Art collecting<\/strong><\/p>\n Afrasia Bank estimates that the global top-end art market is valued at around $75 billion.<\/p>\n “According to our in-house indices, global fine art prices have risen by 18% over the past 10 years (in US$ terms),” the bank said.<\/p>\n “Globally the leading artists (in terms of price) include the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Rembrandt, Renoir, Cezanne, Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock and Gustav Klimt.<\/p>\n “The \u2018Mona Lisa\u2019 by Leonardo da Vinci and \u2018Starry Night\u2019 by Vincent van Gogh are arguably the most valuable paintings in the world. However, neither of them have ever come up for auction. They are considered priceless.”<\/p>\n Watch collecting<\/strong><\/p>\n Popular watch brands for collectors include the likes of: Patek Philippe, Breguet and Vacheron Constantin.<\/p>\n “Vacheron Constantin is considered to be the oldest watch maker in the world – it was founded in 1755,” said Afrasia Bank.<\/p>\n “Patek Philippe, which was founded about 100 years later (in 1851) tends to achieve the highest prices, both for classic watches and new watches.”<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Painting.png\")
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