Hints and tips:
...Horological auction records tend to be built on a combination of the following: a long-established brand (usually Patek or Rolex), provenance (Paul Newman, Steve McQueen et al) and complication....
...Bennet Gartside (Jaeger) timed his weathercock shifts of position to create a vivid and persuasive portrait of Elgar’s publisher, a performance as detailed as the decor that surrounded him....
...The Norwegian six-piece combine deft drumming and reverb-soaked ambience with jagged hard-rock guitar riffs and theatrical vocals from lead singer Karla Jaeger....
...And the new category of “alternative assets” (private equity, hedge funds, timber, et al), many of which are illiquid, seemed to offer a way to enhance diversification without giving up returns....
...Jaeger-Le Coultre, the luxury watchmaker that is part of Switzerland’s Richemont group says that its classic watches have held up particularly well....
...Almost £10,000 was paid by a private collector for a rare Jaeger-LeCoultre 18 carat pink gold Reverso Chronographe Retrograde....
...Jaeger-LeCoultre has pioneered the introduction of novel materials in other parts of the movement....
...Lange & Söhne, Audemars Piguet, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Dunhill (no new watches this year), Girard-Perregaux, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, JeanRichard, Montblanc, Panerai, Parmigiani Fleurier, Piaget, Ralph...
...They all have movements made by sister companies IWC, Piaget and Jaeger-LeCoultre and the quality of the cases and dials looks as good as a Cartier....
...Highlights include a 1946 Patek Philippe perpetual calendar chronograph with rare enamelled numerals which could realise up to SFr800,000 and one of the great marvels of contemporary watchmaking, a Jaeger-LeCoultre...
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