“If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.”

- Albert Einstein

 
 
 
Victoria Gomelsky for the NYT, Do Watch Collectors Really Have All the Power, Georgia Benjamin wearing a gold Rolex

Georgia Benjamin wearing a gold Rolex Day-Date 18038 Black Tropical Dial Gem Set on her right arm and a gold Rolex Precision and a silver Jaeger-LeCoultre Duoplan Art Deco chain link bracelet watch on her left arm.Credit...Katherine Marks for The New York Times

 

Do Watch Collectors Really Have All the Power?

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Victoria Gomelsky for the New York Times, Do Watch Collectors Really Have All the Power? Alexander Friedman, Georgia Benjamin

(L) Alexander Friedman got into watch collecting through his father, who gave him the Rolex 6238 “Black Knight” chronograph on his wrist.Credit...Darren S. Higgins for The New York Times

(R) Georgia Benjamin bought her first vintage Cartier, a Santos, about eight years ago, which led her into watch collecting.Credit...Katherine Marks for The New York Times