Collecting Stories: Sandro Fratini

The Italian entrepreneur Sandro Fratini owns more than 2,000 highly desirable watches, and with the launch of his book My Time, he reveals the true extent of his passion for horology. ‘My story is a love story of watches,’ says the convivial Italian collector Sandro Fratini, as he relaxes in a chair at L’Orologio, his hotel in Florence. ‘I love the harmony they have inside; they have a soul.’ Fratini’s passion began as an eight-year-old when he was given a steel-plated Longines for his first Holy Communion. ‘It was nothing special, a very simple watch, but I loved the movement of it,’ he recalls. Find out more: http://bit.ly/2RodN6c -- Subscribe to Christie's YouTube: http://goo.gl/Vmh7Hf Sign up to Christie's Weekly: https://goo.gl/kc8qpV Follow Christie's on: Facebook: http://bit.ly/2elC9Zg Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiesInc Instagram: http://bit.ly/2iJ3lGm Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2elCafM