Renewing the enthusiasm for vintage jewelry

Returning to Vicenzaoro Jannuary for its fourth edition, Italian Exhibition Group’s wonderful classic observe and jewellery celebration, VO Classic, will be open up to the general community from 20-23 January 2023.

Collectors and enthusiasts of jewellery icons and timeless wristwatches will obtain for the option to obtain exceptional and precious parts, as very well as negotiate with the very best sellers and keep up to day with specialists on sector subject areas and tendencies.

Extending to 4 times (when compared with previous year’s 3-day party), the event will be held in the lobby on the first ground of the Expo Centre at the same time as Vicenzaoro January and T.Gold (20-24 January).

Readers will be capable to explore the latest techniques, trends and curiosities in a packed programme of situations, seminars, interviews and schooling moments with impression leaders, experts, major sellers, associations, models and influencers.

35 manufacturers will be exhibiting in the vintage watch and jewelry lounge.

The listing of classic jewellers exhibiting features: Art Deco’ Bijoux, Montegrandi Gioielli, Micol, Gioielleria Faelutti and I Santi Medici.

Exhibiting vintage check out dealers include things like: Stefano Mazzariol’s Classic Watches, Elvio Piva’s Tempus, Roberto Verde’s Goldfingers, and Classic Watches and Automobiles by Andrea Foffi.

Andrea Foffi is also returning to Vicenza as a collector with the second element of the ‘Magister Speedmaster Exhibition’, committed to the most popular Omega watches from his non-public selection (the initially was hosted at Vicenzaoro September 2022).

The Enjoy Passion affiliation, which groups together and encourages the best watch dealers, will also be present with a variety of 10 exhibitors.

On Saturday 21 January, the attributes of a collector of timepieces will be talked about in a panel chat with Jacopo Spangaro, organiser of auction-function The One and operator of Orolegeria Spangaro, together with Antonio Follari and Giancarlo Befera, collectors and customers of L’Orologio Club.

The dialogue will be moderated by editor-in-main of L’Orologio journal, Dody Giussani.

A dialogue on the ‘Latest developments in the intercontinental high-conclude market’ will then abide by, with: Stefano Mazzariol, founder and CEO of Classic Watches Elvio Piva, founder and CEO of Tempus Padova and Roberto Verde, president of the Observe Enthusiasm association.

The meeting will be moderated by Look at Madness founder and creative director Jacopo Giudici, and the website magazine’s editor-in-main Michele Mengoli.

Amid the industry leaders established to weigh in on the subject of ‘Defending the enthusiasm from counterfeiting and theft’ will be Bruno Bergamaschi (aka Giorgione) – one of the ideal-known watchmaking specialists in Italy, founder of Watchhouse, and Vicenzaoro ambassador of watchmaking passion and society.

Bergamaschi will be joined by Mario Peserico, president of Assorologi, and Lorenzo Lucchinelli, founder of Ipsum – Identification for luxury merchandise.

On Saturday 21 January, Italian View Spotter will showcase collections from the 1990s and 2000s, and contemporary patterns that evoke classic in a chat with Franco Armentano, founder of DHM, Fabio Bertini, manager of F.lli Pisa in Milan, and Michele Corvo, operator of Corvo & C and GMT Italia.

As for complex coaching, Sunday 22 January will see the return of the well-known masterclass held by Professor Ugo Pancani from the Geneva-centered FHH – Foundation de la Haute Horlogerie and member of the GPHG Academy.

While VO Vintage becomes ever more well-liked with youthful generations of collectors, the communicate ‘Collecting out of the box’ on Saturday 21 January – organised by look at lover, consultant, and IamCasa founder Andrea Casalegno – will element a few youthful influencers.

The discussion on how amassing has modified and the growing position of social media platforms will involve Alessandro Fanciulli, collector and hunter of high-quality parts, Joël Laplace, collector and assistant director at the Zenith Heritage Office, and Lorenzo Maillard, collector and articles professional at Watches and Culture – the FHH’s cultural hub.

Sunday 22 January will be the turn of ‘Vintage Recreation Changers’, with an additional vital player in the switching area of collecting: Jasper Lijfering, owner and CEO of Amsterdam Classic Watches – just one of the most prestigious luxurious classic look at boutiques, with an on the web giving of significant-end pieces for collectors all more than the entire world.

The full VO Classic programme is readily available to watch on the internet.