Horological Meandering – A day in vintage paradise: Mercante in Fiera Parma

A day in vintage paradise: Mercante in Fiera Parma

Oct 12, 2024,17:49 PM

 

I wanted to see what Mercante in Fiera in Parma was all about for a while… so I booked a nice hotel for a family week end in Milano and drove a bit further to Parma.

The fair is huge and covers design / art / furniture. The overall booth quality is quite fluctuating, but the watch section did not disappoint.

 It’s vintage PP / AP / Rolex fantasy land! A few nice Speedmaster and VC, and super concentrated to the top tier of the crema de la crema wink

Starting the day with a croissant con crema

Newman were all over

AP Cobra

Mobutu

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My absolute highlight: Genta QP mother of pearl NOS with all stickers: 17k€, almost pulled the trigger!

Also loved the T3

And this nice Mark 3 silver could have completed nicely my Mark 3 black dial

Some dolce to refuel

And a nice try at the Omega Milano boutique: really loved the FOIS in the metal (a lot less shiny than in pictures)

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