Acquired this weekAudemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph Steel 26420SO
We paid
$26,000
Private Buying Desk · NYC Diamond District
Sell Your
Luxury Watch
An indicative range in about a minute, and one firm figure from a specialist within 24 hours. Insured shipping both ways, payment the day we inspect, and no obligation at any point in it.
- Insured door to door
- Paid the day we inspect
- Free return if you decline
Free valuation
What is your watch actually worth?
Four short steps. No account, no photographs needed right now, and no phone number unless you would rather we called.
- Reasoned against live auction and dealer comps — not a formula
- Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille, Cartier, Omega and beyond
- We buy without box and papers, every week
Rather talk it through? +1 929 435 5467Mon–Fri, 10:00–18:00 ET
- 01Your watch
- 02Condition
- 03Valuation
- 04Photos
What are you selling?
Pick a brand. No account, no obligation, and we never call unless you ask us to.
- Insured door to door
- Paid the day we inspect
- Free return if you decline
Estimated from public market comps. Your firm offer is confirmed after our watchmakers inspect the watch.
How it works
Three steps, and the risk sits with us
The parts that make sellers hesitate — shipping something valuable, waiting on payment, being talked down at the last minute — are the parts we have removed.
Tell us what you have
Brand, model, condition. You get an indicative range on the spot, and a specialist follows with one firm figure within 24 hours — reasoned against live auction and dealer comps, not a formula.
Send it, insured and prepaid
We email a prepaid label with full transit cover, door to door. Or skip shipping altogether and bring it to the showroom — the Diamond District is a short walk from Grand Central.
Inspected, then paid the same day
Certified watchmakers verify movement, dial and case. Accept and the wire goes out that day. Decline and the watch comes home to you, insured, at our cost.
Open pricing
What we pay, published
Most buyers make you hand over your details before they will say a number. Here is the money actually leaving the desk, and the ranges behind it — so you can judge us before you tell us anything about yourself.
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Acquired this week
Acquired 4 days agoRolex President Day-Date 40 Yellow Gold Diamond 228238
We paid
$47,000
Acquired 2 days agoRolex Cosmograph Daytona 40mm 126500LN “Panda”
We paid
$33,000
Each of these came in with box and papers, in excellent condition. Yours will be judged on its own merits — that is what the inspection is for.
| Reference | We typically pay |
|---|---|
| Rolex Submariner | $7,000 – $16,500 |
| Rolex Daytona | $18,000 – $65,000 |
| Rolex GMT-Master II | $9,500 – $26,000 |
| Rolex Day-Date | $14,000 – $45,000 |
| Rolex Datejust | $4,200 – $14,000 |
| Patek Philippe Nautilus | $45,000 – $190,000 |
| Patek Philippe Aquanaut | $32,000 – $120,000 |
| Audemars Piguet Royal Oak | $22,000 – $95,000 |
| AP Royal Oak Offshore | $18,000 – $70,000 |
| Vacheron Constantin Overseas | $16,000 – $45,000 |
Ranges assume excellent condition with box and papers, and span every reference sold under that model name — a five-digit case and a current production piece are not the same watch. Estimated from public market comps. Your firm offer is confirmed after our watchmakers inspect the watch.
Actively buying
References on our want list
These are moving fastest through the desk right now, which means we are competing hardest on them.
SupersonnerieAudemars Piguet · from $250,000ViewRoyal Oak ConceptAudemars Piguet · from $90,000ViewFlying TourbillonAudemars Piguet · from $90,000View
Grand ComplicationsPatek Philippe · from $60,000View
Factory Gem-SetAudemars Piguet · from $60,000View
Perpetual CalendarAudemars Piguet · from $55,000ViewRoyal Oak OpenworkedAudemars Piguet · from $55,000View
NautilusPatek Philippe · from $45,000ViewRoyal Oak JumboAudemars Piguet · from $45,000View
Historiques 222Vacheron Constantin · from $45,000ViewWe also buy Tudor, IWC, Panerai, Jaeger-LeCoultre, A. Lange & Söhne, Breguet, Chopard and Zenith, among others. As a rule we look at Swiss mechanical watches above roughly $1,000 — not quartz fashion watches or smartwatches.
You are one minute from knowing the number
No account, no photographs to take right now, and no phone number unless you want us to use it. Just tell us what you have.
Two ways to do this
Sell it outright, or let us place it
Neither is the right answer for everybody. It comes down to one question: do you want certainty now, or the higher number later? Pick one and we will carry it into your valuation.
Genuinely unsure? — a specialist will send the outright figure and the consignment estimate side by side, with the timing for each.
Trade-in
Or put it towards the next one
A trade allowance beats a cash offer nearly every time, because we are not paying out capital to make it. These are in the vault today.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 41 Blue White Gold 26574BC.OO.1220BC.02$337,000
Patek Philippe Nautilus 41mm 5811/1G-001$186,995
Rolex Day Date 40 Ice Blue Arabic Dial Diamond Bezel Platinum President Bracelet 228396TBR$185,000
Patek Philippe Cubitus Gold Blue White Dial Watch 7128/1G-001$157,280
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 41 White Gold Blue Dial Limited Edition 15510BC.OO.1320BC.01$147,490Your protection
Nothing here is a one-way door
Insured in both directions
Prepaid, fully covered transit to us — and the same cover on the way back if you decide against selling.
No obligation, ever
The appraisal is free and non-binding. Walking away after seeing the firm offer costs you nothing at all.
Box and papers optional
A full set helps. Its absence has never stopped us buying a watch worth buying.
Nothing opened unwitnessed
Your watch is photographed at intake and inspected in a monitored room. Ask for the photographs whenever you like.
In person
Or skip the shipping entirely
Bring the watch to the Diamond District and watch the appraisal happen. You get a figure while you wait, payment by wire the same afternoon, and the watch never leaves the room without you.
- Private consultation room, by appointment
- Authentication on the spot by our own watchmakers
- Same-day wire, or a check if you prefer
- A short walk from Grand Central and Rockefeller Center
Showroom20 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036
Direct line+1 929 435 5467
Email[email protected]
HoursMonday to Friday, 10:00–18:00 ET
Straight answers
The questions sellers actually ask
How quickly do I get paid?
The same day our watchmakers finish the inspection. We pay by bank wire, which usually lands within a few hours; ACH takes one to two business days if you prefer it. We do not hold funds pending resale.
Is the shipping insured, and who pays for it?
We do, both ways. You get a prepaid, fully insured label, and your watch is covered from the moment it leaves your hands until it reaches our bench. If you decline our offer, the return is also prepaid and insured at our cost.
What if I do not like the final offer?
Nothing happens. There is no obligation at any stage. We ship the watch back to you immediately, fully insured, and you owe us nothing — not for the shipping, not for the appraisal.
Do you buy watches without the box and papers?
Yes, every week. A complete set does improve the figure, because provenance and warranty start are easier to establish, but the absence of a box or a warranty card never disqualifies a watch. Our watchmakers authenticate the piece itself.
How do I know the offer is fair?
The range you see in the form is built from public market comps — recent auction results, dealer asks and marketplace sold listings — and we publish current buy ranges for popular references on this page. The firm offer that follows comes with the reasoning behind it, including any service or refinishing cost we have deducted and why.
Could my watch be swapped or tampered with during inspection?
Your watch is logged in on arrival, photographed before anything is opened, and inspected in a monitored room. You can request the intake photographs at any point. If you would rather not let it out of your sight at all, bring it to our Diamond District showroom and watch the appraisal happen.
Can I trade my watch towards something else instead of selling?
Yes, and the trade figure is usually better than the cash figure, because we are not paying out capital. Mention it in the form and a specialist will quote both the outright purchase and the trade allowance against whatever you have in mind.
Which brands do you buy?
Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille, Vacheron Constantin, Cartier, Omega, Hublot and Breitling are the ones we see most, and we buy well beyond that list. As a rule of thumb we look at Swiss mechanical watches valued above roughly $1,000; we do not buy quartz fashion watches or smartwatches.
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