Phillips strengthens watch department with a specialist in sourcing rare pieces
Auctioneer Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo has appointed James Marks as international specialist for the company’s watch department with responsibility for international sourcing of rare and interesting timepieces. Based in London, Mr Marks joins ahead of the upcoming international exhibition, Watchmakers, The Masters of Art Horology. The event has already taken place in Rome, New York and Hong Kong, and will finish its world tour in London this month. Mr Marks joins Phillips from a career in global banking and finance. He was most recently a portfolio manager for a commodity hedge fund for seven years. Prior to this, he worked at Merrill Lynch and BNP Paribas. His expertise in watches is that of a self-taught collector.