Sell Your Watch
Send us a few photos and we'll come back with a real number and the reasoning behind it, within one business day. No obligation, no pressure, and no charge if you decide to walk.
- Paid same day for local sales
- Fully insured shipping, on us
- Seattle-based, buying every week
- Single pieces to full collections
What happens after you hit send
- We look at it properly. Someone who handles these daily reviews your photos — not an algorithm, and not a call centre.
- You get a number and the reasoning. Within one business day, and often the same day. We'll tell you what drove the figure, including anything in the photos that changed it.
- You decide. If it works, we arrange a meeting or send an insured, prepaid shipping label. If it doesn't, that's genuinely fine — go take the better offer.
What we buy
Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Omega, Cartier, Tudor, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breitling, Vacheron Constantin, Zenith, Hublot, Richard Mille, Tag Heuer, Blancpain, Breguet and Ulysse Nardin.
Modern and vintage. Working and not working. With papers and without. If you're not sure whether we'd be interested, send the photos anyway — it costs you nothing to find out, and we'll tell you honestly if it isn't something we handle.
We also buy full collections and handle estate sales regularly, including working with executors and attorneys where that's needed.
How we arrive at a number
An offer isn't a percentage of retail. It starts with what your watch actually sells for — not what similar ones are listed at — and then subtracts selling fees, any work the watch needs, and our margin.
The most common surprise is the gap between listing prices and sale prices. A reference might show twenty listings on Chrono24 at $12,000; some have been sitting there a year. What matters is what the last few actually sold for.
We'll show you the arithmetic. If a dealer gives you a number and won't explain it, that's worth noticing. We've written more about how dealer offers are actually built if you want the full breakdown before you send anything.
Why sell to us
You're dealing with the person who buys the watch. Not a form that routes to a queue. The same people who price your watch are the ones who'll be selling it.
We don't do the bait-and-switch. The trick that gives this industry a bad name: quote a strong number online, wait for the watch to arrive, then discover "issues" and drop the offer, knowing you won't want to pay to ship it back. We price from your photos and we honour it, unless the watch is materially different from what was shown.
We'll tell you when we're not the right answer. Some watches do better at auction. Some do better sold privately. If yours is one of them, we'll say so.
We want you back. A dealer trying to win a single transaction prices differently from one who wants to be your dealer in ten years. We're the second kind.
Local or shipping — both work
In the Seattle area? We'll meet you, inspect the watch in front of you, and pay you on the spot. Bellevue, Tacoma, and across the Puget Sound region. Nothing gets shipped and nothing gets waited on.
Anywhere else in the US? We send a prepaid, fully insured label. Your watch is covered door to door, we inspect on arrival, and payment goes out the next business day. We buy from sellers across the country every week.
Before you send photos
Three things that will get you a better number, or at least a faster one:
- Don't polish it. An unpolished case carries a real premium, especially on vintage. A polish removes metal permanently and can't be undone.
- Don't service it first. Get the offer before you book the work. Often it wouldn't change the number, and a service that includes a polish can actively cost you.
- Find the papers if you can. On a common reference the gap is smaller than most people expect. On a rare one it's substantial. Either way, it's worth ten minutes in a drawer.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to get an offer?
Within one business day, and often the same day you send the photos. If we need more images or a clearer shot of something, we'll tell you exactly what to send.
Does it cost anything?
No. There's no fee for an offer, no obligation to accept, and no charge if you decide to sell elsewhere.
What photos should I send?
The front of the watch, the caseback, and the papers if you have them. Phone photos are fine — we're not judging the photography. If you can get a clear shot of the serial and reference between the lugs or on the rehaut, even better.
Can I sell a watch without box and papers?
Yes. Watches sell without them every day. It affects the number, but far less than most people assume on common references.
What if my watch doesn't run?
Still send it. A watch that needs service is worth less than one that doesn't, but it's rarely worth nothing, and the cost is usually smaller than people fear.
How do I know my watch is safe if I ship it?
The label we send is fully insured for the value of the watch, door to door. You'll have tracking the entire way, and we'll confirm the moment it lands.
Do you buy collections or estates?
Yes, regularly. If you're dealing with an estate we can work directly with the executor or attorney, and we can handle a full collection in one transaction.
Will you tell me if my watch is fake?
Yes, and it happens more often than people expect. It's never a comfortable conversation, but it's far better to find out from us than to find out later. There's no charge for that either way.
Send us your watch
A few photos is all it takes to start. If our number isn't the best one you get, take the better one — and tell us, because we'd rather know where the market is than win an argument.