RAPAPORT MAGAZINE JUNE 2023

Aaron Faber Shines in RAPAPORT MAGAZINE’s June 2023 Issue

“Birth year” Rolexes, “gifted to celebrate
someone’s special birthday,” are among the
hot sellers at vintage watch and jewelry dealer
Aaron Faber Gallery in New York, says co-owner
Patricia Faber (pictured). “Until recently, Rolex
dated their production by serial numbers, so it is
possible, for example, to find a Datejust made in
1993 for a 30-year-old’s birthday gift.”
Long gold chains are especially in demand
among boomer-generation clients, “who are
not wearing chokers and want striking jewelry.”
Many younger buyers are “interested now in
watch collecting and estate jewelry in place of
contemporary jewelry.”
Branded pieces like Cartier, David Webb
and Tiffany & Co. are always solid sellers, she
continues. Demand for colored-stone earrings and
rings “has been surprisingly consistent and strong,
with a preference for bright colors, especially
peridot, tourmaline, aquamarine. Turquoise is
very popular.” So are animal motifs: “Everybody
loves animals, even when they are a brooch.”
Not surprisingly, all of those categories
are getting harder to find. “We work almost
exclusively with private clients to source these.”