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Clocks & Watches

Clocks, clocks and more clocks at Fontaine’s

Jun 1st, 2008 | By CollectOs | Category: Clocks & Watches

(Pittsfield, Mass.) - Over 500 vintage collectible clocks – many of them exceedingly rare and museum-quality – will be sold on Saturday, June 14, starting at 10 a.m., by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery. A catalog is available by phone request, at (413) 448-8922, or through e-mail request, at info@fontaineauction.com. Images may be viewed on the firm’s […]



Watch auction in New York will offer 264 exceptional timepieces

Mar 26th, 2008 | By CollectOs | Category: Auctions, Clocks & Watches

New York — Following Christie’s record breaking year in 2007 with worldwide sales for watches of
$88 million dollars, including the two most successful sales for this category in the United States to
date, the Important Watch auction in New York on April 24 will offer 264 exceptional timepieces.
Many of the items are not only exceedingly rare […]



Top 10 Tips for Telling a Real Rolex from a Fake

Mar 9th, 2008 | By CollectOs | Category: Clocks & Watches

Used Rolex watches are big business for unsavory sellers. What’s real and what’s fake? That’s what buyers need to know. “The question is simple but the answer is seldom easy,” says Avi Dayan, an international expert on used Rolex watches. “Trickery and deceit is the hallmark of those who peddle phony Rolex watches.” 
A Rolex Turn’o’Graph […]



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