Didier GOTTARDINI
MODERN, VINTAGE AND MASONIC WATCHES

[détail] exposition des montres à complications-Triple calendriers & Chronographe-chez Cornette de Saint Cyr, le 17mai 2018

[detail] Exhibition of complicated watches - triple calendars and chronographs at Cornette de Saint Cyr, sale of May 17, 2018 © archives of expert Didier Gottardini, Paris

Expertise at the service of collectors: Didier Gottardini, expert in Modern, Vintage and Masonic Watches.

Expert in modern watches, vintage watches and Masonic watches since 2015 with auction houses, founder in 2008 of the website l'argus des montres which became Le Point Montres in 2011, and sales director at Jaeger LeCoultre and Rolex for the French market for over fifteen years. Didier Gottardini has been a true aficionado of fine timepieces for over 30 years, and has organized numerous catalogued watch sales (between 2015 and 2018) with the prestigious auctioneer Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr as director & expert of the horology department. Didier Gottardini also organized on May 7, 2021 an exceptional sale of Masonic watches and objects in collaboration with the auction house Pestel - Debord at the Hôtel des Ventes Drouot in Paris. Author of numerous books dedicated to horology such as: Breitling Vintage Watches published by Éditions Favre in 2013 and "Midi à Minuit Les Maitres Horlogers" (Masonic horology) in 2014 by Watchprint. Didier Gottardini also advises numerous VIP private clients to help them find the appropriate watch to match their suits, or the watch of their dreams, the one they have been searching for ages... Didier Gottardini is above all a passionate expert who seeks to place his expertise at the service of enthusiasts or seasoned connoisseurs, and to accompany them in the appraisal, restoration or acquisition of timepieces. To this end, he has surrounded himself with a highly specialized team that will be able to meet each of your expectations, including an independent watchmaking workshop enabling the opening and authentication of each piece that passes through it in order to guarantee complete security for your purchases and to offer a comprehensive service of certificates of authenticity. Didier Gottardini specializes in the appraisal of Masonic watches and objects.

Bibliography

Publications

- 2013 - "The Vintage Watch Collection Breitling", Éditions Favre - 2014 - "De Midi à Minuit: Les Maîtres Horlogers", Éditions Watchprint ___

Sale Catalogues

At Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris: - Prestige & Vintage Watches November 28, 2015 https://www.gazette-drouot.com/ventes-aux-encheres/24590-montres-de-prestige-et-de-collection - Prestige & Vintage Watches April 15, 2016: https://www.auction.fr/_fr/vente/montres-de-prestige-de-collection-40163 - Prestige & Vintage Watches April 12, 2017 https://www.montres-de-luxe.com/Vente-de-montres-de-collection-Cornette-de-Saint-Cyr-le-12-avril-prochain_a12581.html - Breitling November 22, 2017: https://www.auction.fr/_fr/vente/breitling-un-univers-a-part-51603 - Complicated Watches: Triple Calendars & Chronographs. Thursday, May 17, 2018: https://www.auction.fr/_fr/vente/montres-a-complications-triple-calendrier-amp-chronographe-54669 At Pestel-Debord, Paris: - Masonic Sale May 7, 2021 https://www.pestel-debord.com/catalogue/113115-vente-maconnique

Recently published articles

- on the Figaro website https://www.lepoint.fr/montres/se-mettre-a-l-heure-des-francs-macons-20-12-2024-2578444_2648.php#11 - on the Le Point magazine website https://www.lefigaro.fr/horlogerie/les-garde-temps-des-francs-macons-aux-encheres-20241219

Contact

Didier GOTTARDINI
78, boulevard Bourdon 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine +33 (0)6 72 68 20 48 didier.gottardini@gmail.com

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