked up at the mall and tossed into a drawer when the battery died. Maybe we should have held on to those relics of the 80s and 90s since one collector’s cache of Swatches will be going on sale this week—for over a million dollars...
Should You Buy a Watch at Auction?
Watches have been in the news lately, especially the ultra-rare, super expensive types that bring big bucks at auctions. Luxury timepieces are very hot items at auctions, which makes more watch aficionados consider bidding on a fine chronograph. While there are certainly fabulous timepieces to be found at auctions there are things the novice buyer should know before wading into these sometimes-mur...