The biggest mistake people make when selling a Patek Philippe in Melbourne isn't the price they ask for. It's the buyer they take it to. Most retail watch dealers don't actually transact in Patek with any regularity. They'll make an offer, but the offer will be calibrated to a different...

Last month a client walked in with a 5711/1A. Worn maybe a dozen times in the eight years he'd owned it, and the only reason he was selling was that an Aquanaut allocation he'd been waiting on for three years had finally come through. That kind of conversation doesn't happen...

Three things decide what a Melbourne buyer will pay for your Omega in 2026. The reference, and where it currently sits in collector preference. The condition of the dial, case and movement. Whether you have the original box and papers. Service history is a soft fourth, but those three set...