Roberto Bolla, il pilota che vide nascere il collezionismo

Roberto Bolla, though surprisingly born as an Alitalia pilot, was one of Italy's greatest fine watch dealers and, in the 1980s, the first to bring a high-end business dedicated to vintage watches to Rome. In this interview, he recounts his pioneering years as a collector, his shop on Via Borgognona, his encounter with Giorgio de Chirico, and the Patek Philippe he purchased almost by chance. A firsthand account of an era when great timepieces were still considered simply old and passion preceded the market.