At the auction house Bonhams announced the upcoming open day at their main exhibition halls in the Pacific Place shopping center in Hong Kong on March 2, 2015. The program of the event includes the possibility of free evaluation of jewelry and watches for all residents of Hong Kong from the world's leading experts - this will not require a preliminary record. Evaluation and consultation will be carried out by professionals in their field, such as Graeme Thompson, head of the Asian jewelery division Bonhams in Hong Kong, and Nicholas Biebuyck, chief watch specialist.
According to Bonhams, the open day personifies genuine magic, a miracle and splendor. This is the day when forgotten relics and precious stones are removed from safes and removed from dusty shelves and given to the caring hands of Bonhams world experts who will apply their many years of experience and market knowledge to describe the most important features of the item, its niche in the market, and, most importantly , its probable price at the auction.
Thompson, head of the Asian jewelery division of Bonhams, received a Gemologist degree in the GIA New York in 2005. After that, he moved to London and became a jeweler at Bonhams before setting up his own company in 2011. After two years of practice in the field of jewelry trading around the world, Thompson returned to Bonhams for a new position in Hong Kong.
Bibik is a senior specialist in watches at Bonhams, and his passionate interest in watchmaking is due to his admiration for mechanics and engineering.
In 2014, sales of the auction house Bonhams were record in Hong Kong. Among the lots was a collection of diamonds "Hearts and Arrows" totaling almost 40 carats, sold for $ 2.6 million in November, as well as a bright matte green jade bracelet that went under the hammer for $ 645,000.