WatchBox: when a retailer successfully goes digital
PRE-OWNED
February 2019
Danny Govberg is the heir to an illustrious family of Philadelphia watch retailers. In just a few years, the American has shaken up his business model to (…)
Watch as weapon
EDITORIAL
January 2019
The fact that the vintage wave, which arose from the younger generation, places a higher value on personality and authenticity than on function and utility, (…)
“The second-hand market is the new China”
E-COMMERCE
January 2019
As additional evidence of the growth of the pre-owned watch market (thanks largely to the internet), several Swiss watch manufacturers, including Zenith and (…)
When extinct brands achieve record results
DATA
December 2018
Pre-owned websites are flooded with vintage watches. Among the most sought-after are now defunct brands like Universal Genève or Gallet. The leading online (…)
Five underrated vintage chronograph calibres
PART II: MINERVA, MOVADO & PIERCE
December 2018
Can you think of a single brand that doesn’t offer a chronograph in their current line-up? The chronograph is still perceived today as one of the most (…)
Five affordable vintage alarm watches
VINTAGEMANIA
October 2018
If you snooze, you lose! A selection of 5 vintage alarm watches that you could wear everyday and won’t cost you a fortune.
Five underrated vintage chronograph calibres
PART I EXCELSIOR PARK & ANGELUS
October 2018
Can you think of a single brand that doesn’t offer a chronograph in their current line-up? The chronograph is still perceived today as one of the most (…)
‘There is no vintage bubble’
ALFREDO PARAMICO
October 2018
Alfredo Paramico is a world-class collector, primarily of Patek Philippe and Longines. This Italian former merchant banker, living in Miami, now manages an (…)
Watchfinder: a turning point for the pre-owned watch market
September 2018
The pre-owned watch is the “next big thing” for the watch industry. The takeover of the British second-hand watch platform by the Richemont group indeed (…)
MB&F: avant-garde vintage
PRE-OWNED
August 2018
The frontiers of vintage are constantly being pushed back. The brands have clearly taken this on board, as they are multiplying initiatives to regain (…)
Phillips: “We welcome brands that buy back their history”
INTERVIEW
August 2018
An interview with Paul Boutros, Head of Americas & International Strategy Advisor at Phillips in association with Bacs & Russo.
Can you dive with your vintage watch?
VINTAGEMANIA
August 2018
Have you ever asked yourself that question? I’m sure that if you’re a collector, or simply the owner of a vintage watch, you’ve surely asked yourself at (…)
