Neiman Marcus to Sell Vintage (and Modern) Watches

[hayday]

^ This. Once people (hipsters, especially) realize the maintenance involved in vintage watches, they'll drop them like hot potatoes. Unfortunately, most of these watches may end up in sock drawers, or otherwise unavailable to collectors who can really appreciate them.

~S.

What she said.

-hayday

[Hayseed Brown]

Off topic a bit, but I was surprised to see our local Macy's selling automatic watches (Tissot, Hamilton, Montblanc), which I do not recall seeing before at this location.

I've seen Tissots and Hamiltons in the Macy's by me for some time, but never a Montblanc.

[JAGtime]

I've seen Tissots and Hamiltons in the Macy's by me for some time, but never a Montblanc.

At least online, besides Hamilton, Tissot, and Montblanc, they sell Longines, Raymond Weil, RADO, and Tag automatics, plus Ebel, I believe.

[Nokie]

Thanks but I think I will stick to getting mine via other WIS sellers.

[ck1109]

My local Neiman Marcus has a very nice collection. They carry some pretty hard to find brands - Chopard, Girard Perregaux, Parmigiani, Chanel, Franck Muller, Bvlgari, Loius Vitton, DeWitt, Hermes etc.
The staff are also well-trained about the watches and movements they carry and are very courteous. Very boutique-like atmosphere.

I understand how this will drive up prices to a certain extent but this also means that non-WIS have some good, reliable options to buy vintage watches.

I'm gonna ask them about this program the next time I visit the store.

[Imitation of Life]

I'm gonna ask them about this program the next time I visit the store.

Let us know what they say.

[Perseus]

This surprises me, but it could be interesting.

[ck1109]

Let us know what they say.

I stopped by at 10.30 am today, only to find out that they open at 11am.... oh well, will try again sometime next week.

[Ryanpatrick]

I believe they partnered with Crown and Caliber for this program.I feel like their prices, at least what they have posted to their website, are well above market for the pieces.

[ck1109]

Let us know what they say.

Spoke to them yesterday. They don't have access to the inventory yet, but the rep said he's gonna try to bring some stuff over as soon as the store can get access to it.
Prices are on the higher side though, usual dealer markup involved.