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Guides · Editorial
How to buy, sell and care for pre-owned luxury.
Authentication, condition grading, servicing, storage and listing copy — written by our specialists.
Authentication · Featured
Inside an authentication: what our specialists look at.
Stitch counts, date codes, hardware weight, movement serials — the checks a piece passes before it reaches the boutique floor.
6 min read
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Selling
Condition grading without lying to yourself.
The six grades, what counts as wear, and the language buyers trust.
5 min read
Selling
Your first listing: photographs, light, captions.
Three setups, one $1,000 lamp, and the one that converted best.
5 min read
Watches
Servicing intervals for pre-owned watches.
When a movement needs attention, what a service costs, and how it affects resale.
5 min read
Care
Storage: leather, exotic skins, gold, silk.
Each material has a different enemy. A short reference card for your wardrobe.
5 min read
Buying
The case for buying pre-owned, in three numbers.
The price drop, the value retention, the climate maths.
5 min read