About us
We love vintage wristwatches. Our mission is to find these works of art from the 20th century. We specialize in timepieces from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Originality and top condition are our most important criteria. To offer the highest quality to our customers, we travel around the globe. Our formula for success is our worldwide network of collectors and trusted dealers.
Over 30 years of experience
The collector's market for original vintage watches is highly complex. Our 30 years of experience have shown that only original vintage watches in top condition are a good investment. On the other hand, poor purchases can be very expensive or sometimes cost a fortune. A trusted and reputable seller is essential for acquiring authentic vintage watches. With our extensive experience in the vintage watch market, we have developed deep expertise and can guarantee the high quality and authenticity of all our watches.
Over 7000 sold vintage watches
Rare vintage watches combine history, design, valuable investment and are not recoverable. Over the past 30 years we have bought and sold at least 7,000 vintage wristwatches. When purchasing watches, we meticulously inspect them to ensure they meet the highest standards of authenticity, condition, and reliability required by our customers. Since we believe in the quality of our watches, we are always happy to buy them back from our customers.
Over 1000 happy customers
Our goal is not just to sell a watch, but to build a long-term relationship with each collector. Over a thousand customers from around the world have already purchased at least one watch from us and appreciate our exclusive selection of vintage timepieces. When it comes to building a watch collection, we carefully consider each collector’s individual preferences and support them in acquiring their dream watch.
Our team
Franz discovered his passion for vintage watches in 1990 and has been active in the vintage watch business since 1995. For 11 years, he ran a shop in the heart of Munich. In 2009, he founded WatchPool. Specializing in vintage timepieces, he is also a passionate collector himself. Renowned among respected dealers and private collectors, Franz is known as an honest and trustworthy expert. His decades of experience and deep passion make him a highly valued advisor for vintage watch enthusiasts. He is a member of major international organizations such as IWJG, WTA, NAWCC, and Parma Watch Fair.
Valery joined WatchPool in 2010. After earning his Master of Science degree from the Technical University of Munich, he focused extensively on software architecture and played a key role in developing the watchpool24.com website. His fascination with intelligent machines led him to become a passionate watch collector, through which he gained extensive knowledge about timepieces. Today, Valery is responsible for website development and manages the entire online sales process.
Oliver is the son of the founder and inherited his passion for vintage watches. Since 2009, he has been the driving force behind WatchPool’s social media efforts—initially alongside his Bachelor’s studies in Media Management, and later full-time during his dual Master of Science program in Marketing & Communications. Today, Oliver Roman leads the entire Social Media and PR department and is also responsible for creating and managing the visual content on the website. This includes high-quality videos and images of the watches that WatchPool presents to its customers. With his keen eye for aesthetics and brand communication, he ensures that the fascination for vintage watches comes to life in the digital world.
International references
Alberto Viespoli
Milan, Italy
Alberto is not only a very important dealer in our network, but also a very close friend of us. His incredible knowledge about vintage watches makes Alberto an exceptional dealer. Because of his perfect organization and the precise way of describing a watch, it's very easy to deal with him.
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Andrea Mattioli
Modena, Italy
Andrea is a great and honest dealer with incredible watches and a massive and truly exceptional knowledge about all kind of vintage watches. In our opinion he is one of the best watch hunter in the world. It's always a pleasure to visit Andrea in his shop for business in Modena and to eat the best pasta in the world.
Jeff Stein
Atlanta, USA
Jeff and Franz have known each other for a very long time. Jeff is the founder of the website OnTheDash, which is the leading online guide for vintage Heuer watches. It's a very important tool for the Heuer community, which is why we support that project providing pictures, serial numbers and other information about our Heuer watches.
Ignacio Coll
Barcelona, Spain
Ignacio proudly represents our shared passion of vintage watches in the heart of beautiful Barcelona. He is a very respectable, honest and serious dealer. We enjoy doing business with him a lot.
Chikashi Aoki
Tokyo, Japan
It's always a pleasure to welcome Chikashi from the megacity of Tokyo in Munich. Doing business with this gentlemen is always smooth and easy because of his honest character and his integrity.
Metthew Bain
Miami, USA
Being in the watch market since 1989 Matt is an old school watch hunter. Today he is one of the biggest watch dealers in the world. Matt and Franz are friends since 25 years.
Christophe Schmidt
Munich, Germany
Out of great passion for classic cars Christophe founded "Weekend Heroes". His incredible knowledge about classic cars and his honesty make him a key player in the world of vintage cars. The connection to watchpool is based on his love for vintage watches. We appreciate Christophe very much as a loyal customer and a very good friend.
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