The watch world’s calendar is packed with meet-ups, fairs, auctions, conferences and awards ceremonies.
Category: Collectors and Collections
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‘Pieces of Art on the Wrist’
The collector Roni Madhvani is as fascinated by vintage timepieces by lesser-known watchmakers as he is by those from famed designers.
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Clocks That Master the Art of Measuring Time
Some collectors prefer the aesthetics and design of a beautiful timepiece that you can set on a table — “a mechanical sculpture,” as one put it.
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With Ceramics and Wallpaper, an Engraver Straddles Centuries
Andrew Raftery’s ceramics and wallpaper energize the laborious art of engraving to explore contemporary life.
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Millennials Embrace Bicentennial Style
For a growing number of designers, dealers and collectors in their thirties, American antiques are hot.
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A New Jewelry Fair Is Scheduled in 2024
The organizer of ArtVendôme says a lack of shows that are open to the public prompted him to plan the event in Paris.
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Want to Buy This Painting? First, You’ll Have to Audition.
A younger, more diverse generation of artists are demanding a greater say in which collectors end up with their work.
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Put a Louvre Masterpiece on Your Wrist
A buyer gets to choose an artwork from the museum’s collection for Vacheron Constantin to recreate on a watch dial. Just not the ‘Mona Lisa.’
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The Complicated Estates of Obsessive Collectors
When collectors die, their families face a lot of decisions, including what to do with a hundred Superman figurines.
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Form Watches Can Be Fruit, Fauna or Almost Anything at All
The industry term for such fanciful timepieces is form watches, and their origin story stretches back at least 500 years.