SPRING IN a glass, timepieces IN space
Expert advice on luxe investments.
BUY 2016 Vin Blanc de Palmer, Vin de France
a dry, lush, ripe blend of Muscadelle, lauzet and sauvignon gris, this white (below) represents a renaissance in Bordelais thinking—and drinking. it’s around $190. Buy every bottle you can and cellar it.
HOLD Venica & Venica Sauvignon Ronco Delle Mele, Collio 2016
spring in a glass for $50 to $60 a bottle, with citrus, melon and stone fruits on the nose and a decadent texture on the palate. if you can manage to wait, it’ll get even better— and more valuable.
SELL Pét-Nat
These gently sparkling, typically unfiltered wines, made according to the difficult méthode ancestrale, were a bargain at $30, but they were never meant to age like a vintage champagne. let them go. John Reardon International head of watches, Christie’s
BUY Enicar
a new book on the legacy swiss watchmaker is in the works from timepiece guru Martijn van der ven. all indications are that vintage enicar watches (above), some available for less than $1,000, will be the next big thing.
HOLD Vintage Gilbert Albert Ricochet Collection pocket watches
at the moment they cost less than $10,000 apiece, but prices will be enhanced when collectors learn how rare and special these offbeat handmade watches truly are.
SELL Omega
with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing nigh, all eyes are on omega, whose timepieces accompanied apollo 11 there. have a particular timepiece related to the space race? it’ll go for $100,000-plus: one giant leap for your bottom line.
BUY Viviane Sassen
straddling fine art and fashion photography, the dutch artist, whose work (below) runs in the $5,000 range, is known for her portraiture and abstractions. although her auction activity is light, everything up for bid has sold.
HOLD Bridget Riley
The contemporary British artist—known for her opticalillusion paintings—has always been a hit with collectors. her work has gone for as much as $5.8 million, and her solo exhibition at london’s hayward gallery this autumn will likely drive demand up.
SELL Kerry James Marshall
Marshall’s paintings, which depict working-class africanamericans, rocketed to fame last year, when his Past Times (1997) sold for an astonishing $21.1 million at sotheby’s. own a Marshall? Move it.