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SPONSORED CONTENT – The auction scene has never been more dynamic. And now seasoned collectors and beginners alike can view and bid on a wide range of items including vintage timepieces online at thesaleroom.com.

A Gentleman’s Stainless Steel Omega Seamaster 300 Automatic Bracelet Watch dated 1966. Sold on thesaleroom.com by Watches Knightsbridge, Nov 2019. Hammer price £7,500.

Watches are some of the most personal objects we ever own. We set our lives by them. Every watch has a story and that story is as important as who made it, when and how. Collectors want to know who wore it, when and why. No two watches are ever the same – that’s what makes them so appealing to collectors.

The market in vintage timepieces, which mostly consists of “mechanical”, as opposed to quartz or digital watches, has soared by 73% over the past decade, according to the latest Knight Frank Wealth Report. And it shows no sign of stopping. Perhaps the market is driven by a sense of longing for a more hands-on, more authentic past in our age of digital domination. The love of all those minuscule cogs, wheels and springs excites the inner nerd in all of us.

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