Collectors and Collections

May 1, 2020

Watches for Your Ears

Watch lovers are an intensely visual bunch: Consider the more than 2.1 million images tagged #wristshot on Instagram. But the rising popularity of horology podcasts also […]
March 20, 2019

Watches Are Yet Another Easy Way Rich People Make Their Money Into More Money

The high-end watch market is a strong investment vehicle for wealthy people.
March 20, 2019

Six Up-and-Coming Collectible Watches for Your Bonus Check

There are still bargains to be had in collectible timepieces, dealers say. At your own risk!
January 24, 2018

All Good Magazines Go to Heaven

Advertisement LONDON — When James Hyman was a scriptwriter at MTV Europe, in the 1990s, before the rise of the internet, there was a practical — […]
January 16, 2018

Watch Collectors Talk, Uh, Watches

Advertisement LONDON — Invite two passionate watch collectors to meet, ask them to bring along a few of their favorite watches and then just let the […]
November 17, 2017

For Lisa Eisner, ‘Money Never, Ever Motivates Me’

Advertisement LOS ANGELES — Lisa Eisner is trying to get us killed. We are in her Lexus wagon, slicing through three lanes of high-speed traffic from […]
November 17, 2017

Claude Sfeir is a Collector’s Collector

Advertisement On a balmy November afternoon in 2014, Claude Sfeir sat on the terrace of a Geneva hotel facing the lake, having lunch with an old […]
November 15, 2017

A Watch Collector Who Is ‘a Bit of a Metalhead’

Advertisement DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — “All these watches,” Yousuf Gargash said, waving his hand over his collection. “And I look at my phone” for the […]
October 25, 2017

First Person: The Museum of You Does Not Have a Gift Shop

I had a patient who saved everything: Every piece of junk mail (usually unopened), postcard, ashtray and old shoe was stored or put on display. He […]
September 4, 2017

Vintage Rolex Is What This Collector Craves

“Vintage Rolex is my focus,” Timothy Yong said. “I track every auction.” Mr. Yong, 33, has five rows of timepieces in a glass display case spanning […]