Watch auction: the long perspective
DATA
December 2024
With their watch archives going back almost a century, the Europa Star team asked us to find the oldest data we have at EveryWatch on watch auctions. Here (…)
EveryWatch Insights: Geneva Auctions
June 2024
In this first column for Europa Star, watch auction data specialist EveryWatch details some of the highlights of the May 2024 Geneva auctions, which (…)
Understanding the Perpetual boutique concept by Phillips
January 2024
Phillips auction house is expanding its network of brick-and-mortar watch stores, with boutiques in London, Gstaad, Hong Kong and soon Zurich. This (…)
Watch Q&A with... Tirath Kamdar – eBay
June 2023
“Provide an added layer of trust and confidence in high value transactions”
A meeting with Watchfinder & Co. CEO Arjen van de Vall
June 2023
The platform recently launched its own marketplace – an important development for the UK-based company, which belongs to Richemont and exhibited at (…)
Monaco Legend: meeting vintage expert Davide Parmigiani
AUCTIONS
April 2023
Teaming up with Monaco Legend auction house, the Italian vintage expert is hosting a highly anticipated sale on April 22nd and 23rd, 2023, featuring a (…)
Should we still be talking about primary and secondary markets?
January 2023
After a strong performance early in the year, the collectible watch market contracted with prices down for those models that had registered the biggest (…)
WatchBox: “We are watch portfolio managers”
INTERVIEW
December 2022
During the first Re-Luxury fair, dedicated to second-hand luxury and the circular economy, which took place in Geneva last November, we met Patrik Hoffmann, (…)
What does Rolex’s CPO mean for third-party dealers?
December 2022
The watch giant’s announcement that it’s launching its own certification programme for second-hand models marks a turning point for the resale market. Given (…)
“Speculating on series-produced watches is not viable”
October 2022
Online sales have truly exploded in a burgeoning secondary market – giving rise to unprecedented speculation in the watch industry despite a market (…)
Watchbox, moving from “pre-owned” to “collectible”
STRATEGY
April 2022
After securing a new investment round and acquiring watch brand De Bethune, WatchBox now intends to open multiple new locations in the US and around the (…)
Watchmaster’s growing ambition in the pre-owned watch segment
PORTRAIT
July 2021
The German specialist in the sale of certified second-hand luxury timepieces may be more discreet than some of its competitors, but it has been busy. (…)
