Antique clocks will have to talk about the reference to "the Chinese market watches." In the 18-20 centuries, the Western companies began to watch specifically for the Chinese-made watches and clocks, these clocks will be known as the "Chinese market watches." At first, sales of the main target is China's emperors and their officials, these watches usually have rich decorative appearance as well as the sophisticated internal machinery. Overall, the performance of these tables can be delicate and exquisite Chinese people's character, so now is a very unique international collection categories.
In the Antiquorum auction house in June this year auction held in Hong Kong, a pair of mirror-phase pocket watch to 519.2 thousand Hong Kong dollars sold; Patek Philippe enamel clock "PieceUnique-PenduletteDomeLesChevaux" more than twice the valuation of the price of 377.6 thousand Hong Kong dollars sell; "EarlySummerBouquet" big eight pocket watch sold for 188.8 thousand Hong Kong dollars. From an international auction house auction data is easy to see, getting the highest price in almost all antique table. This shows that, previously customized for the Chinese market still has a pocket watch is now in high demand, and 100% can be sold.
Modern name watches can be profitable in the short term
The auction is a measure of brand investment in an important place for heat. In the clock auction records, Patek Philippe's position in the investment market share is almost non-shake. All the auction data show that the highest-ranked invariably Patek Philippe. Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin watch and love the best of their brands not only frequently beat the market, but also has multi-functional table and prices for almost all models maintained rapid upward trend.
In today's investment market is not difficult to see that the function of mechanical watches with complicated models of second-hand watches a great room for development. A lot of friends around him prefer to invest in second-hand watches, second-hand watch market prices were relatively new form of pricing a larger gap, the appreciation for investors with larger space and can be obtained in a relatively short period of time return on investment.
The key is to invest in their own judgments
Hong Kong, Christie's experts said the line shooting the one hand, a small number of antique clocks, traffic is small, if their product a good friend, but also as a collection of more hot models, capable of investing a great appreciation of space; the other hand, the modern name of Watch the brand if it has a long history, and expensive to manufacture a limited number of mechanical clocks and watches based, then the appreciation of space is not small, such as Patek Philippe. She told reporters, in fact, antique clocks and modern clocks have a certain appreciation of the name space, watches collection in their choice of investment, preferences, vision and common sense are often the main factor affecting their investment.
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