Watch reviews in Daily Telegraph
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I can't get the paper but there was an interesting article that ties in with what was discussed on the Brietling thread (that ended up nothing to do with Brietling!)
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Antiquorum, Bonhams, Christie’s and Sotheby’s are the biggest watch-auction players. Last year they staged 34 sales between them, taking a total of $187.3 million.
Top of the “most desirable” league table is Patek Philippe. Last year, Christie’s sold a 1943 model for $5.7m, not far short of the wrist-watch world record (6.6m Swiss francs, for a 1946 Patek World Time).
As a rule, the vintage watches that are potentially good investments are all made by just a handful of brands. Patek complicated watches from the Forties to the Eighties historically provide remarkable returns. Rolex comes second (with its rare, early chronographs and Paul Newman Cosmograph models), followed by Cartier and Vacheron Constantin. Behind them you’ll find brands such as Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Omega, as well as, these days, modern pieces by A. Lange & Söhne, Richard Mille, FP Journe and Greubel Forsey.
There are still plenty of vintage watches that remain affordable. Some of the most obvious are made by Rolex. The most sought-after Submariners have soared in value, but GMT Masters, standard Cosmograph Daytonas and Explorer IIs either hold their value or rise marginally year on year.
Also worth considering are models by brands such as Longines, Breitling and IWC that are not currently deemed especially valuable — but only buy the very best examples.
If you can take a good guess at which watches might be lined up for re-introduction and buy the vintage versions in advance, there’s a good chance values will shoot up. This was exactly what happened recently with Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Memovox from the Sixties and the Omega PloProf dive watches."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/lifestyle/sal...
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Antiquorum, Bonhams, Christie’s and Sotheby’s are the biggest watch-auction players. Last year they staged 34 sales between them, taking a total of $187.3 million.
Top of the “most desirable” league table is Patek Philippe. Last year, Christie’s sold a 1943 model for $5.7m, not far short of the wrist-watch world record (6.6m Swiss francs, for a 1946 Patek World Time).
As a rule, the vintage watches that are potentially good investments are all made by just a handful of brands. Patek complicated watches from the Forties to the Eighties historically provide remarkable returns. Rolex comes second (with its rare, early chronographs and Paul Newman Cosmograph models), followed by Cartier and Vacheron Constantin. Behind them you’ll find brands such as Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Omega, as well as, these days, modern pieces by A. Lange & Söhne, Richard Mille, FP Journe and Greubel Forsey.
There are still plenty of vintage watches that remain affordable. Some of the most obvious are made by Rolex. The most sought-after Submariners have soared in value, but GMT Masters, standard Cosmograph Daytonas and Explorer IIs either hold their value or rise marginally year on year.
Also worth considering are models by brands such as Longines, Breitling and IWC that are not currently deemed especially valuable — but only buy the very best examples.
If you can take a good guess at which watches might be lined up for re-introduction and buy the vintage versions in advance, there’s a good chance values will shoot up. This was exactly what happened recently with Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Memovox from the Sixties and the Omega PloProf dive watches."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/lifestyle/sal...
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