Watches

We've all been there. A watch that catches the eye, a final piece in the jigsaw of a collection, one that quickly goes from a "wouldn't that be nice" to a "how can i go on without it". And then begins the long, slow process of justification which leads to bargaining and, inevitably, a new acquisition, or a painful compromise.  What rarely happens is that one presented with an irrefutably compelling economic reason to 'invest' in a watch. I've used the term myself on occasion, 'investment' but...

Some years ago i read that the Louvre gallery in Paris typically displays around 8% of it's permanent collection at any given time. EIGHT PERCENT! I have spent many hours walking the endless halls of the Louvre and it was a figure that astonished me. Yet that French bastion of culture is not alone, with an average of just 5% displayed by the worlds great museums and galleries. I was giving this some thought over the summer as I sat in my study brushing the dust off a treasured piece i had neg...