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Private 1:1 session · On site or online · Watches · Beginner
Watch Trading Basics – Buying & Selling Luxury Watches
Understand how the international pre-owned watch market works. Learn how to evaluate watches, assess market prices, compare offers and identify the key opportunities and risks when buying and selling luxury watches.
Approx. 4 hours Zürich DE · ENCHF 490
Why can the same watch be offered at significantly different prices by different dealers? How does a professional dealer calculate a purchase price? Which watches can be sold quickly, and which models may tie up capital for months?
This course introduces you to the fundamentals of professional pre-owned luxury watch trading.
You will learn how to research market prices, assess condition and completeness, determine realistic buying and selling prices, and avoid common mistakes when purchasing pre-owned luxury watches.
The focus is not on short-term speculation or guaranteed profits, but on understanding the mechanics of professional and sustainable watch trading.
Contents
- How the pre-owned watch market works
- Retail price, market price and dealer price
- Buying and selling prices
- Margins and cost structures
- Liquidity of different brands and models
- Market price research
- How to compare offers correctly
- Impact of condition on value
- Full sets, box & papers and accessories
- Age and service history
- Authorized dealers, dealers, auctions and private markets
- Direct purchase and consignment
- Negotiating purchases
- Negotiating sales
- Risks in watch trading
- Counterfeit and modified watches
- Fundamentals of secure payments and transactions
Included
- Course materials
- Real-world market examples
- Valuation exercises
- PREDELUXE Certificate of Participation
- Q&A session with an experienced dealer
Who it is for
Watch collectors, ambitious beginners, private buyers and sellers, and anyone interested in understanding professional watch trading or gaining their first experience in buying and selling luxury watches.
Dates
Dates on request