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CHRONEXT & WATCHPRO SPECIAL REPORT: Rolex fires up pre-owned market

FEATURES NEWS Research by Rob Corder on October 6, 2020

Click to download Volume 2 of our Special Report on Pre-Owned Luxury Watches and the Secondary Market.

If you thought Rolex market was crazy last year, you ain’t seen nothing yet

LEAD STORY NEWS Research by Rob Corder on September 11, 2020

"Rolex is still on fire," says Paul Altieri, CEO of Bob's Watches and one of the most respected collectors and experts on Rolex in the United States.

Bob’s Watches auction nets $100,000 from 1960s Rolex and Omega sports watches

NEWS by Rob Corder on August 14, 2020

The sale focused on watches from the golden era of mechanical watches, right before the advent of the quartz timekeeping, and all of the four lots were believed never to have been sold at auction before.

CHRONEXT & WATCHPRO SPECIAL REPORT: How pre-owned and the secondary market rebounded during the pandemic

FEATURES LEAD STORY NEWS by Rob Corder on July 30, 2020

Businesses that have been conceived primarily as ecommerce operations have weathered the storm better than those relying on brick and mortar retail, and the leading pre-owned and secondary market players have suffered far less than those in the primary market.

Rolex and Omega star in this month’s Bob’s Watches auction

NEWS by Rob Corder on July 21, 2020

Bob’s Watches' latest ‘Fresh Finds’ auction is focusing on rare vintage 1960s sports watches including classics from Omega and Rolex.

EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: CHRONEXT & WatchPro Special Report on Pre-Owned Watches and the Secondary Market

FEATURES LEAD STORY NEWS by Rob Corder on July 15, 2020

In Volume 1, we focus on how the secondary market has performed during the first half of this year when the Coronavirus pandemic swept across the world.

Fresh Finds auction at Bob’s Watches sells 1970 Paul Newman Rolex Daytona for $191,000

NEWS by Rob Corder on June 17, 2020

Sixteen watches, all seen at auction for the first time, raised a total of $587,000 at the online sale.

WATCHPRO ORIGINALS: Bob’s Watches CEO says Rolex market could be transformed by Pandemic

INTERVIEWS LEAD STORY NEWS VIDEO by Rob Corder on June 10, 2020

Pre-owned specialist says crisis has cooled Rolex prices by 10-20% but expects them to rebound to pre-pandemic levels because loss of production means supply will be just as tight later this year.

$1 million vintage Rolex auction kicks off with no buyer’s premiums to pay

LEAD STORY NEWS by Rob Corder on June 8, 2020

Auction of vintage Rolexes assembled by California’s Bob’s Watches is tempting bidders by selling with no buyer’s premium.

Customers demand deeper discounts from pre-owned watch traders

Others by Rob Corder on May 5, 2020

Browsing for watches on the secondary market has spiked during lock down, but dealers are being offered much lower prices.

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