Brand, reference number, preferred year or range, condition you'd accept, and what you want included, full set, watch and card, or watch only. A budget helps too.

If you don't know the reference, describe the watch or send a photo of one like it. We'll work it out.

Usually within 24 hours for current and readily available references. Genuinely rare pieces take longer, and we'll give you a realistic timeline rather than an optimistic one.

You'll hear from us either way, including when the honest answer is that nothing good is available at your number right now.

No fee to look, and no obligation to buy. You'll get photographs, a condition report, and a firm price, and you're free to pass.

We'd rather you walk away from a watch that isn't right than talk you into one that's merely available.

Yes, it's some of the most satisfying work we do, and it's exactly where an independent beats an authorized dealer. There's no waitlist for a watch that hasn't been made in twenty years.

Vintage takes patience and careful vetting. We'd rather take an extra few weeks than hand you a watch with a redialed face.

Often, yes, without a purchase history, a waitlist, or being told to buy jewelry first.

Tell us the reference and we'll tell you honestly what it takes to get one and what it costs today.

For a specific piece we're going out to buy on your behalf, usually yes. The amount, what it applies to, and what happens if the deal doesn't proceed are all agreed in writing first.

Nothing is ambiguous and nothing is buried. Watches sourced to your request are final sale, confirmed in writing before you commit.