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Pre-owned watches

The secondary watch market is vibrant and has been bolstered by online sales. The fusion between the primary and secondary markets is well under way.

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When extinct brands achieve record results

When extinct brands achieve record results

DATA

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

Five underrated vintage chronograph calibres

PART II: MINERVA, MOVADO & PIERCE

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

Five affordable vintage alarm watches

VINTAGEMANIA

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

Five underrated vintage chronograph calibres

PART I EXCELSIOR PARK & ANGELUS

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'

‘There is no vintage bubble’

ALFREDO PARAMICO

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

Watchfinder: a turning point for the pre-owned watch market

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

MB&F: avant-garde vintage

PRE-OWNED

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”

Phillips: “We welcome brands that buy back their history”

INTERVIEW

An interview with Paul Boutros, Head of Americas & International Strategy Advisor at Phillips in association with Bacs & (...)

Can you dive with your vintage watch?

Can you dive with your vintage watch?

VINTAGEMANIA

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 least (...)

Auctions: independent dominance explained

Auctions: independent dominance explained

VINTAGEMANIA

The most recent sales in Geneva have once again demonstrated the overwhelming supremacy of Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet. Why have collectors (...)

The school piece: an underrated gem

The school piece: an underrated gem

VINTAGEMANIA

Such timepieces are strangely overlooked on the vintage market: few collectors and aficionados understand their immense technical and sentimental value. (...)

A curated selection of vintage chronographs

A curated selection of vintage chronographs

VINTAGEMANIA

The ’50s, ’60s and ’70s were the apogee of the chronograph. These ten chronographs, selected from hundreds of models, demonstrate the technical vitality and (...)

The ambitious plan of Chrono24

The ambitious plan of Chrono24

12 DISRUPTIONS IN THE WATCHMAKING INDUSTRY

Chrono24 is one of the main new actors of the watch market in the digital age. This leading global online marketplace for buyers and sellers of vintage and (...)

The vintage tool watch vs. the modern luxury watch

The vintage tool watch vs. the modern luxury watch

VINTAGEMANIA

We all remember how our first mobile phone impacted our daily routine. Suddenly we were offered the ability of calling, texting, surfing on the web, (...)

Patina: the blue cheese of vintage watches

Patina: the blue cheese of vintage watches

VINTAGEMANIA

NOTA BENE: The word “patina” comes from latin and meant “plate”, at that time most of them were made out of bronze, a material that can be affected by time or (...)

Travel vintage tool watches

Travel vintage tool watches

VINTAGEMANIA

Travel today is not like it used to be. Not so long ago, travel and exploration could almost be perceived as two interchangeable terms. While today you can (...)

Universal Polerouter: one of the last affordable icons

Universal Polerouter: one of the last affordable icons

VINTAGEMANIA

I’m not the first or the last one to write about the Universal Genève Polerouter but my love for the brand and for this model in particular is deeply linked (...)

Watch auctions: three decades of a legend (part II)

Watch auctions: three decades of a legend (part II)

HISTORY

During the 2000s, the sector saw the arrival of so-called “modern” brands in the watch auction catalogues. Charity events began to (...)

Almost 20 million for a steel Rolex?

Almost 20 million for a steel Rolex?

AUCTIONS

The topic up for debate is whether the auction system is out of control. Is the race to beat the record counter-productive for the watchmaking sector? One (...)

“How can brands operate in the secondary market?”

“How can brands operate in the secondary market?”

BRICK & CLICK

“Online watch sales are soaring and they’re not set to stop. But you find all kinds of things on the internet and we feel it’s important to offer a serious (...)