For some people, a watch is far more than just an instrument for telling the time. A watch can be a status symbol, an indication of wealth, style, and good taste. And to achieve these things, customers are eschewing the modern digital watch for good old-fashioned mechanical watches.
We enter the world of the luxury watches where some models can cost thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of euros. We meet the collectors prepared to do anything, and spend anything, to get their hands on special watches, and lift the lid on the dark side of the industry, the counterfeiters causing headaches for the luxury brands and the police alike.
When the best of the best comes under the hammer, discerning customers from all over the world gather together for high-end auctions.
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