Sell or consign, we’d love to work with you.
Why WBLDN
WBLDN has carved out its own niche, with a wonderful and engaged community built around it. Over the years we have been lucky enough to connect with hundreds of like-minded collectors and dealers from all over the world building a deep network through trust and friendships.
We want to get to know you, your watch and its story. We will always be people first and we hope our reviews go someway to prove it, we’re proud to offer a service people enjoy, recommend and return to. Hopefully we can work with you next.
Our Options
Sell together (consign)
A better return for you. Since we’re not buying the watch outright, we work on a smaller margin — meaning you keep more from the sale. We only consign pieces that fit our curated style and are valued at £20,000 or more. Our commission rate is 10%, inclusive of VAT.
Sell to us
Hassle-free and fast payment. Your return will be lower than with consignment, as we’re investing our own capital into the watch. That said, we can’t buy every watch offered — even when we’d love to — as it depends on our available capital at the time.
FAQs
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Please note that consignment is currently available only for watches located in the UK, or that can be in the UK, with no outstanding VAT. Our commission rate is 10%.
If your watch fits our curation, we’ll share a recommended market price along with a maximum and minimum return. If you’re happy to proceed, we’ll work closely with you to get the watch to us safely.
From there, we’ll photograph, list, and promote your watch for 12 weeks. Any offers that come in will be shared with you right away. Once a sale is agreed, we’ll handle and cover the cost of insured shipping to the buyer.
Payout is made 14 days after the buyer receives the watch by mail, or within 3 days if collected in person (or via a third party on their behalf).
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If we have the capital available and it aligns with our curation we will provide you with an offer and the breakdown of how we got to that number. If agreed we’ll provide shipping instructions or arrange to meet in person. Payment will be made as soon as the watch has been inspected and verified by our team.
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We live, eat and sleep watches. Our constant eye and activity in the market plus historical sales data helps us to provide an accurate valuation.
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Watches sent for consignment need to be mechanically within our tolerances before being listed as we offer a 12 month warranty on each sale. If the watch requires servicing this will be communicated and either carried out at the sellers expense or returned if preferred.
Watches sold straight to us are not required to be mechanically sound as we will consider this in our offer and service in-house before listing.
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We’re looking to list watches in great overall condition, typically from the neo-vintage period and from all major brands. If they aren’t readily available for sale we’re interested.
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We can work through this together. Sellers have different goals and priorities however between the two methods available we’ll do our best to cater for you and your needs.
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Yes — our business insurance covers all watches in our possession. If you choose to consign with us, we’ll send you a consignment document to sign and return. Once that’s in place, your watch will be fully protected under our insurance policy.