Hey Fed -

After getting a grail request allocation and purchase from FTWC or luckily acquired a special piece outside the Collective, can we then replace that original grail request (within our profile) with another sought after watch? Is it two & done or a possible continuum… Thank you!

I tried replying within a thread and directly to the Tag Heuer discussion in https://www.ftwcollective.io/posts/why-no-love-for-tag-heuer

Both times, my messages would repeatedly disappear once I reloaded the page. Hoping I'm not the only one seeing this?

FTW community (and Fed obviously) - does anyone have any info on Anton Suhanov?

A buddy of mine was rocking a beautiful chrono and gave me his name but there's limited info and even more limited watches available for purchase.

Thoughts?

I've got my eye on a Bvlgari watch from a dealer in Japan. If I purchase the watch, how am I tariffed? I'm in Oregon so there's no sales tax.

I ordered a watch from G-Tune back in December. Never delivered.

They responded to one of my emails but have since ghosted me. I think the whole thing may be a scam. Just FYI

Any out there?

Hi Guy,

Livestream this sunday at 11am EST. These last about 40min-1 hour. Hope to see you there!

Just killing time during snowpocolypse. Here are two odd ones from the box you may have not seen before:

The Vacheron Jalousie "shutter" watch, and Cartiers answer to the Reverso the Tank Basculante.

Fed,

Asking out of curiosity…how do you decide what watches to list on Delray and the dealer market vs just list on Delray?

Hi Federico

I am trying to solve a Universal Geneve mystery. I have a Compur circa 1935-1940? (caliber 281(?)) but something about it is weird. After scouring the Internet I cannot find one where, on the dial face it says Compur above and Universal below, they all show the opposite. This is the only Compur I've been able to locate with this dial. Have you seen this before? Any idea on value? It's in great condition for its age. Thank you.

Thank you, Fed and the team! My first purchase from the dealer market was a great experience—the process was very smooth and I really enjoyed the prompt responses.

I ended up pairing the watch with an original Tudor alligator strap I had from another piece but never used, and it fits the aesthetic perfectly. Hopefully, this is the first of many more to come!

How sweet is that salmon dial example? Don’t see them come up that often either.

Just wanted to drop a quick note and testimonial for the site and purchasing experience. I wasn't planning on buying a watch (but I always remain open to it) when I opened the dealers market. I had the SM300 on my "want" list for a while now and saw a great example (it's still there as of this writing).

The purchase experience was simple, including my speed run learning curve around Zelle and realizing that wire is just the way to go. Fed & team were super responsive. This was well-packed and overnighted and I just took delivery 30m ago. Very easy experience. Watch looks fantastic.

Pro-tip: Count the links! This watch has -exactly- the number of links I need (I could pop on an intermediate for a little breathing room). I could've made a rookie mistake, but instead it was only a learning experience.

I'd highly recommend the service and will be buying again.

What are people’s favorites/suggestions for a salmon dial watch.

I can’t afford a Patek but am interested in anything ranging from a micro brand to something at the level of a Glashutte Original.

Any thoughts on the Breitling Datora?

I have purchased several watches over the last couple years, but only two pre-owned - both here in the forum. First was the Ball Engineer Worltimer, and more recently the JLC Master ultra-thin, copper dial. I am relatively new to all of this and have never traded or sold a watch…so still learning the ropes.

the problem: I have a big wrist so in both cases I need a new / expanded band. Any recommendations on quality solution providers with good service?

For Ball: it took forever to get a response, but once I got through to the right people they sent links, and it was a ridiculously reasonable price. There still not here though, so fingers crossed.

For JLC, I haven’t done anything yet because I have only had it a couple days; plus it works if I use the last hole a decouple everything to get it in and off. I love the band, but I’ll eventually get one that fits properly.

Any thoughts from those that have dealt with this before would be much appreciated. My wrist is about 8” around….

Does anyone else see this? When I click the forum button on the top ribbon there is no issue, but when I click a specific subject section on the left the lower ribbon rises with the scroll and blocks the page. I also realize until there is a response to a thread, that a new thread will not show in general forum view (accessed via the top "forum" click. This is on my Windows PC running Chrome Version 144.0.7559.110.

Hi Fed,

just wanted to make you aware that when hitting the reply button to emails from your delraywatch website I am getting a failure notification. I like to go to the site as you have more pictures and more info than the FTW website. Your system then generates an email asking if there are more questions etc that you can answer. Says to hit reply. Here is the notification I received when trying to reply

Sorry, we were unable to deliver your message to the following address.

<federico@delraywatch.com>:

550: 5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist. Please try

5.1.1 double-checking the recipient's email address for typos or

5.1.1 unnecessary spaces. For more information, go to

Hey guys, I want to take a minute to introduce you to two members of my expert team - TaoChin and BigTX.

Both are industry insiders and admittedly much smarter than I am (but I'm better looking).

I met TaoChin many years ago on a watch junket in Switzerland and then we worked together when I was his rep at Richemont and he was at another AD. He currently works at a multi-brand AD in the North East, he's a true watch nerd and a great guy. His identity has to be private because most ADs frown on their employees sharing inside information and they are specifically required not to participate in social media discussions around product. We've bounced ideas off of each other for years and I'm sure he'll be a welcome addition to the pro team at FTW.

BigTX is a B2B dealer that I've worked with since the launch of Delray. We call each other weekly to discuss deals and potential opportunities and he knows the ins and outs of buying and selling even better than I do. Most importantly he's a true watch geek (unlike 99% of wholesalers) and loves sharing his knowledge and talking about watches.

I asked this in another thread, but it understandably got buried as it wasn't completely on topic so I figured I'd ask here. Apologies if this is considered duplicate.

Does anyone have experience or thoughts on buying on eBay via their authenticity guarantee program (or without it, quite frankly). I have the ability to purchase sales tax free on eBay and there are some attractive prices on pieces that claim to be new (and there is even still room for more negotiation). The authenticity program I've used in other categories of goods, and it has generally been pretty good though I have heard stories of fakes getting through.

If not going through the Authenticity Program, eBay is actually a great place from a BUYER'S perspective (not so much a seller) because they'll always side with a buyer and allow a return even if the seller doesn't allow returns (at least in other categories of goods... I need to double check this with watches).

Does anyone here have any tales, good or bad, on buying on eBay? I'm only looking at watches I have carefully vetted and tried on.

Thank you all!

Does anyone know of a reliable third party insurance product to use with Fedex shipment that will insure a watch with a value of $10,000-$15,000 and is available to people without an established business selling watches?

Thanks!