# @sothebyswatches on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSkSYp-kZmo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38240990-sothebyswatches-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/2274580f99.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-12-22T13:13:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's Watches (@sothebyswatches) — https://gondola.cc/sothebyswatches

## Caption

European chiming clocks once captivated Qing Dynasty emperors within the Forbidden City and became one of the stories that resonated most with you this year. Welcome to #SothebysWrapped🎁 as we begin counting down our Top 10 posts of 2025.

These five extraordinary 18th-century Qing Dynasty clocks, formerly in the storied Nezu Museum collection in Tokyo, reflect a remarkable chapter of cultural exchange between China and the West, where European clockmaking met imperial Chinese taste in objects of rare technical and artistic brilliance. Presented in #SothebysHongKong, they became a standout moment from the year.

Revisit this moment with watches79 as he explores the ingenuity, symbolism, and craftsmanship behind these imperial treasures, opening our countdown of the year’s most-loved posts.

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