Cartier Privee Collection Obus, 18k gold with skeleton back, see-through case, leather wristband, manual movement, France, 1990s. From Botier Gallery.
Antiques expert, Lark Mason, appraiser on the wildly popular PBS series, The Antiques Roadshow, and founder of iGavel Auctions, gives his predictions for the top 10 antiques collecting trends of 2013. One category that he believes will remain timeless? Watches. “In times of economic uncertainty, when stocks, bonds, and everything else has taken a lickin, watches keep on tickin,” says Mason. Read about the other trends that he thinks are destined to rise or fall this year in antiques here.
