My Recap of the Geneva Watch May 2019 Auctions

The vintage watch market is much more mature now and not dictated by the auctioneers & dealers but rather by the knowledge and dedication of the collectors The Geneva watch auctions where excellent for any serious collector Great rare condition has become priceless and goes sky-high, not only with Rolex but from any watch brand, the real gems exploded and this is gonna be the rule.

It's not only become about the rarity of the dial alone as we have seen last 5 years of record Daytona's sales, now the market is ready to go back to its roots, all watch parts are equally important and isn't that what collecting is all about? Collecting watches is a combination of all over matching patina, rare exception, originality and provenance Seems like we're back where it all started as it's about collecting a great watch and not a rare dial If you spend big money you do proper investigation, it's old news you need somebody to tell you what to look for, today collectors know what to look for! The good news is that the fun factor is back, sharing your passion with the constantly growing worldwide community of watch nuts is bigger as ever.

Not only to see if the radium level is according to my research but also to see if the tritium level is still present, both Newmans above show us a lower then 0.25 as it became standard after 1964 Swiss T<25 The many exceptional watches collectors show me during the auctions is one of the reasons why I go. . Source