October 20, 2025

Time to Collect & Time on Show

An exclusive magazine for serious collectors is born from a fair where you can buy the most beautiful vintage watches

There is a place where minutes do not pass, but are collected. It is called Time to Collect and it is the magazine that accompanies the new edition of Time On Show, the international haute horlogerie salon hosted within Auto e Moto d'Epoca at BolognaFiere, from October 23 to 26, 2025. Two events, one vision: to describe time not as a measure, but as an emotion. Here, the gears of an antique movement interact with the curves of a historic car body, and the collector's desire meets the wonder of the discoverer. This is the third year for Bologna, now the capital of this refined universe where the past is not nostalgia, but inspiration.

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The Magazine - Time to Collect

Leafing through Time to Collect is like embarking on a journey into beauty. It is not a magazine about accumulating objects, but about telling stories. It all starts with a childish gesture: taking apart a toy, following a line, sensing perfection. This is where great collectors come from, the protagonists of the new issue: Horacio Pagani, who buys back the cars he created; Corrado Lopresto, custodian of unique pieces such as the first Alfa Romeo built by Enzo Ferrari in 1939; Adam Victor and Davide Drocco, lovers of the rare beat of a Patek Philippe. Pages that talk about private museums, personal galleries, about those who collect not to possess, but to understand. We travel through different worlds: the contemporary art of Giancarlo Giammetti and Valentino, the mathematical gaze of David Nahmad, the friendships collected by Dakis Joannou. There is only one common thread: the search for harmony. As in the extremely rare Patek Philippe 2499—only two examples exist—or in the Jaguar E-Type, a revolution in design on four wheels. The magazine thus becomes a key to access: it prepares the eye, feeds curiosity, and makes a visit to the fair a more informed experience.

The fair – Time On Show in Bologna

Then comes the moment to experience it all live. Time On Show is the time club born from the shared passion of three friends, Auro Montanari, Paolo Borgomanero, and Pier Luigi Santi: exclusive, international, refined. In the gallery between pavilions 25 and 26 of BolognaFiere, dream watches meet their collectors, dealers, and new enthusiasts. The exclusive partner is Riva, a symbol of nautical elegance and Italian craftsmanship: wood, polish, silence, and class. Here, you don't rush, you observe. Each piece is unique, but not always unattainable. The value lies not only in the price tag, but in love at first sight. The format has conquered Paris and is ready for New York in 2026: a sign that the desire for authentic time is global. But Bologna remains the heart: a city that loves detail, discreet luxury, and well-made gestures. Visiting Time On Show means entering a community that speaks the same language: that of passion, emotion, and the perfect moment. And with the magazine under your arm, every hand, every vintage steering wheel, every encounter takes on new meaning.