Highlights

An auction not to be missed at Sotheby’s
18 November 2019
The princess grew up with the large collection of contemporary art of her mother Mariae Gloria and Sotheby’s asked Elizabeth von Thurn and Taxis to wear the Magnificent Jewels a...

Dorotheum: auction of the Habsburg jewels
18 November 2019
Dorotheum will be selling the diadem and brooch of Maria Valeria, daughter of the Empress Elisabeth, in Vienna on November 27th.
In particular, the diadem is set with 15 orient...

Three vintage watches with textured dial
18 November 2019
Waffle, Honeycomb and Linen are just some of the unofficial names of vintage watches whose dials echo what their name wants to evoke. These are textures of quadrants with strong...

Auctions: the wonders of the Cologni collection
13 November 2019
An extraordinary collection of watches and jewels belonging to Franco Cologni, famous writer and entrepreneur passionate about watchmaking and jewelry, and his wife Adele Tamiso...

Patek Philippe: a limited edition for the beauty of Rome
13 November 2019
With a new series of limited edition timepieces, Patek Philippe pays tribute to the now historic Roman partner Hausmann & Co. on the occasion of the opening of the single-br...

Orologi&Passioni and Vicenzaoro, united by a passion for Vintage
31 October 2019
The Forum was founded in 2004, has more than 76,000 users in Italy with 900,000 visits every month and more than 10 million messages sent.
Numerous are the collaborations with ...

The engagement ring? It’s vintage!
18 October 2019
One of the main trends on the wedding scene is to give an engagement ring with an antique and vintage look. These rings evoke a sense of family and heritage handed down from gen...

When a military watch is vintage and luxury
18 October 2019
The Cabot Watch Company holds an important – and historical – place in the world of military watches. The company, founded in 1972 by Ray Mellor – a World War II veteran, was na...

Rolex is a key player on Instagram
18 October 2019
As Luca Grasso, watch expert and CEO at Rocca Gioielli, says: “Rolex watches are undisputedly fascinating and transversal, so much so that it is impossible to identify a precise...

Bonhams: the Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery hunt
18 October 2019
Vintage jewellery lovers will not have missed the news of the exceptional Bonhams auction held at the end of September where several items, all highly coveted by collectors and ...

An auction with a noble air
18 October 2019
Jewellery as well as rare items, such as a snuffbox with an ivory miniature of Emperor Alexander II, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Milan. On Monday 11th November next, some highl...

VO Vintage: the temple of beauty among vintage watches and jewellery
02 October 2019
The programme for Vicenzaoro January 2020, which boasts 1,500 brands from 35 different nations and 35,000 visitors from 120 countries, also includes, from 18th to 20th January, ...

NL: Two auctions for two wristwatch masterpieces
02 October 2019
Nothing less than the wristwatch that belonged to American millionaire and industrialist, Henry Graves Jr, is to be sold at auction for an estimated value of between 3 to 5 mill...