Watches & Watch accessories
For many years, to be a watch collector was to collect pocket watches from the 16th to the early 20th centuries. Today it is more likely to signal an interest in 20th and 21st century wristwatches by well-known brands or specialist makers. Search this category for everything from the finest Swiss gold and enamel chronometers to the battle-worn Rolex of an RAF pilot.
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Where to be: Five places to find luxury items this month
12 October 2018From wine and whisky to handbags and Hermés scarves, luxury auctions can be a chance to indulge in something extra special – sometimes at affordable prices. A series of sales across the UK this month look likely to have buyers bidding on choice pieces, with a few a little out of the ordinary.
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Bankrupt drug dealer’s art collection offered at auction
06 September 2018The collection of antiques and artworks seized by the police from a bankrupt drug dealer is being offered at John Pye Auctions.
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Bidding for a little history
03 September 2018Forthcoming jewellery auction highlights at home and abroad – from the first ‘smart’ watch to the first female mayor in the British Empire.
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Bonhams times exhibition to celebrate golden age of English watches and clocks
29 August 2018Two private collectors have teamed up to unveil an exhibition of early English watches and clocks at auction house Bonhams.
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5 Questions: Paul Pfanner of Timewise Vintage Watches
27 August 2018Paul Pfanner runs Timewise Vintage Watches and next exhibits at the LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair (September 14-19).
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Salt water damaged watch owned by a Titanic victim is to be sold by Dallas auction firm Heritage
15 August 2018A couple emigrating to the US from Russia in the early 20th century was not exactly headline news, but sadly for university graduates Miriam and Sinai Kantor they became part of one of the biggest stories of the day.
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Dark Lord and Skipperera star in niche market
09 July 2018As the market develops, some of the ‘secondary’ niche Swiss brands have entered the mainstream collecting arena. The Bonhams (25% buyer’s premium) Fine Watches and Wristwatches sale on June 20 offered a range of 46 Heuers from a single-owner private collection.
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Hailwood makes quick return with Dreweatts
09 July 2018Wristwatch expert Adrian Hailwood has joined Dreweatts as a senior specialist.
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Nelson watch kept the line on time at Trafalgar
02 July 2018A pocket watch worn by Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar and probably given to him after his triumph at the Battle of the Nile is to be offered at auction next month.
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Nelson’s Battle of Trafalgar watch among ‘treasures’ to be auctioned at Sotheby’s
26 June 2018A pocket watch worn by Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar and probably given to him after his triumph at the Battle of the Nile is to be offered at auction next month.
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Online second-hand watch firm snapped up by Swiss luxury goods group
08 June 2018Online vintage and second-hand watch retailer Watchfinder.co.uk has been bought by Swiss luxury goods firm Richemont.
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Dirty Dozen member is one to watch at auction
04 June 2018Individually, watches which the War Office commissioned from 12 Swiss makers during the Second World War are not as highly rated as other military watches – but as a set they are a holy grail for British collectors.
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Original 1960s Rolex Submariner watch clocks up £80,000 at auction
24 May 2018A rare and original 1960s Rolex Submariner watch, bought new from a jewellery shop in Doncaster for £69 in 1966, sold in a Wiltshire auction for £80,000.
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