Watch Dealers & Auction Houses
Where serious collectors buy, sell and authenticate fine watches.
10 firms listed
- 01
A Collected Man
London dealer set up in 2014 that buys, sells and consigns rare pre-owned watches. It has a particular focus on independent watchmakers and acts as an authorised retailer for some of them.
- 02
A. Stephanides & Son
Cypriot watch and jewellery house in business on the island since 1960 and an authorised Patek Philippe retailer in Nicosia. Its watch brands also include Rolex, Chopard and Tudor.
- 03
Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons
Family watch and jewellery retailer that opened its first shop in Bur Dubai in 1950 and now runs more than 50 boutiques in the UAE. The Seddiqi family also leads Dubai Watch Week.
- 04
Analog:Shift
New York dealer in vintage and pre-owned watches, started in 2012 by James Lamdin. Part of the Watches of Switzerland Group since 2020, it also offers watch servicing.
- 05
Antiquorum
Geneva auction house specialising in timepieces since 1974. It holds around ten sales a year, with auction centres in Geneva, Monaco and Hong Kong, and also arranges private sales and valuations.
- 06
Artcurial
Paris auction house whose watch department holds collector sales twice a year at the Hôtel Hermitage in Monte Carlo, along with online sales, covering vintage, sports and haute horlogerie pieces.
- 07
Bucherer
Lucerne watch and jewellery retailer founded in 1888 and part of Rolex since 2024. It has stores across Europe and the United States and sells Rolex Certified Pre-Owned watches.
- 08
Monaco Legend Group
Monaco watch auction house that began in 2015 as a classic car business. It holds Exclusive Timepieces sales in Monte Carlo and Lugano and sells watches year round through its FOCUS private sales arm.
- 09
Phillips
Auction house founded in London in 1796. Its watch department, run in association with Aurel Bacs and Livia Russo, holds sales in Geneva, Hong Kong and New York for vintage and modern collector pieces.
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- 10
Sotheby's
Auction house established in 1744 and headquartered in New York. Its watch department runs live, online and private sales in Geneva, New York, Hong Kong and other centres, and offers valuations.
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