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Daryn Schnipper discusses her influential career in the auction world and her insights on watch collecting.

In this episode of Independent Thinking for ⁠⁠@FifthWrist ⁠⁠ Radio podcast, Roman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@TimesRomanAU⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Adam ( ⁠⁠@mediumwatch⁠⁠ ) host Daryn Schnipper, Chairman Emeritus of Sotheby’s International Watch Division . We discuss Daryn’s incredible and influential career in the auction world, some of the important and history-making sales Daryn has been instrumental in, and her collaboration with (previous guest and friend of podcast) Alex Barter on the “ 500 Years, 100 Watches ” book documenting some of the most important timepieces throughout history. Daryn is generous in sharing her approach to scholarship, valuing watches, rarity, and meaningful technical or historical context, and distinguishing rare from merely obscure. Daryn also recounts scholarship-driven projects like the Time Museum Sales, The Henry Graves Supercomplication and The Olmsted Collection, and reflect on relationship-building with collectors, the emotional side of consignments, market behavior during crises, lead times for auctions, and advice to collectors to set focused criteria and goals. Make sure to get a copy of Daryn and Alex's terrific book: "500 Years, 100…

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