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Collecting

Old glory

On October 26th Paul Newman’s Rolex fetched $17.8m – the most a wristwatch has ever sold for at auction. Nicholas Foulkes examines what the passion for vintage watches says about men today

Money from old wrists

Buy the right watch now and it could be worth more in 20 years’ time. Ken Kessler looks at the boom in the vintage-watch market and picks the best investments

Duchess of kitsch

The youngest Mitford sister cut a glamorous figure. But her possessions, which are being auctioned at Sotheby’s, reveal surprisingly non-U tastes