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Singapore’s well-known watch collector Zhong Weiguo (Bernard Cheong) Mr. Mosa Zhao gently in the hands of a Vianney Halter Antiqua, prospect of a solution of “write” full satisfaction. In the past two or three decades between the collection of more than 100 watches to collectors, the brand is always a special liking for the independent watchmaker. As the bird in his hand Vianney Halter Antiqua, in 1998, the price of 85 million from the then still little-known Swiss watchmaker Vianney Halter hands of the division was sold is now worth millions.

And Zhong Weiguo, like promising an independent watchmaker brand, as well as Hong Kong, Christie’s auction house assistant vice president, watches the Department’s senior expert Miss Zou Xianqun. “Independent watchmaker brand works, and now also in the secondary market was optimistic about the professional collector. Shoot in the spring of this year, while everyone is familiar with the top table card Patek Philippe and Breguet, the Hong Kong, Christie’s is also trying to the introduction of an independent watchmaker brand works – Greubel Forsey’s Double Tourbillon Platinum Model Double Tourbillon 30 Vision. the results only watch to 2.42 million Hong Kong dollars fall of the hammer, becoming the second highest bid of audience wrist the table. ”

Just five days later, December 2 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center “refinement names” Session in the auction, the other Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1 will also be 2200000-3000000 Hong Kong dollars of the valuation appearance. “Wednesday will be held next autumn auction, we will be independent watchmaker brand more bold attempt.” Miss Zou Xianqun said, “In addition to Greubel Forsey, the auction will also be independent watchmaker brand FP Journe brands such as work. ”

“The real table will understand collection of independent watchmaker brand”

“A lot of the independent watchmaker’s work is unique. These teacher-made tables, just as musicians compose, like the master photographer taking pictures is a devoted effort, wisdom and passion of artistic creation, rather than the volume of industrial production, which is In particular, I love the reasons for these tables cards. “Zhongwei Guo said.

In Zhongwei Guo many collections, the piece of Vianney Halter Antiqua his most proud of one watch. This piece of pure hand-made with a platinum surface, and four dial watch, the table back of the label is “No.00″. He said: “This watch is a Vianney Halter to do this to yourself to wear, there is no number. 10 years ago, he has not sufficient means to open factories, so sold it to me. Now the watchmaker well-known, and have their own watch factory and the brand, but this has also put into production, but produced an annual maximum of five, six, and hence the price very high. ”

“Independent watchmaker brands of watches are not generally recognized and accepted by collectors to collections.” Miss Zou Xianqun that the “collection table in this section need to watch collectors have a very rich collection of experience and watch the brand more widely understanding. but it is precisely because of this, the independent watchmaker’s work output of less complex manufacturing process, it should be the top watch collectors of that batch enthusiasts ‘hobby-horse’. ”

Watch for the experienced collector Laibin expensive, the upcoming Christie’s autumn auction also appear in FPJourne he had been concerned about the division of independent watchmaking brands. “FPJourne a birth, their uniqueness has attracted my attention.” Who already have a history of more than 20 years watch collection in Singapore businessmen have told the media that “the personal characteristics of the independent watchmaker was too sharp a. He could the Breguet parts of a bell are all reduced to the size of a watch, this is a wonderful breakthrough. “But Laibin expensive but also said that even now, the world’s only sold a few hundred pieces of FPJourne watches, “Only those who truly understand the table top and the people will choose FPJourne.”

GTE’s first landing in Geneva early next year,

Coincidentally, the independent watchmaker’s work, not only in this year’s autumn auction in a professional collector and watches the recommendation of an expert, they will also usher in the next spring, his own first “Exhibition.” According to China’s reported 2010 net Nian watches 11 to 22 January, Alain Silberstein, Ateliers Louis Moinet, Magellan, Marvin, and Titanium Cargo such as 29 independent watchmaker who will unite together in Geneva to participate in the inaugural exhibition of independent tabulation Shibiao (Geneva Time Exhibition, referred to as GTE). And the 2010 Geneva Show table (SIHH) held in conjunction with the independent watchmaker’s current exhibition, seen by many professionals considered to be “independent watchmaker efforts to inject fresh momentum endangered craft, to unite against the global financial crisis,” an attempt to .

The GTE exhibition is truly an independent watchmaker in the spring bring? “It is difficult to judge.” A painstaking research of senior journalists who watch the market, Mr. Peter NG, said: “But I personally think that the financial crisis and the future market conditions are uncertain post-crisis era, the independent watchmaker brand Instead, small scale is an advantage. In fact, a small business structure can help them make an immediate response to the new changes in the market, thereby reducing the risk. From this point of view, they should be earlier than the larger brands from the recession of the economic environment to come out. ”

As the Urwerk and AntoinePreziuso done, they use a unique bold style to attract customers, rather than rush to release a large number of new products. “We have never dealt with large orders. We are a small brand, strictly control the production, which is why we can regroup the reason so fast.” Independent watchmaker Antoine Preziuso said.

In fact, many independent watchmaker brand in the financial crisis, still created a good market price. Many watch collectors is also right that the market last fall, Antiquorum auction remember. Although the cold period at a time when the financial crisis, it would only catamaran 30 degrees of Greubel Forsey Tourbillon watch is still welcomed 23.8 million Swiss francs of the auction price. “