Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Auction Houses Benefit From Renewed Chinese Passion for Pocket Watches
SINGAPORE Swiss watchmakers who are increasingly designing their timepieces to cater to the tastes of a Chinese clientele are following a marketing strategy that has been successfully traced before. This time the result is a return to the classic aesthetic of slim and elegant wristwatches. But back in the late 18th and 19th centuries, Swiss watchmakers were making enameled pocket watches, some with lavish musical mechanisms, especially for the Chinese market. Many of those beautiful timepieces are now highly sought after in the auction rooms. Commenting on the rapid rise in auction values, Aurel Bacs, the international head of watches at Christies, said: Depending on the type of pocket watches, some have clearly increased 100 percent in the last couple of years. According to Vanessa Herrera, head of watches at Sothebys Hong Kong, watches made for the Chinese market had several typical characteristics. They were often set with seed pearls on the bezel, she said.
Interesting Characters in Cartoon Pocket Watches
Pocket watches have been in the market for long. Older models that have been there since the seventeenth century are called as antique pocket watches. These have always been in fashion when it comes to wearing formals and goes well with waistcoats as well. Originally they have always been a gentleman’s thing to carry until Ingresoll came up with cartoon character pocket watches for children as well. Disney was quick to follow this new product as well and soon came out next generation pocket watches. The use of pocket watches have especially been noted in the comic movie Alice in the Wonderland where something like this was introduced to the children for the first time. The most famous character used was that of Mickey Mouse but that followed by other characters like Popeye, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Jimney Cricket, Betty Boop, Superman, Porky Pig and many more as well.
Best Pocket Watches
Pocket watches have the advantage of convenience over the regular wristwatch and commanded popularity till the First World War. But time has failed to encompass the essence of the classic pocket watches and we have made a valiant attempt to reinstate the veiled glory of archetypal pocket watches by amalgamating fresh designs and appearances in our varied collection. Pocket watches usually have an attached chain that permits them to be held on to a belt loop or lapel thus preventing them from being dropped. There is also the standard option to mount the pocket watch to a short leather strap or fob that actually helps to avoid using the more cumbersome long chain. The fob also becomes useful as a protective flap round the face and crystal. Generally, pocket watches meant for women had this fashion. Chains are also often highlighted using an enamel or silver pendant. There are two major styles that pocket watches are available in – the open-face pocket watch and the hunter-case pocket watch.
Dorotheum: Wrist and Pocket Watches
Wrist and Pocket Watches Catalogue Information: 266 lots Date: 2011 Auction House: Location: Austria Login or subscribe to view this auction’s lots. Viewing Notes: Please contact auction house for further details. Sale Notes: Due to processing reasons, we have been unable to translate the sale details on this occasion. We have also been unable to provide full lot descriptions. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you, Please contact auction house for further information regarding the terms & conditions of this sale. www.dorotheum.com/en/auctions.html Lot 301: [ Watches ] Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT MASTER Lot 302: [ Watches ] Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner Lot 303: [ Watches ] Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT Master II Lot 304: [ Watches ] Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Lot 305: [ Watches ] Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejus
NEWS: Historic Set of Breguet Pocket Watches on View at the J. Paul Getty Museum
LOS ANGELES – The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today the loan of four pocket watches created by Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747 – 1823), founder of the Breguet watch company. These watches, part of the Breguet Museum’s historic timepiece collection, date to the late-18th/early-19th- centuries and will join the Getty’s display of French decorative arts in the South Pavilion at the Getty Center. They will be on view through October 2011. “We are delighted to welcome these watches to our French 18th-century Decorative Arts galleries, where they will join other items treasured by Parisians of the era,” said Antonia Bostr?m, senior curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Historic Abraham Louis Breguet Pocket Watches Go on View at the J. Paul Getty Museum
Abraham Louis Breguet (French, 1747 – 1823), Pocket Watch (Breguet 2638 montre simple), 1816. Gold, brass, steel, ruby, enameled metal, glass. D: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.) L.2011.37.3 Photo: ? Montres Breguet SA Switzerland. LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum announced the loan of four pocket watches created by Abraham -Louis Breguet (1747 – 1823), founder of the Breguet watch company. These watches, part of the company’s historic timepiece collection, date to the late-18th/early-19th- centuries and will join the Getty’s display of French decorative arts in the South Pavilion at the Getty Center. They will be on view through October 2011. Born into a Swiss family of watchmakers, A.L. Breguet trained in Versailles and Paris before establishing his own Parisian workshop in 1775.
Irish Penny Wrist Watches plus Pocket Watches
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Fine and Rare Watches at Antiquorum’s First Spring Auction in Geneva.
Antiquorum, the worlds leading watch auctioneer, is pleased to announce its upcoming Important Collectors Wristwatches, Pocket Watches, Clocks and Horological Tools sale on March 28 & 29, 2009 at the Grand Hotel Kempinski in Geneva. This auction will occur during Baselworld 09, which attracts the most prestigious watch manufacturers and jewelers in the world. The auction, featuring 481 lots, brings together a remarkable selection of the finest timepieces by world-renowned watchmakers. One of the Highlights of the March Geneva Sale Two watches, icons of the Golden Age of Patek PhilippePatek Philippe, Genve, Ref. 1518, 1st series. Made in 1946, sold on October 21st. 1947. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, square button chronograph, register and tachometer, fitted with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Probably unique, due to the enamel numeral dial.
Patek Philippe Watches – Unique Dial and Incredible Beauty
They are also having a large selection and great prices for Panerai watches. Patek Philippe is a unique model which is known for its perfection, exclusivity and finest craftsmanship. patek philippe was a product of a family held watch company which has dominated the Swiss industry for about 160 years. Because of its unique dial and incredible beauty of this wrist watch, there was a high demand for this model from collectors and at auction it commands high prices. Worldofluxuryus.com is offering a wide collection of Patek Philippe watches and you can browse it according to the classification. The different categories of Patek Philippe listed in the world of luxury includes the 6 items of Aquanaut, 39 items of Caltrava Collection, 46 items of Complicated Collection, 3 items of Golden Ellipse, 12 items of Gondolo, 8 items of Grand Complication, 15 items of Nautilus, 5 items of Pocket Watches and 20 items of Twenty-4 Collection models.
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