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We buy watches
Bonn Luxury buys luxury and vintage watches – from the Royal Oak and the Cartier Tank to a gold pocket watch from an estate. If you are thinking of selling yours, send us photos via WhatsApp or arrange an appointment at Brüdergasse 24: we appraise your watch free of charge and without obligation. If we reach agreement, payment follows immediately and discreetly.
Besides Rolex and Patek Philippe, these are the brands and types of watch we mainly buy, current models as well as vintage pieces. If your brand is not listed, do ask anyway – the appraisal costs nothing.
We are looking for the Royal Oak in steel, gold or two-tone, Royal Oak Offshore chronographs and perpetual calendars such as the Quantième Perpétuel. With the Royal Oak, unpolished case edges and a bracelet with all its links have a clear effect on our offer.
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We buy Cartier watches in gold and steel, ladies’ and men’s models, including those on gold bracelets. Our offer depends on model size, material, automatic or quartz movement and whether box and certificate are present.
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We are looking for the Speedmaster Professional, especially with calibre 321 or 861, as well as Seamaster and Constellation from the 1950s to the 1970s. An Omega archive extract or original papers are taken into account in our valuation.
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We also buy watches by IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Breitling and Chopard. With chronographs and complications we check every function; a receipt for the last service helps with the valuation.
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Gold and shaped watches from every decade, as well as chronographs and pilot’s watches from the middle of the 20th century – including those by makers whose names are less familiar today. We are just as glad to look at ladies’ and men’s watches on gold bracelets.
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Whether it is an open-face Lépine, a hunter with a sprung lid or a slim dress watch: if you are selling a pocket watch with a signed movement, we value it as a collector’s piece, not merely by the weight of its case. The price depends on maker, movement, case material and dial.
Offer via WhatsAppSend us a few photos via WhatsApp or email and let us know which box, papers and receipts you have.
We get back to you with a free, no-obligation appraisal. We are also happy to answer questions by phone.
At your appointment at Brüdergasse 24 we inspect the watch in front of you and make our offer. Once we agree, we pay immediately – whether you sell is up to you.
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Four things determine the value of a watch: the exact reference including material and dial variant, the condition of case, dial and movement, completeness with box, papers and receipts, and the current market value of that reference. A service invoice or the original purchase receipt also counts. The prices you see on sales platforms are usually asking prices – what a seller wants, not what a watch has actually fetched. If you would like to have your watch valued, good photos via WhatsApp are usually enough for a first appraisal. Our offer becomes binding once we have examined the watch itself.
A watch put up for sale often comes from an estate or has spent years in a drawer, and it is frequently unclear who made it and what it might be worth. The first clues are the name on the dial, hallmarks such as 585 or 750 inside the case back and the signature on the movement – we look at all of this closely when we assess the watch. If you want to sell a gold watch, it helps to know: with less familiar makers, the gold of the case and bracelet often accounts for a large part of the value, while with sought-after brands the collector value matters most. Keep old invoices, service receipts and the original box, even if it is worn.
Selling a watch privately on a platform means writing a listing, answering questions, negotiating with strangers and, depending on the platform, arranging a secure payment yourself. An auction is tied to fixed sale dates, and the seller’s commission and fees are usually deducted from the hammer price. When you sell directly to a dealer, there is no commission and no auction fee, and you do not have to wait for a buyer. At Bonn Luxury, you receive a firm offer once we have examined your watch, and you can compare it with the other options. Whether you accept it is entirely up to you – there is no obligation.
Our shop is in Bonn city centre, at Brüdergasse 24; we have been buying and selling watches here since 2016. If you want to sell, please arrange an appointment beforehand – that way there is time for your watch, and the examination need not be rushed. If you would like to sell a collection or an estate with several watches, you do not need to bring everything to the shop: on request we will visit you at home in Bonn and the surrounding area, whether in Bad Godesberg, the Rhein-Sieg district or the Ahr valley. A home visit is also without obligation, and you decide afterwards which pieces you want to sell.
A selection of watches we have sold – we are glad to buy watches like these.
