Authors
Guido Mondani
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:
“COLLEZIONARE OROLOGI DA POLSO ROLEX SUBMARINER”
“COLLEZIONARE OROLOGI DA POLSO ROLEX SUBMARINER II”
“COLLECTING ROLEX GMT-MASTER WRISTWATCHES”
"COLLECTING MODERN AND VINTAGE ROLEX GMT-MASTER"
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Osvaldo Patrizzi
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:
3 editions “OROLOGI DA POLSO ROLEX”
2 editions of “COLLEZIONARE OROLOGI DA POLSO ROLEX”
2 editions of “COLLEZIONARE OROLOGI DA POLSO PATEK PHILIPPE”
"COLLECTING MODERN AND VINTAGE PATEK PHILIPPE WRISTWATCHES"
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Franca Mondani
Franca Mondaniwas 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:
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Giorgia Mondani
Giorgia Mondani was born in Genoa on April 20, 1984. Growing up, she developed a passion for time pieces. One of her first words was “Rolex.” After having graduated with a degree in foreign languages, she worked side by side Osvaldo Patrizzi, delving deep into the world of time pieces, the world of international auctions and cultivating her linguistics skills.
In addition to Italian, she speaks perfect English, Spanish, French and has a basic knowledge of German.
She has worked with her parents for several years now as Marketing Director and has successfully grown their presence in the global market. She writes for various Italian and foreign magazines and maintains a daily updated blog, which covers time pieces - .
Recently she collaborated with her father to produce a new edition in 5 languages: .
Lele Ravagnani
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:
2 editions of “COLLEZIONARE OROLOGI DA POLSO ROLEX SUBMARINER”
“COLLECTING ROLEX GMT-MASTER WRISTWATCHES”
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Gabriele Vittozzi
He was born in Milan on 7/30/1958. Qualified “Maître horloger” and heir to a family which had already owned several
shops in this sector, he has always been fascinated by the pulsating heart which animates any watch of a certain rank. He repaired his first “ Lord of time” in 1968, at the age of ten. Enthusiast and extremely valued connoisseur of the watchmaking world, he is also in great demand as a restorer of special dials and cases of vintage watches, a field in which he has been working since the early 80’s.
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Paolo Spinello
He was born in Milan on 12/18/1956. He entered the world of high watchmaking as a collector around the mid 80’s. Relentless in his search for rare and singular pieces, his passion brought him into contact with Gabriele Vittozzi. Today they manage the shop “I Signori del Tempo” in Milan.
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