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Download this article £5,000 to spend. Early Seiko Watches by James Lowe Watch & Jewellery Specialist In 1969 Seiko introduced the world’s first quartz watch – the Seiko Quartz Astron. It was accurate to about 5 seconds per month, which was a sensational improvement on even the likes of Rolex. Yes, Seiko produced millions of […]

The watch market seems to have survived amazingly well over the past six months, both on the retail and auction side. There was even an auction in Hong Kong recently selling only early Seiko watches, a brand that despite being the first to launch a quartz watch in 1969, has in the past fared pretty […]

At Doerr Valuations our team of jewellery specialists monitor prices and trends in the international market to make sure that you can be properly informed and looked after. The jewellery market over the past few years has been unusually volatile for several reasons – some directly due to the general ‘woes of the world’ and […]

Sadly, the first photo does not show my country retreat – it is the Schloss Moritzburg, about 10 miles from Dresden and was the country seat of the Dukes of Saxony. It was built around 1750, primarily to house their fabulous collection of art and works of art and it’s where my chosen piece of […]

At auction in 1971 estimate £20,000 – £25,000 At auction in 1983 estimate £150,000 – £175,000 At auction in 2013 estimate £3.5 – £4 million!! I have had the pleasure of handling this wonderful piece of silver three times over the years but sadly never as the owner or vendor! Paul de Lamerie is always […]

We have chosen four items of jewellery from four of the top manufacturing brands – items that have been in production virtually unchanged for nearly 20 years – unchanged that is except for the price to demonstrate how important a regular jewellery insurance valuation is! The price of gold in 2003 was about $450 per […]