Sometimes selling your old watches and jewelry pays off in a big way. In the past year, we have seen so many amazing items come through TrueFacet HQ in New York City. From heavily-bejeweled icons to limited edition timepieces from the top jewelers and watchmakers in the world, there’s always someone who wants their own. Check out 7 of our most expensive items sold and find out what your valuables are worth.

7. Breguet Classique Le Reveil du Tsar — $31,900

This timepiece is from the Breguet Classique collection, a collection that highlights elegance and tradition in its designs. This model, Le Reveil du Tsar featured several complication, including a self-winding movement, seconds subdial, date, second time-zone indicator, alarm function, alarm time and power-reserve indicators and more. All of this is enclosed in a round, 18K gold case with a brown crocodile leather strap. The watch retails for $39,600, but sold on TrueFacet for $31,900. You can view it here.

6. Patek Philippe Nautilus in White Gold — $37,750

Patek Philippe watches always top off the most expensive watch lists and this rings true for TrueFacet as well. The Nautilus is a Patek icon and solid timepiece for any collection. This model featured a white gold case with a leather strap. The piece includes several typical Patek complications like moonphase, date and power reserve indicators. This watch retails for about $43,000 but sold, never worn, on TrueFacet for $37,750. You can find more here.

5. Rolex Day-Date 40 in Platinum — $44,950

This edition of the Rolex Day-Date, commonly called the President, was unveiled at the 2015 Baselworld last March. This is a beautifully updated version of the Rolex icon. The new edition is called the Day-Date 40 due to the 40mm case size. One of the most apparent changes is the dial which comes in a blue tone with a criss cross pattern, very different from Rolex dials of the past. The bracelet has also been updated to protect wear and stretch, improving durability. This model is the platinum edition, the most expensive offering. This piece retails for $62,500, but sold on TrueFacet, never worn, for $44,995. You can find more here.

4. Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra in Lapis Lazuli – $49,000

The Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra line is the most recognizable VCA line and also the most popular. The dainty clover motifs, inspired by the Alhambra palace in Grenada, Spain, are a sound investment. The Alhambra sells quickly and frequently, typically for more money than the item was purchased for. This 20-motif Lapis Lazuli station necklace from the ’90s, sold for $49,000. You can find more here.

3. Bulgari Serpenti 2-Row Diamond Bracelet — $73,000

The Serpenti motif from Bulgari represents wisdom, elegance and livliness. The two-row, pave diamond bracelet is the definition of true luxury and excellence. This stunning and bright piece features full pave diamonds set in 18k white gold. The bracelet retails for $96,000, but sold on TrueFacet for $73,000. A similar bracelet can be found here.

2. Patek Philippe World Time 5575G-001 Limited Edition — $120,000

For Patek Philippe’s 175th anniversary, the watch company released several limited edition timepieces, including the World Time Moon. This model commemorates Patek’s innovation in world time. This timepiece displays the time in 24 timezones at once as well as the phases of the moon. For this piece, the watchmaker developed the ultra-thin movement, calibre 240 HU LU. With only 1,300 made, this piece is a true rarity. The piece sold in never worn condition for $120,000. You can view it here.

1. Patek Philippe World Time Cloisonne Automatic — $127,495

The Patek Philippe World Time Cloisonne is a beautifully crafted model of the World Timer. The watch displays 24 timezones and 24 world cities. The most distinct feature of this model is the hand painted map of the world on the dial. The Cloissone technique was used. Due to the handcrafted nature of each piece, only a limited number was produced and each can be considered unique. This watch sold unworn for $127,495. You can view it here.

Jewelry designer David Yurman is most-known for his signature Cable Classic bracelets, but before he was an international jewelry sensation, Yurman was a talented sculptor and passionate artist. We trace Yurman’s personal history, chronicling his transition from artist to beloved jewelry designer.

David Yurman’s Early Years
David Yurman was born on Long Island, New York in 1942. As a high school student, Yurman sold small sculptures in his school’s cafeteria. But his artistic ambition was really ignited when he met Ernesto Gonzales, a Cuban welder and sculptor. The two met in the artist town of Provincetown, Massachusetts where Yurman was visiting his sister for the summer. Gonzales introduced Yurman to welding, teaching Yurman how to wield a hot torch to heat and fuse metal. Yurman’s interest in sculpture deepened and he began experimenting with his own metal sculptures and jewelry designs.

After graduating high school, Yurman was briefly enrolled at New York University. However, after his freshmen year, in true bohemian spirit, Yurman dropped out of school and hitch-hiked his way to California where he joined a beatnik artist colony on the rugged Big Sur coastline.

In the late 1960s, the Art Movement drew Yurman back to New York City. Yurman worked with Hans Van de Bovenkamp who is best known for his large scale and abstract sculptures. It was in Bovenkamp’s West Village studio that Yurman met Sybil Kleinrock, a Bronx native and gifted painter. The two quickly fell in love.

David Yurman the Brand
Yurman’s venture into jewelry making was largely unintentional. Yurman designed a sculpturally-inspired piece for Sybil who wore it to an art gallery opening. The gallery owner asked to reproduce and sell Yurman’s design. However, Yurman declined, claiming Sybil’s gift was too personal to share and sell commercially. This wasn’t a missed opportunity in Sybil’s mind, however; rather it was proof that there was a ready market interested in Yurman’s designs.

After the couple was married in 1979, the newlyweds launched their namesake brand in 1980. In 1983, Yurman introduced his now-signature piece: the cable bracelet. His double-helix of winding silver ropes with finial ends was a commercial success and spring boarded the David Yurman brand. The cable bracelet remains a best-seller today and is a cornerstone motif of the David Yurman aesthetic, frequently incorporated into various new designs.

Yurman made waves again in 1997 when he became the first prominent designer to set diamonds in sterling silver. This was a bold and innovative departure from classic fine jewelry and transformed the industry’s opinion of this technique.

David Yurman Today
Today, the David Yurman brand remains a family-owned and run company. Yurman and Sybil remain at the company’s helm and their son, Evan, is the head of men’s jewelry and watches. And David Yurman continues to grow; there are now 30 David Yurman stores worldwide. The brand offers an array of jewelry, fine jewelry, engagement and wedding rings. In 2003, the brand expanded into watchmaking, establishing a new company in Swizerland to develop their timepieces. David Yurman received an award at Baselworld in 2006 for their exceptional booth design.

David Yurman boasts an incredible career, from his start as a young sculptor to a New York artiste to now one of the most influential jewelry designers in the world.