Watch Sourcing

Watch sourcing

We’ll find the watch you’re looking for

Can’t see it on our website? Tell us the model, year, dial or box and papers you want. Our specialists search our trusted network, show you every option in your account, and check each watch in our atelier before it’s yours.

No obligation until you choose a watch. Already searching with us? Follow your search in My Account.

Pre-owned Rolex Lady-Datejust in yellow gold with a diamond-set bezel

How it works

From your request to your wrist, in five steps

You’ll follow every step in My Account, and we’ll email you each time something happens, so there’s never any need to chase.

  1. Tell us what you’re looking forThe model or reference, the years you’d consider, the dial and bracelet, box and papers, your budget and when you need it.
  2. We start the searchA specialist reviews your request and emails you a rough timeframe, then we search our trusted network.
  3. Options arrive in your accountEach one shows its price, year, condition, box and papers, and how soon it can be with us. Compare them side by side, then choose one or tell us why it’s not for you.
  4. Secure it with a depositUsually £1,000 by card or bank transfer, with the rest when your watch is ready. You can also pay in full or split the payment. It’s refunded in full if the watch doesn’t pass our checks.
  5. Our atelier, then it’s yoursWe buy it, authenticate and inspect it, and service or refinish it as recommended, included in the price. Then choose free insured next-day delivery or collection.
Witschi watch holder and timing microphone in our atelier
Every watch is checked in our atelier

Why source with us

A specialist search, held to the same standard as every watch we sell

We source watches to order for customers across the UK, from popular models to rarer references with box and papers, and every watch we find meets the same standard as the watches in our own showroom.

  • No obligationStarting a search is free, and there’s nothing to pay until you choose a watch.
  • Refunded in fullIf a watch doesn’t pass our checks, or we can’t secure it, you get back everything you’ve paid.
  • Checked in our atelierAuthenticated, inspected and serviced or refinished as recommended, included in the price.
  • 3-year warrantyEvery watch we source is covered by our 3-year warranty, like every watch we sell.

Start your search

Your account

Follow your search, step by step

Everything about your search lives in My Account: your request, every option we find, your payments and your watch’s progress.

  • Compare options side by side, each with its price, year, condition, box and papers
  • Choose the one you want, or tell us why it’s not for you
  • Pay a deposit, in full, or split across cards, bank transfer and our showroom
  • See where your watch is, from secured to our atelier to ready

Example

Your search

Rolex Datejust 36 · 2019 onwards · box and papers

  1. Request received
  2. Searching
  3. Your options2 options waiting
  4. Secured
  5. In our atelier
  6. Ready

Delivery or collection

However you’d like to receive it

Once your watch has passed our checks and is ready, pay any balance online, by bank transfer or in our showroom, and choose how it reaches you. You can change your mind about this until it’s ready.

  • Free insured next-day delivery, signed for and tracked
  • Click and Collect from our Birmingham showroom, 12 Warstone Lane
  • Collect in London, with a viewing and sizing appointment at 15 Hanover Square, Mayfair

Good to know

Deposits and refunds

  • Refunded in full if the watch doesn’t pass our checks, or we can’t secure it.
  • If you change your mind once we’ve bought your watch and it has passed our checks, the deposit is non-refundable. We refund anything you’ve paid above it.
  • Time matters. Good watches sell quickly, and an option is only reserved for you once you’ve secured it.
  • Work included. The recommended work is in the price. Prefer it as found? We still service it if it needs it, with the same 3-year warranty.

Start your search

Questions

Watch sourcing, answered

How long does a search take?

It depends on the watch. Once we’ve looked at your request we email you a rough timeframe, which can be anything from within a week to a few months, depending on how rare the model, year and box and papers are.

Does it cost anything to ask?

No. Starting a search is free, and there’s nothing to pay until you choose a watch.

Do I need an account?

To see your options and secure a watch, yes. If you’ve already sent us a request from our website, create an account with the same email address and your search will be waiting for you. If you have an account, sign in and start a search from My Account.

What if none of the options are right?

Tell us it’s not for you, and why: the price, the year, the condition, box and papers, or the dial or bracelet. We’ll keep searching, or close the search if you’d rather.

How do deposits and refunds work?

Most options need a deposit, usually £1,000, paid by card or bank transfer. Everything you’ve paid is refunded in full if the watch doesn’t pass our checks or we can’t secure it. If you change your mind once we’ve bought the watch and it has passed our checks, the deposit is non-refundable and we refund anything you’ve paid above it.

Can I split the payment?

Yes. Pay a deposit now and the rest when your watch is ready, pay in full, or split it across cards, bank transfer and our showroom, where payments are taken when you collect (cash up to £8,000 per purchase).

Will the watch be serviced?

Every watch is checked in our atelier. The recommended work, from a service and full refinish to nothing at all for an unworn watch, is included in the price. If you’d rather keep it as found, we won’t refinish it, but we still service it if it doesn’t meet our standards, and it comes with the same 3-year warranty.

Can I see the watch before I pay the balance?

Yes. Choose Click and Collect from our Birmingham showroom at 12 Warstone Lane, or collect in London with a viewing and sizing appointment at 15 Hanover Square, Mayfair, and pay the rest when you collect.

Which brands do you source?

Mostly Rolex, Cartier, Omega and Patek Philippe, and other leading brands on request. Tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll let you know if it’s something we can help with.

Watch sourcing

Tell us what you’re looking for

It takes a couple of minutes, and there’s no obligation until you choose a watch.

Prefer to talk it through? Call 01789 777 713, seven days a week.

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Buying, selling or servicing? We're here seven days a week.

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