Everyone has a bell, and everyone wearing a watch. However, the auction market in Asia watches the rapid development in recent years to the rise of the thing. Antique pocket watch, whether historical precipitation and the decorative aesthetics, or the complexity of the modern watch features and exquisite workmanship, are attracting more and more people into watches auction.
The end of October 2008, Sotheby's Hong Kong autumn auction of luxury watches, with a total turnover of close to 48 million Hong Kong dollars, Sotheby's Hong Kong over the years to refresh the maximumclockauction records. Auction, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Jacob & Co watches continue to make a success of brands such as; the first time, the theme of the special ladies watch film, but also all the shoot. Hong Kong, Christie's auction early in December to the list also produced elaborate works, including a royal palace goods pomegranate-shaped pocket watch called the classic pocket watch made in the extraordinary.
In order to show the reader watchescollectionof basic features, the author first connection Sotheby's Asia director, business development director of the Department of Jiao Mei Watches (Peony Kiu) President, on the basis of the following questions one by one to ask these watches.
Author: auction, watch and store general merchandise watch, there are different how?
Jiao Mei: watch here are usually top-class international brands, such as well-known Patek Philippe (PatekPhilippe), Vacheron Constantin (Vacheron Constantin) and so on. Brand good premise, but also the challenges in the watch in a number of complex functions. Therefore, we often see description appears tourbillon watch, power storage, calendar, moon phases and other functional words. Materials and processes are also important, such as pink gold or platinum, platinum, there is no diamond, enamel Yihuo application process. Of course, watch the limited and specific number or not, also decided to auction the scarcity of the element!
I: Why go to auction to buy watch? Watch shop has a lot.
Jiao Mei: watch either at auction is very scarce, very difficult to buy stores in the general watch; or is cheaper than the market price. This would have been to buy. That one or two million dollar watch, often when manufacturers in the production of a limited few, such as a total only do dozens of pieces, if for specific numbers, such as "1" or "8." These are all special and rare show to watch. The high-end watch than normal, our valued customers are generally more attractive. Plus commission after the transaction price, at least not higher than the market price for the store watch.
Author: Other art classes are generally the more valuable the more ancient, watch the situation?
Jiao Mei: both new and old, as long as something good, a small number, all very difficult to buy. This watch will be expensive. For the modern watch, the more new, more complex functions, the brand more loud, the more expensive price. Moreover, if this watch is a special limited edition number of complicated watches, buy back, picked a good time to re-sell, there may be money. Antique watches are not the same side, first year of issue, and the historical value and heritage context, and their decorative clocks, such as whether the process with the enamel, is inlaid treasurejewelrystone.
I: If there is interest in buying the face of a clock auction, but guests do not know, how would you recommend for him?
Jiao Mei: It depends on the specific needs of the guests. If he wanted to buy for long-term collection and preservation, then the top of the antique pocket watch is a more prudent choice. If it is bought to wear their own utility, then some of the classic brand of classic style can be considered, such as sesame chain Tourbillon Lange. And, like Patek Philippe, Vacheron, Lange and other such big brands, the value of the insurance of more. If he just want to short-term investment, then perhaps some of the brand is relatively inexpensive watches, better time to buy and sell, pick a good time to be able to earn post backhand. Of course, if he wants to flaunt wealth, all shiny diamond watch more friends.
Author: Women watch how the market? Women watch it pay more attention to material rather than function?
Jiao Mei: In recent years, women form the market is getting better. This may be a modern woman's fashion sense, an extension associated with. Many female customers is not limited to use of jewelryornamentsto dress, watches have become an important option. But mostly female customers to buy from the perspective of the beautiful. Looks beautiful, exquisitely designed, Rangbaodan diamond, the more important. Female guests will not mind too much whether a challenge to watch how many complex functions inside.
Author: watch the production and consumption have originated in Europe. Top watch brands now are almost all from Europe. For Asian customers, the purchase and collections in recent years to the list of what changes the market?
Jiao Mei: Asians, especially Chinese, watches like a long time. Qing court collection watches, so that the Western craftsmen specifically manufactured to cater to Chinese tastes pocket watch. Over the past decade, the Asian market soon watch, especially the complex features top international brand watches, more and more popular. The brand began in Asia in the Chinese do in-depth extension, and the establishment of agents of the context.
Jiao gold watch from the perspective of the main talk. But she also stressed that beautiful antique pocket watch is also very Zhen Han palace-level collections. Surviving only because of very small, they are increasingly unwilling to Nachulaimai collectors, so very few in circulation, only occasionally released in the market are excellent. This time, Hong Kong, Christie's auction of exquisite watches have three rare painted enamel, artificial carved pocket watch. The pocket watch manufactured specifically for the Chinese market. While this is one of the most compelling small and absolutely not backing a long history Piguet & Meylan, gold, cloisonne enamel Xiang small pearl, two asked to play spring, center seconds, pomegranate-shaped pocket watch. Presented by the British royal family is said to be Emperor Qianlong Emperor goods, about 1820 system, valuation from 1.2 to 2 million Hong Kong dollars. Literature research, to create a pair of the same watch can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty years, the British royal family as gifts by the emperor Qianlong Emperor of China products. George III was King of England appointed George Macartney (GeorgeMacartney) mission for the British Ambassador, has also appointed George Staunton (George Staunton) as Fushi, together with other diplomats to visit the Qing Dynasty ordered the composition of missions. This watch has been left, therefore pass in nearly a century of China until after the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, with the royal family to flee and disappear in the palace. In 1924, Emperor Pu Yi fled the Forbidden City, and this legend is also associated with left pocket watch.
This precious pocket watch in addition to witness history in the noble origin, its design and workmanship worthy of note also in the future. Hong Kong, Christie's Assistant Vice President, Ministry of experts Chow Yin watch group (Amy Chow) President answered a question the author's meticulous.
Pocket watches are generally a single production, and this is made a pair. Why? Because the British know that the Chinese people like pairs only good fortune, so do a pair of Qianlong Emperor and Empress to one person one. The shape carved into the shape like the pomegranate, symbol of the pomegranate is a symbol in China, the moral of many descendants. Translucent red enamel paint, embedded with gold, red and yellow with the color of this style is also specifically cater to the aesthetic of Chinese imperial habits. Pearl pocket watch was made popular elements. This pocket watch precious pearl inlay accompanied by 1200 into a petal shape, plus wings crown decoration, colorful. Moreover, even in the present, can make such exquisite complexity, and asked to play two spring function of the watch, not common. As early as the spring of 2005 in the auction, Christie's HK to 3.032 million bid to sell the watch. After a lapse of three and a half years, wait and see.
The other two watch, though not the Qianlong Emperor, although in unique style. One is the same by the watchmakers Piguet & Meylan in 1820, China produced exquisite royal gold, enamel Xiang small pearl, two asked to play spring, center seconds watch, valued from 400,000 to 500,000 Hong Kong dollars. While this watch is depicted on a busy shipping port of Qingdao picture, take a closer look there are ships flying a foreign flag. Is a typical port of landscape subjects. The other one is Ilbery for the Chinese market and produced a rare pearl in gold and enamel Xiang, composite pocket watch, about 1820 system, valuation from 320,000 to 480,000 Hong Kong dollars. The surface is painted an official portrait. In fact, such an approach is very popular at the time: the Qing nobility like to watch, they watch the European Masters or Ming Jiang ordered his favorite subjects. And his own portrait on the watch is a very common practice. Custom overseas, the Chinese use the pocket watch trend is quite popular in the Qing Golden Age, so that when the European watchmaking expertise in order to meet the tastes of Chinese export manufacturing various types of pocket watch here.
Zou Yin Kwan, said at auction antique clocks, watches and clocks manufactured in the history that has special historical and technological value of the clock; luxury watch, that in accordance with the concept of high-end jewelry design and making of watches and clocks; fashion brand, the main means by buyers pursuit of a complex function of brand watches.
Antique clocks antique watchs need special attention to product phase, if damaged or scratched, collectible value will be greatly reduced. In the context preserved, if age-old, might have ordered the illustrious heritage background, it is good enough it! Luxury brand watches the watch and are mainly used to wear. Must buy love! Brand, product phase, the taste of a less.
It is worth mentioning that the current economic crisis on the watch market impact will not be too obvious. This section is not the object of speculation, so we are basically in a relatively realistic markets and trade flows. Undulating, without too much worry.
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