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. (…)
Phillips Watches: “Most successful year ever” in 2020
AUCTIONS
February 2021
The auction house’s horological division declared an annual result of over US$133 million, up 20% from 2019. This result is also “a record for the highest (…)
Watchfinder & Co.: why e-commerce still values physical stores
INTERVIEW
December 2020
In the midst of the pandemic, the platform specialising in pre-owned watches has just opened two physical stores, in Paris and Geneva. It is also partnering (…)
Heuer, Rolex, Panerai: all results of Phillips’ “Racing Pulse” auction
VINTAGEMANIA
décembre 2020
The sale was led by Paul Newman’s Rolex “Big Red” Daytona, which achieved $5.5 million. The Heuer Monaco owned and gifted by Steve McQueen set a world (…)
All about the “Iconic Watches of Hollywood” auction
VINTAGEMANIA
November 2020
Pre-owned specialist Bob’s Watches presents its most notable vintage watch auction to date: “Fresh Finds – Iconic Watches of Hollywood”, which takes place (…)
