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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
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 & (...)
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 least (...)
Auctions: independent dominance explained
VINTAGEMANIA
July 2018
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
VINTAGEMANIA
May 2018
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
VINTAGEMANIA
May 2018
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
12 DISRUPTIONS IN THE WATCHMAKING INDUSTRY
May 2018
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
VINTAGEMANIA
April 2018
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
VINTAGEMANIA
April 2018
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
VINTAGEMANIA
March 2018
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
VINTAGEMANIA
March 2018
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)
HISTORY
January 2018
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?
AUCTIONS
December 2017
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?”
BRICK & CLICK
November 2017
“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 (...)