Collector's Guide

As with any item, some people want to buy new watches, while others prefer used and vintage watches for various reasons. Here's our guide to what to consider before buying a used watch, which is, in many ways, one of the best ways to enter the amazing world of watches!

In short, the condition of the watch, and one of the most important documents is the service document, which, of course, shows that the watch has been serviced, what has been done to the watch, and the precision.

Fredmans watch expert Adrian meets the watch photographer Fabian to try to find him the perfect Rolex Datejust watch. To make it even more interesting, we also brought out an odd duck, but more on that later! We will look at five models with interesting and different histories in the large world of Datejust models.

Here are Fredman's forecasts and predictions for 2024, will the prices of new watches continue to rise, and will the prices of pre-owned watches and pre-owned Rolex watches continue to decline?

Carl F. Bucherer has expanded the Manero collection with the unique Manero Flyback chronograph. It has previously only come in the 43mm size but now Carl F. Bucherer has released it in 40mm which is a balanced size for a chronograph.

In 2023, we didn't see much watch news but some of the news that came was big! One of them was that Rolex bought the company Bucherer, one of the leading watch retailers in the world. 

Blue dials are among the most common we come across. If you like a specific watch brand, it is guaranteed that they offer one or more models with a blue dial. However, the execution can vary greatly between one blue dial watch and another one!

Are you looking for a watch from Rolex? Then a pre-owned Rolex could be the right choice for you! Rolex watches are known to last for generations and there are plenty of pre-owned models on the market to choose from. Here we guide you to the best-dressed Rolex watches we have to offer at Fredmans.

Selling a used watch as a private person can unfortunately be complicated, and the more the watch is worth, the more risky the selling process is. From deciding which sales platform to use to how to handle payments, it can be difficult.