Michael Friedman discusses the reasons why certain timepieces – particularly those of Audemars Piguet –have enduring value on the vintage market.
Horological expert, appraiser, curator, auctioneer, lecturer and presently Audemars Piguet’s historian – Michael Friedman’s extensive career in the world of watches has conferred him with amazing insights into the vintage market for timepieces. Watches are primarily valued on the vintage market if they have inherent quality and rarity. If we put the lens on complicated wristwatches, Audemars Piguet has only produced 550 pieces with complications from the first minute repeater in 1892 all the way to 1978 with the rebirth of complications.
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