Watchfinder

Watchfinder & Co.
Watchfinder & Co.
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Online retail
Founded	2002 in United Kingdom
Founders	Stuart Hennell ; Lloyd Amsdon
Headquarters	Kings Hill, UK
Services	Resale of timepieces
Revenue	£68 million, GBP (2016)
Number of employees	200+
Parent	Richemont
Website	www.watchfinder.com

Watchfinder & Co. is an online retailer of second-hand watches based in Kings Hill, United Kingdom. It is the UK's largest seller of second-hand watches.

History

By 2015, watches sold through the site totalled £155 million, and annual turnover was £68 million in financial year 2015-16. Online traffic amounts to around 6.7m unique visitors per year, putting it among the highest rates for any horological website.

In addition, the brand is notable for several innovations in the industry:

It was the first UK website dedicated to the online sale of second-hand watches when it started in 2002.
It was the first retailer to offer a "buy-back guarantee", in which the company refunds the cost of a watch if returned in good condition after two years.
It services and repairs at least 600 watches per month in-house.
It publishes an online magazine, The Watch Magazine. Published quarterly, it has been downloaded more than 100,000 times.

Watchfinder has been recognised for business success by several industry awards and is an alumnus of the Sunday Times Fast Track 100.

The company was purchased by Richemont in 2018.

References

1 2 "Pre-owned watch specialist Watchfinder has been listed among the 100 fastest growing companies in the UK". Watch Pro. 5 November 2016.
↑ "Watchfinder to open bricks-and-mortar store". Professional Jeweller. 16 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
1 2 "Perfect timing". City A.M. 24 August 2015.
1 2 Buttery, James (6 November 2014). "Watchfinder scoops Ecommerce Business award". WatchPro.
↑ "Watchfinder buoyed by free-floating franc". Financial Times.
↑ Doherty, Kate (20 June 2012). "Watchfinder unveils Omega and Longines Service Centre". Retail Jeweller.
↑ Buttery, James (17 March 2014). "New watches enter the Watchfinder mix". WatchPro.
↑ Buttery, James (26 November 2014). "Watchfinder named Retail Hero 2014". WatchPro.
↑ Jeanes, Will (12 August 2014). "Watchfinder & Co in Maidstone named Watch Retailer of the Year at the UK Jewellery Awards at Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, London". KentOnline.
↑ "Watchfinder". Fast Track. The Sunday Times.
↑ "Richemont to buy Watchfinder as pre-owned watch market heats up". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 2, 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

[watchpro2-1] 1 2 "Pre-owned watch specialist Watchfinder has been listed among the 100 fastest growing companies in the UK". Watch Pro. 5 November 2016.

[2] "Watchfinder to open bricks-and-mortar store". Professional Jeweller. 16 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[cityam1-3] 1 2 "Perfect timing". City A.M. 24 August 2015.

[watchpro1-4] 1 2 Buttery, James (6 November 2014). "Watchfinder scoops Ecommerce Business award". WatchPro.

[5] "Watchfinder buoyed by free-floating franc". Financial Times.

[6] Doherty, Kate (20 June 2012). "Watchfinder unveils Omega and Longines Service Centre". Retail Jeweller.

[7] Buttery, James (17 March 2014). "New watches enter the Watchfinder mix". WatchPro.

[8] Buttery, James (26 November 2014). "Watchfinder named Retail Hero 2014". WatchPro.

[9] Jeanes, Will (12 August 2014). "Watchfinder & Co in Maidstone named Watch Retailer of the Year at the UK Jewellery Awards at Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, London". KentOnline.

[10] "Watchfinder". Fast Track. The Sunday Times.

[11] "Richemont to buy Watchfinder as pre-owned watch market heats up". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 2, 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.