Watch People Assemble: Secondary Market Websites Question

All have slightly different business models. Knowing what you are looking to purchase would be helpful. Jomashop actually has inventory (when indicated). Chrono24 is just an aggregator. Bezel and Grailzee… never used those but they seem to be an auction type service and hold the watch in escrow? All four are probably fine, but just be careful.

I worked with an older guy offshore who was a watch collector. He uses Grailzee a lot and says it’s legit. Apparently authentication is a part of the transaction.

I have no idea what any of this is.

I’m not poor, but I’m quite frugal, so please provide details.

Jomashop is typically pretty easy to work with, and I have bought and sold (traded) several through them with satisfactory results with what I thought were good prices on both ends. I will say I ran into at least one instance there when they did not have the watch in stock and getting it to me took a while and caused me some anxiety in the deal. As far as not getting screwed though, I'd feel good there.

Chrono24 - my rule for myself is only storefronts (dealers) off of chrono24. Prices are usually high here, but you can always negotiate. I have had good luck with a couple of purchases - neither of which were over 10K. My rule of thumb is that I do not buy from private sale individuals these days unless I can get my hands on the watch and do some due diligence, so I extend this to Chrono24. Undoubtedly this has probably kept some good stuff and deals out of my hands, but you gotta sleep at night. Find out what your threshold for risk is and as I see it, the world of buying and trading watches in the virtual world is very different now than it was when it was rigorously self-policed 15-20 years ago on the forums, where I did such things routinely and never got burned.

I would lump eBay provided who you buy from uses the authentication process into same category as Chrono24. I think you can find good stuff there and do well for yourself.

Haven't taken the plunge on Grailzee yet. Good luck and get out while you still can lol.

PS: I didn't even ask what you are looking for as that can make a difference as well.

Wife grew up in Metairie, that R&O's pic brings back memories. Havent been in more than 10 years and wondered if it was still open.

If you are actually poor I would advise against buying a nice watch