
JOURNALISTS, ENTHUSIASTS AND collectors have generated countless words on the acquisition of watches, but surprisingly little has been said about selling them. I've been collecting for 16 years, and recently I decided to part with most of them. I have a clothing business called The Armoury in New York and Hong Kong that I love very much. I want to fund our next expansion, so I'm trading in these lovely things and putting the proceeds toward an even greater goal. I could have a pile of fine watches in my safe, or I could have a new store that brings joy to me, my colleagues and my customers.
What have I collected over the years? I started quite humbly. They were barely even called vintage watches when I began; they were second-hand and thus, cheap. It was fun to find interesting bargains on my limited budget. My first vintage piece was a grey-dial Omega Chronostop. Later I collected 'important watches', such as Patek Philippe Nautiluses before they were hot and A Lange & Söhnes before they were cool, with a view that they would become even more important later on. There was satisfaction in being proved right by the market. Now I pick up whatever strikes my fancy, like a horological magpie.
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7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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