ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX
18 September 2018, 05:52 AM | #1 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
A search engine for watches from trusted, grey dealers
Earlier this year I had a bad experience with a dealer who tried to sell me a Frankenstein as an all original watch. Since then, I've been working on ways to make it easier to find authentic watches.
Today I'm sharing my new project - a search engine that lets you search across trusted dealers like HQMilton, Davidsw, Bobs, and others. I wanted a simple way to search for watches in their inventory vs going to multiple sites everyday when I'm looking for a piece. What do you all think? This is day 1, so it will evolve and change. Any and all feedback is welcome. Watchrecon is fantastic for the forums, but I wanted a site that looked at only trusted, vetted dealers so the quality would be incredibly high. Thanks for your thoughts |
18 September 2018, 06:09 AM | #2 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: california
Posts: 90
|
This is awesome! Perfect for somebody only looking to buy from trusted dealers! Great work
|
18 September 2018, 06:17 AM | #3 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Miami, FL
Watch: Tudor & Cartier
Posts: 2,497
|
Brilliant. Bookmarked.
__________________
"Chi ha paura muore ogni giorno, chi non ha paura muore una volta sola" - Paolo Borsellino |
18 September 2018, 06:22 AM | #4 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Real Name: Mark
Location: Washington State
Watch: SUBS and GMT's!
Posts: 9,664
|
This is awesome. A few years back I was trying to source a birth year gilt Sub in mint condition. I would check about 10 sites every few hours everyday for about 2 years until I finally found one. This would make that process much easier.
__________________
Judge Smails: Ty, what did you shoot today? Ty: Oh, Judge, I don't keep score. Judge Smails: Then how do you measure yourself with other golfers? Ty: By height. |
18 September 2018, 06:29 AM | #5 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
|
18 September 2018, 06:31 AM | #6 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
Perfect example of what it can be used for - and I'm tired of doing the exact same thing. There are too many dealer websites to work through. This way its a single stop.
|
18 September 2018, 06:43 AM | #7 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 5,336
|
This is great, thank you!
|
18 September 2018, 06:46 AM | #8 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Real Name: Me
Location: Australia
Watch: Daytona 116500LN
Posts: 670
|
Great job!
|
18 September 2018, 06:49 AM | #9 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
Watch: this space
Posts: 1,867
|
This is great! But how does a grey dealer get the "trusted" stamp of approval?
__________________
|
18 September 2018, 06:52 AM | #10 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Real Name: Jorge
Location: Ohio, USA
Watch: Rolex,Patek and AP
Posts: 4,674
|
Isn’t WatchRecon a little bit like this ?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Nothing happens until something moves " Albert Einstein |
18 September 2018, 06:54 AM | #11 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
|
18 September 2018, 06:55 AM | #12 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Gotham
Posts: 9,634
|
Is this like confused.com for watches?
|
18 September 2018, 06:57 AM | #13 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
Quote:
Essentially any piece on Orolo is real and you'll have a great experience purchasing it. |
|
18 September 2018, 07:01 AM | #14 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
Hmm I'm not familiar with confused.com, but I think my v1 was similar. This is actually v2 of the site. I originally launched it as a place to aggregate details around pieces so you could make sure the piece you bought is real. The problem was that it didn't take off so I rethought the problem.
IMO most buyers just want to buy from someone they trust vs doing all of the research to ensure the piece is real and authentic. With that in mind, I noticed many of the dealers I like aren't on WatchRecon or Chrono24. A new search would let me vet who I put on the site, and that way keep the quality of the pieces very high and let enthusiasts spend more time finding the right piece vs worrying if the dealer is legit. Hopefully that explains it better. I need to remove more parts of the site that still reference the v1...like the about page. |
18 September 2018, 07:55 AM | #15 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Real Name: Janet
Location: USA
Posts: 3,143
|
Well done!
|
18 September 2018, 08:05 AM | #16 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
|
18 September 2018, 08:09 AM | #17 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Real Name: gus
Location: East Coast
Watch: APK & sometimes Y
Posts: 25,958
|
__________________
|
18 September 2018, 08:55 AM | #18 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
Thanks everyone for the kind words! Any dealers you'd like to see on there?
|
18 September 2018, 09:02 AM | #19 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Real Name: Matt
Location: Australia
Posts: 104
|
Great initiative.
|
18 September 2018, 11:02 AM | #20 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Florida
Watch: Patek 5205r-010
Posts: 637
|
This would be hugely helpful. Best of luck.
|
18 September 2018, 11:33 AM | #21 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: louisiana
Posts: 269
|
I will use
|
18 September 2018, 12:02 PM | #22 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
|
18 September 2018, 04:40 PM | #23 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: london
Posts: 5,933
|
Great idea. Where does the liability end when (or if) there are problems?
__________________
@imrootbeer7 |
18 September 2018, 05:55 PM | #24 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 568
|
I'm not sure what liability he would have. All his site does is redirect you to a company's website. It does make a nice searchable database but any actual deals are all done with the private companies so I can't imagine any major problems. Perhaps his site will have a hiccup where it shows a watch is available and then when you get to the site it's sold. Other than that I don't see any issues
|
18 September 2018, 06:45 PM | #25 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Midwest
Posts: 1,842
|
Is there a way if getting rid of the “sold” listings? If I’m looking to buy “sold” is is as good as doesn’t exist.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
18 September 2018, 09:03 PM | #26 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
|
18 September 2018, 10:27 PM | #27 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
Quote:
|
|
19 September 2018, 12:35 AM | #28 | |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: london
Posts: 5,933
|
Quote:
__________________
@imrootbeer7 |
|
19 September 2018, 01:06 AM | #29 |
"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2016
Real Name: E
Location: Global
Watch: Rolex 116500LN
Posts: 270
|
Oh its all groovy I'll add that question to my FAQ. I'm getting emails from others asking other questions too. With a new platform, always a bit of head scratching to understand exactly whats going on.
Happy to answer any and all ?s EDIT: I've updated the FAQ to add this and a few other questions I've gotten: https://orolo.co/faq/ |
19 September 2018, 02:15 PM | #30 |
2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Real Name: Thomas
Location: North Carolina
Watch: The Beach
Posts: 3,396
|
Great job!
__________________
If you wind it, it tells pretty good time (Paul Newman) |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
*Banners
Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.