Wellington · Palm Beach County · by appointment
Sell your watch in Wellington.
I schedule Palm Beach appointments around the season and I am in Boca twice a month. Between those dates, a prepaid, fully insured FedEx label gets a Wellington watch to my desk overnight.
- An appointment in Palm Beach County, around the season
- A prepaid, insured FedEx Priority Overnight label, USA only
- A reply from me within 1 business day
Who this page is for
A Wellington seller, a watch, and two ways to get it to me.
This page is for someone in Wellington with a luxury watch to sell or trade and no interest in a long process. Wellington is a village in the western part of Palm Beach County, one of the three counties I serve, and selling from there works as it does across the county.
The first step is the appraisal form: photos, the reference if you know it, and a few words about the watch's history. I reply personally within 1 business day with a number and the reasons for it.
The second step is yours. I am in Boca twice a month and schedule Palm Beach proper around the season, so a Wellington appointment goes on that calendar. If the next open date is further off than you want, the prepaid, insured label is the alternative.
What holds
What a Wellington seller can count on.
Scheduled around the season
Palm Beach appointments go on the season's calendar, alongside my Boca days. Send your open dates and I match them to my next trip.
Overnight on my label
FedEx Priority Overnight, prepaid, insured to the declared value, signature at both ends.
Private, by appointment
No shopfront, no walk-ins. One dealer, one appointment, the watch inspected by hand.
Paid within 24 hours of inspection
Wire or check. If we do not make a deal, the watch goes back insured, at my cost.
Before the form
The brands, the exclusions, and what to have in hand.
Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCoultre
Sport and dress, steel and precious metal, with or without the set.
Cartier, Omega, Breitling, Tudor, Panerai, IWC, Zenith
If you are unsure of the reference, send the case back and I will identify it.
What I pass on
Smartwatches, fashion-brand watches, projects without provenance, and replicas.
Photos
The dial in daylight, the case back, the clasp open, and the papers beside the watch. No studio needed.
For an appointment
The watch, its box, the warranty card or papers, loose links, and service records.
How it works
Four steps, none of them a surprise.
01
Get an offer
Send the form with photos and what you know of the watch. I reply within 1 business day.
02
Meet or ship
I am in Boca twice a month and schedule Palm Beach proper around the season; a Wellington date is set against that. Or take the prepaid, insured label.
03
Inspect and confirm
A shipped box is opened on camera. At an appointment I check case, movement, serial, and papers in front of you. Match the photos, and the offer stands.
04
Get paid
Wire or check within 24 hours of inspection. No deal, and the watch returns insured at my cost.
Meet or ship
An appointment in Palm Beach County, or the label.
Same inspection, same payment. Choose on timing and on whether you want to be in the room.
| Criteria | Meet in Palm Beach County | Ship on the label |
|---|---|---|
| Arranged by | Me, around my Boca visits and the season | Me, with a prepaid FedEx Priority Overnight label |
| Insurance | Not needed; the watch stays with you until we agree | Full declared value, signature required at both ends |
| Inspection | At the table, with you watching | At my desk, on camera |
| Best when | You want questions answered as I look | The calendar is slow and you would rather not wait |
Payment is wire or check within 24 hours of inspection on either route.
The detail
Selling from Wellington, step by step.
How an appointment works from Wellington
I meet clients in their county, not mine. For Palm Beach County the habit is fixed: I am in Boca twice a month, and for Palm Beach proper I schedule appointments around the season. A Wellington appointment is booked on that calendar. You send the days that work; I reply with the next one I can make, and the drive west is mine.
Wellington is an inland village of residential and equestrian properties in the western county, reached from Southern Boulevard or Forest Hill Boulevard. The geography only matters for timing. If my next date west of the Turnpike is further out than you want, the label is the quicker route.
Or ship it: the label, the insurance, the camera
I send a prepaid FedEx Priority Overnight label on my account, insured to the declared value, signature at both ends. USA only. The box is opened on camera when it reaches me, and the inspection that follows is the one I would do at your table: case, movement, serial, papers.
What I buy, and what I do not
Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Cartier, Omega, Breitling, Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Tudor, Panerai, IWC, and Zenith. A bare watch is still a watch I will quote. Not smartwatches, fashion-brand watches, or projects without provenance, and a replica is declined the moment I identify it.
What to prepare before you write
Photograph the dial straight on in daylight, the case back, the clasp open with the code visible, and the card or papers beside the watch. Note the reference and serial if you can read them and any service you know of. Say plainly what is missing; it is priced, not held against you.
Trade instead of sell
If you would rather come away with a different watch, the appraisal becomes credit toward anything in the case or a piece I source to order. The inspection and the number are identical.
When selling to a dealer is not the right call
If you own a rare reference and can wait months, a private sale or auction may bring more, and I will say so after the inspection. If the watch is worth more to you than to the market, keep it. If it is a replica, I decline it. What I sell is certainty: one person, an insured route, a documented number.
How to prepare your submission
- Dial straight on in daylight, no flash.
- Case back and, if readable, the serial.
- Clasp open with the code showing.
- Warranty card or papers beside the watch, or say they are gone.
- Meet in Palm Beach County or ship, and your open days.
Wellington
Photos today, a number by tomorrow's close.
Send the form. I reply within 1 business day, meet you in Palm Beach County or send the label, and pay within 24 hours of inspection.