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Guido Mondani was born in Genoa on October 29 1945. Editor by profession for over thirty years, he is a big collector of Rolex and Patek Philippe since 1986 when his wife Franca gave him a Rolex moon phases ref. 8171 in yellow gold.
He realized many important publications about Rolex and Patek Philippe which became indispensable treasures. Some of them are sold out and impossible to find anymore.
He became a reference for collectors and enthusiasts and he is known all over the world for his precision and reliability. Mondani sold in 2006 one of the biggest Rolex collections, with 309 Rolex wristwatches. He is also author of the following titles:
“COLLECTING ROLEX SUBMARINER WRISTWATCHES”
“COLLECTING ROLEX SUBMARINER WRISTWATCHES II”
“COLLECTING ROLEX GMT-MASTER WRISTWATCHES”
“1908 – 2008: 100 YEARS OF ROLEX”
"ROLEX SUBMARINER STORY"
"COLLECTING NAUTILUS AND PATEK PHILIPPE - MODERN AND VINTAGE WRISTWATCHES"
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Nominated as one of the 20 most important men in the watchmaking world, Osvaldo Patrizzi was born in 1945 and has been very keen on watches since he was young. An “apprentice” watchmaker in Milan, from 1965 until 1973, he then worked as an expert and restorer of antique watches. During this period, he was appointed Expert of the Italian Association of Antique Horology Dealers and consultant for the Swiss Custom.
After arriving in Geneva in 1974, he founded the Galerie d’Horlogerie
Ancienne (renamed Antiquorum in 1981).
He realized his great dream in 2007 when he founded a new auction house bearing his own name:
PATRIZZI & CO. AUCTIONEERS
In December 2009 he was named MR. WATCH by the German magazine Weltkunst.innovative, Mr. Patrizzi is the author of many publications of Guido Mondani Editore:
3 editions “Rolex Wristwatches”
2 editions “Collecting Rolex Wristwatches”
“Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches”
“Collecting Modern and Vintage Rolex Wristwatches” |
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Lele Ravagnani was born May 16, 1951 in the province of Rovigo and he holds a commercial license for precious goods, jewelry, watches, works of art and antiques.
With almost thirty years experience in the field of antique and watches, he is co – author with Guido Mondani of:
- “Collecting Rolex Submariner Wristwatches”
- “Collecting Rolex GMT – MASTER Wristwatches” |
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Franca Mondani was born in Genova on April 25 1959 and since 1980 works together with her husband Guido.
They developed together a real and true passion for wristwatches and it is exactly from this love that the COLLECTOR’S LIBRARY is born.
She is co – author with Guido Mondani of:
“1908 – 2008: 100 YEARS OF ROLEX”
"ROLEX SUBMARINER STORY"
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