Watchfinder Reviews

Name: Watchfinder
Rating: 1.58

1.6 Rating 106 Reviews

13 %

of reviewers recommend Watchfinder

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1.6

Based on 106 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Postal Service, Courier
On-time Delivery	Greater than 63%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Live Chat, Email
Queries Resolved In	Over A Week

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Watchfinder 1 star review on 3rd August 2020

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“If you decide not to through with a deal quite frankly you rude e mails saying they will not deal with you on line. They offer very poor value both both purchasing and selling. Avoid don’t be ripped off by these people.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“The feedback for this company is just unfair. They only get out of bed & offer watches to make money. Nobody who runs a business & buys a Rolex would expect anything less. They are not a charity they are a company who bring high end watches to the real hard working person who enjoys luxury yet you expect them to make no money. People seem determined to ruin this company. Watch snobs who think there watch is worth what online auction sights say. But yet would never buy from anywhere but the Rolex agents. Because it’s 5k more get real guys if nobody made profit we would not own the time pieces profit makes the hands tick.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Absolute rip-off of a company offer silly money for watches to buy .and put the prices up on the watch when you’re interested they tried to be slippery but caught them out .p*ss takers”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I was offered £18,000 - £20,000 by Watchfinder for my Patek Philippe watch but I received several offers of £30,000 or more elsewhere . In my instance Watchfinder were not remotely competitive.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Just had a valuation from this rip off company for my Breitling, New and Unworn purchased in Oct 21, they offered me less than half of the purchase price. Obviously they consider the people that make the mistake of dealing with them are just gullible fools ? DO NOT BUY A WATCH FROM THESE SHARKS AS THE PRICE THEY PURCHASED IT FOR IS PROBABLY 50% of their asking pice ?? OR EVEN LESS ??”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Lied and deceitful when valuing my watch not once but twice. Didn’t tell me it was a limited edition and yet advertising it as a limited edition with an extortionate mark up. Ripping the public off as well. Terrible terrible company. Do not ever use.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Rip off merchants who offer you half the value of the watch then sell it on at double the rate.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“They offered me half the price of what they were selling identical models for. I felt cheated, when I complained they said we have to make money. So whatever they offer you be prepared for them to sell it for double their buy price. Back street traders in my opinion. Don’t sell them your valuable timepiece believe me you can do sooo much better !”

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Posted 3 years ago

“i both more then 1 watch, in the years, I was always a happy customers... today I-m not.... try to part exchage with a watch wort almost 15000 euro.....the say after inspection.... first estamation 7000/7500 euro...... your kidding..... I felt I was being taken for a ride, it almost seems as if those who want to sell have an extreme need for money, that without them, they can't feed their families, plus having proposed the watch as a basis for exchange... they would have made their profit on the 3 watches I wanted.... I can understand that they would have offered me something less, perhaps with a difference to be added, on my part.... but to offer me half the value...is a mockery and as such.... this is the consequence of my not positive review, yes I was a customer first, very satisfied, now I am a customer first, lost, not happy and offended. goodbye”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I ordered a watch worth several thousand pounds. It arrived and within about 3-4 months the bezel fell off. I told Watchfinder and they took 2 weeks to ask me to send it back with the box and papers. The watch took over 6 weeks to be repaired (I understand this part) but then they sent the wtach back withouth the box and papers and just told me I hadn't sent them in. I explained I had, and that I wanted a replacement watch with box and papers (without the box and papers the watch is worth far less if I decide to resell it) but they just refused to do anything about it. Appalling customer service. DO NOT USE WATCHFINDER.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“They are a greedy lot that's for sure. Bought a watch off them for £1600 two years ago. they've gone up in value so now they are selling the same watch for £2000 on their site. I asked how much for them to buy it back from me....£800-£1000 depending on condition! so you know that means £800. As others have mentioned on here they buy low and sell high, huge mark up so most likely preying on the desperate. Unimpressed thought they'd be better.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Despite being a customer many times they are very arrogant and greedy. I wouldn't buy another watch from them. Even got called buddy on phone. Arrogant stuck up idiots”

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Posted 3 years ago

“No response to email for selling my watch . After second attempt they made a absolutely insulting offer on my 2019 submariner . You couldn’t go out to buy this watch ,what they offered. Offer was £8,350. But they sell it for £13250 on there website. AVOID. Totally greedy lot.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“They are a joke! Tried to purchase a watch via my credit card and it was initially declined due to fraud (pretty common thing) so I made contact with Discover and they cleared the transaction. I got an email saying they couldn't process the transaction and wanted a wire transfer. I am not comfortable sending a wire transfer to an international company. I asked them to re-charge it on my card and they said they would not. I completed all the necessary steps on my end but they refused to charge it. Why offer credit card as an option and then make the customer pay via wire transfer? This process is a complete scam. They just want their money same day and don't want to pay the credit card fees. Unbelievable.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I have previously been a fairly loyal customer to Watchfinder. However, I recently sold an Air King 5500 back to them for £2700, which I had previously purchased from them in 2018. I then found my watch being sold on their website for £4400. That's a ridiculous markup and just plain greedy that they didn't offer me more for the watch! They did not return any of my telephone calls and in the end I got this email from them... " Good afternoon Adam, I hope this email finds you well and thank you for bearing with me. I have raised this matter with both our purchasing and sales manager, as the final price has been accepted and the payment has been made, we would not look to edit/increase this I’m afraid. The purchasing manager would however like to offer £500 off your next purchase of £2000.00 or more as a gesture off good will, providing you are happy with this I will arrange for this to be written up and sent to you Look forward to hearing from you. Kindest regards Luke Johnston. " Why on earth they would think I would ever buy a watch from them again beggars belief. An absolute bloody insult! My advice is to avoid them and use Chrono24 or Burrells.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“They buy rediculously low They sell rediculously high.. Sometimes they ask more then retail for 5 year old watches from brands that dont hold their balie.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“My watch retails for £2200 i was offered between £150 and £200. What a joke”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Avoid at all costs!!! Awful company l sent my Rolex to them with the intent of selling. However l didn’t accept their offer price. They have sent my vintage Rolex back with the bracelet unattached, with two separate pins in a small plastic bag??? I don’t even know if everything is there to attach it back on, or not?? I was wearing this watch before! I’m going to take this further. Completely appalled with this treatment. What company returns a watch in this state?”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Excellent. Great price to buy my watch.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“My partner bought me a Rolex for my birthday which should have arrived on Dec 5th. Unfortunately Royal Mail seem to have lost the packaging which was stressful at first but watchfinders assured us that they are insured so we don’t need to worry and that we could have a full refund. After confirming he would like a refund my partner has been trying to get his money back and has so far had no success. They explained on the phone It wasn’t a problem and the refund would take 3-5 days, but nothing yet. When ever he calls he is passed around from department to department saying ‘someone is handling it’. As you can imagine it’s a lot of money which we are currently out of pocket of, and with no watch. It is causing us a huge amount of stress as a family and we really hope we can resolve it soon. I would like to believe that things are perhaps taking so long due to staff shortages and Covid, but we have had little explanation as to what the hold up is. Really hoping it can be resolved soon so that we can move on as it is causing my partner huge amounts of anxiety.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Watchfinder is rated 1.6 based on 106 reviews