THE CHRONOGRAPH BLOG

(Photo courtesy of: https://www.thetechblog.org/pre-owned-luxury/) Appreciating luxury timepieces is difficult without any education and experience. There is an incredible amount of information out there and many may find themselves lost in trying to understand what gives high-end watches their value.  One of the first components of a watch that often attributes the majority of the value is considered the movement and the style. Both the movement and the style allows the watch to be worn for generations, should have limited production and a very high quality of hand-finished components. On top of this, when evaluating a luxury piece, it should function at...

(Photo courtesy of: https://crmjewelers.tumblr.com/image/131762339091) If you’re in the market for a new watch and you have been doing your research, then you’ve seen some authorized dealers (AD), private sellers, and grey market dealer listings across the internet. Now many may be hesitant to purchase from a private party or grey market dealers, and that’s understandable. However, going to your local AD isn’t always the best move, and we will get into why that is!  Going to the grey market for your next watch purchase could have a lot of upside, contrary to what one might think. This includes, but is not...

(Photo courtesy of: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/just-because/beach-watch-rolex-take-best.html) We want to help you avoid becoming another headline like this Japanese business man you was robbed in Paris for his $840,000 Richard Mille Tourbion Diamond Twister ( https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7551579/Paris-thief-swipes-840-000-watch-Japanese-mans-wrist.html) or this tourist in Ibiza who had his $1.3M RM 50-03 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph Ultralight McLaren F1 taken by force. There are a few general rules that everyone should follow, regardless of the value or number of watches you will be travelling with, so that you and your beloved timepieces come home safely.  At the airport, there is always a debate over taking off your watch while...

(Photo courtesy of: https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/05/coronavirus-watch-20-rolex-wait-list-means-nothing/) The following tips and tricks are things you can do to bump yourself up the waiting list for those hard to acquire Rolex watches. There is no fail proof method and you’ll likely find that a combination of methods will work best with one authorized dealer and not with another. If you’re not comfortable doing any of the things on this list, then your best bet might just be to go straight to the grey market dealer, pay the premium, and avoid the wait! 1. Dress the part Obviously, you should never judge a book by its...

(Photo courtesy of: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-big-three-watch-art-studio.html) If you were to ask 100 people to name a famous watch brand, almost all of them will include Rolex within their first three answers, and probably the most mentioned as well. So, the question is why Rolex is not considered one of the “Big Three” of Swiss watchmaking? Within the world of horology and luxury timepieces, the Big Three, or often referred to as the “Holy Trinity” consists of Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, and Vacheron Constantin. More recently, people are questioning whether a fourth should be added to this list, and you will be surprised to...