Clocks & Watches
The market for antique clocks and vintage watches remains a highly coveted and collected area where mechanical complexity, originality, quality and historical significance determines a piece’s worth.
The market is particularly sensitive to the condition and originality of every component. In the realm of horology, even a minor alteration of a dial, a replaced hand, or a substandard internal restoration can have a substantial impact on the final valuation.
Buyers and collectors prize pieces that have remained largely untouched, preferring the honest wear of time, such as a vintage case that has not been overly polished or modified.
Valuing these items requires a dual approach that considers both historical sales data and an understanding for current global demands and tastes for specific calibres or styles.
Our expert has over 30 years specialising in the buying and selling of antique clocks and vintage watches, as well as providing professional valuations to the insurance industry.
He is well-positioned to understand the vagaries of this dynamic area of the collecting market, and provides his considerable expertise when appraising these objects.
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