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Private 1:1 session · On site or online · Watches · Beginner
Professional Watch Trading & Valuation
An advanced course for ambitious collectors and aspiring dealers. Deepen your knowledge of valuation, purchasing, margins, liquidity, negotiation and professional watch trading.
1 day / approx. 7 hours Zürich DE · ENCHF 990
This intensive advanced course takes a deeper look at the commercial mechanics of professional luxury watch trading.
We analyse real trading scenarios and examine how dealers value watches, assess risks before purchasing and structure a professional inventory.
You will learn to look beyond a watch's potential selling price and consider capital allocation, margins, market demand, expected selling time and potential additional costs when making trading decisions.
Contents
- Professional watch valuation
- Determining realistic buying prices
- Gross and net margins
- Capital allocation and inventory turnover
- Liquidity and demand
- Dealer-to-dealer markets
- International watch trading
- Price differences between markets
- Valuing entire collections
- Portfolio and inventory structure
- Difficult and illiquid models
- Factoring in service and repair costs
- Professional negotiation
- Customer psychology
- Consignment business
- Trade-in transactions
- Building long-term customer relationships
- Real-world watch trading cases
Included
- Comprehensive course materials
- Real-world case studies
- Valuation exercises
- Trading simulation
- PREDELUXE Certificate
- Personal Q&A session
Who it is for
Advanced collectors, aspiring professional dealers, luxury industry entrepreneurs and individuals who already have a basic understanding of luxury watches and the pre-owned market.
Dates
Dates on request