This Watch Specialist Reveals the Latest Intel on Collecting Pre-Owned Timepieces

Eric Wind, a former senior watch specialist at Christie's who now runs Wind Vintage-a retail site selling highly curated pre-owned and vintage timepieces When he's not busy with his day job, Wind doubles as a consultant to high-end watch collectors Here he weighs in with some collecting tips and the watches that are worth the investment in 2018.

The trend in collecting is to focus on the very best condition of a watch even if it's relatively common compared to rare examples The second is that collectors often feel that what they're buying is something they're going to keep forever but part of the collecting arc is that as you become more refined in your taste, you're likely to sell the watches you buy at the beginning Many people take a serious loss on their early watches, because they buy them from obscure places or from dealers who won't take a watch back in trade or buy it back.

How often do they not want to listen to your advice?It happens from time to time when a collector is emotionally attached to a watch, but the watch has serious issues. . Source