Pick the brand and the model first, then read what comes with it before you fall for a dial. Most watches bought here in the year were Datejusts, the everyday Rolex. Nearly every piece is a pre-owned Rolex, and more than half come with the card or papers. Watches are final sale. Ask the desk everything first, in the live chat or by text from 10 AM ET.
Brands: Rolex watches, Audemars Piguet and other luxury watches
Come here for a Rolex. It fills nearly the whole page, all but ten of the watches for sale. The Datejust is the everyday one, and the Day-Date is the gold one with the day spelled out in full. For another name, seven Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks sit beside them, all in steel. Two Casio G-Shocks wear a custom diamond bezel. A lab diamond watch is set all over. Men's and women's share this page, and the men's watches and women's watches pages split them.
Pre-owned: used luxury watches, the year and the condition
Every Rolex, Audemars Piguet and G-Shock here is listed pre-owned, and nothing is marked new or unworn. The year on a listing is usually the year on its card or papers, when the watch was first sold, not always the year it was made. On a watch with no papers, ask us how the year was read. Clones are good now, so a photo proves little. Ask the desk what was checked on the watch you want, and when it was last serviced.
Box and papers: watches with box and papers, card only or no papers
Read the card and papers line first. It sits in nearly every description, just above the store's closing words. More than half the watches here have the maker's card or papers. The rest come without them. The card shows the serial and the shop where the watch was first sold. Treat it as a paper trail, not as proof. Nearly every box is sold apart as an add-on, and only four watches come with one. The GMT-Masters and Submariners nearly all have their card, while most gold Day-Dates here do not.
Diamonds: iced out watches, factory set or aftermarket diamonds
Only one of the diamond titles here says factory, so ask about the rest. Some descriptions say the setting is aftermarket, done after the watch left the maker. The others say nothing either way, and the desk will tell you. Factory and aftermarket stones look alike across a table, but a custom setting is not the factory reference, so know which one you are buying. About seven in ten watches bought in the year were plain, with no diamonds named.
Buying: final sale watches, tracked shipping and finding one
Every watch is final sale. The refund policy lists watches among its strictly non-returnable items, so clear up every doubt before you pay. Reach the desk in the live chat first; texts and calls to 212-872-9692 are picked up from 10 AM ET. In-stock watches usually ship in two to five business days, and every shipment is tracked and signed for. A watch marked sold out is gone, since each one is a single piece. Send us its reference and we look for another through the trade. The same goes for a model our listings do not show.