Wrist and Pocket Watches

The experts working in the Watch Department research, evaluate and select the most interesting lots to be included in watch auctions, with the aim of meeting the needs of collectors, professionals and those interested in investing in luxury watches.
Watches are concentrates of craftsmanship, objects that in addition to their main purpose - to measure time - bear witness to the style of bygone eras. Not only that, designer watches, antique, rare and collector's chronographs often play the role of male objects of desire, as authentic status symbols to be exhibited and admired.

The passion and desire to own a luxury watch is often intertwined with the desire to invest securely; and indeed, the purchase of designer watches from certain Maisons such as Rolex and Patek Philippe is now internationally recognised as a safe way of diversifying the investment of money. The auction represents an unmissable opportunity to purchase rare watches, objects that are otherwise impossible to find on the market. Arcadia Auction House periodically organises auctions of wrist and pocket watches, unmissable opportunities to purchase lots of extraordinary elegance, beauty and economic value.

A sector of great interest for Arcadia is that of watches signed by the great Maisons, a sector that does not seem to have found continuity and whose constant growth over the years attracts more and more collectors and investors. The Watch Department, headed by Matteo Corona, has given us no small amount of satisfaction since its inauguration, with many significant adjudications, auction after auction. The catalogues offer vintage, rare and collectors' watches, selections of models signed by renowned watch manufacturers such as Jaeger LeCoultre, IWC Schaffhausen, Omega, Breitling, Heuer, Rolex, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Chopard, Glashütte Original, Lange & Söhne, Panerai, Girard Perregaux, Vacheron & Constantin and Zenith. The catalogues of our watch auctions are heterogeneous and the offerings often include pieces with low auction bases, to meet the needs of those who wish to purchase quality vintage watches but do not have large budgets to devote. The authenticity of each watch put up for auction is checked by our experts who ascertain not only this important detail but also its state of wear and conservation, rarity, signature, collection and model, all essential details in the valuation of watches.

Would you like to buy a watch at auction? Turn to our experts for personalised advice on which lots to buy according to your budget. If, on the other hand, you would like to sell a watch or an entire watch collection at auction, you can turn to our experts for a free, no-obligation valuation of your property. Selling with Arcadia Auction House is simple. fast and profitable.

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