An example: one of the world’s largest collectors owns 3,500 wristwatches (starting price CHF 500,000 and upwards). Naturally, this collector wishes to preserve the value of their investment or, better still, achieve a return on it. Every year, we assess the current market value of his watch portfolio. Should certain watches in the collection lose value, we will remove them from the collection and auction them off, using the proceeds to purchase promising brands. In this way, we achieve an annual return of 30–40 per cent for all ten collectors.
Another example: I was allowed to accompany a Turkish businessman, a billionaire, who had made his money with real estate, hotels and urban development. He was crazy about complications watches, I was allowed to put him together a watch collection for a three-digit million amount. He then invested the same amount again in a savehouse (iris scan, facial recognition, voice recognition, security code, etc.) for his watches. Unfortunately, he died of prostate cancer 5 years ago. I was then commissioned by the children to sell the collection.
The second richest businessman in Asia had a soft spot for classic cars, watches, vintage racing boats, motorcycles, film props, real estate and hotels. After ten years of successful cooperation, I was able to put together a watch collection for him according to his specifications, which he still has today. The next thing was – to put together a classic car collection for him – unlimited budget. For example, he owns a lightweight Jaguar XK 120 Zagatto, there are only two examples in the world, which he had painstakingly restored true to the original. If you are interested, please contact TIG Concierge (Bitte die Email Adresse bei TIG CONCIERGE hq@time-inc-group.com hinterlegen)!