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La liste à la Prévert est longue avec des marques comme Croton, Reston, Ollech & Wajs, Mexa, Mulco, Olma, Aquastar, Ebro… Ces modèles, principalement des chronographes des années 1960, jalonnent le début de cette vente qui, du coup, se teinte d’accents désuets renvoyant à l’âge d’or du vintage.
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Both these lots are characteristic of the direction the vintage market is taking, obliging buyers to veer off the well-trodden path in search of new gems… although more and more well-informed collectors are taking that route. Also part of the Geneva auction season’s inner circle, Antiquorum is known for its selection of brands that spun out of the watchmaking galaxy many moons ago. Its latest catalogue opens with a miscellanea of disparate and poetic names, the likes of Croton, Reston, Ollech & Wajs, Mexa, Mulco, Olma, Aquastar and Ebro. 1960s chronographs for the most part, they lend a sepia tone to a sale that takes us back to a golden era. For between CHF 1,000 and CHF 2,000, bidders can take home the inimitable style of a black or silvered dial, generally with two counters, for minutes and seconds, along with a tachymeter scale. Also crossing the block are two dive watches by Mulco and Olma. They rub lugs with a Blancpain Bathyscaphe of very similar design but estimated at six times the price.
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