The Watch That Was Worth More Than Money
In short: An exploration of why the emotional value of an heirloom often diverges from its market price through the lens of psychological ownership.
A 1:30 short film in the series “The Collector's Mind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: SAGE Journals, “Valuation on financial markets: Calculations of emotions and emotional calculations - Markus Lange, Christian von Scheve, 2021”; PubMed Central (PMC) / National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Eliciting Psychological Ownership of Object by Marking Organizational Name: The Role of Belongingness”; Imperial College London, “A psychological ownership approach to designing object attachment”; Smithsonian American Art Museum, “How Much Is Your Object Worth?”; Smithsonian Institution, Museum Conservation Institute, “Artifact Appraisals”; Horology Kings, “What is a vintage watch: the collector”.
Sources used in this film
- SAGE Journals — Valuation on financial markets: Calculations of emotions and emotional calculations - Markus Lange, Christian von Scheve, 2021 · View →
- PubMed Central (PMC) / National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Eliciting Psychological Ownership of Object by Marking Organizational Name: The Role of Belongingness · View →
- Imperial College London — A psychological ownership approach to designing object attachment · View →
- Smithsonian American Art Museum — How Much Is Your Object Worth? · View →
- Smithsonian Institution, Museum Conservation Institute — Artifact Appraisals · View →
- Horology Kings — What is a vintage watch: the collector · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: SAGE Journals: Valuation on financial markets: Calculations of emotions and emotional calculations - Markus Lange, Christian von Scheve, 2021
- Also: PubMed Central (PMC) / National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Eliciting Psychological Ownership of Object by Marking Organizational Name: The Role of Belongingness
- Also: Imperial College London: A psychological ownership approach to designing object attachment
- Also: Smithsonian American Art Museum: How Much Is Your Object Worth?
- Also: Smithsonian Institution, Museum Conservation Institute: Artifact Appraisals
- Also: Horology Kings: What is a vintage watch: the collector
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