Last week, I sat down for a fun chat with Ben Dunn of Watch Brothers London. Ben’s a U.K. dealer focusing on complicated neo-vintage watches from the 1980s–2000s. Our conversation comes in two parts: First, we talk about how Ben’s grown Watch Brothers London since he left Facebook to become a full-time dealer in 2022. Ben’s always transparent about his business and even shares some of his numbers, which I appreciate—he’s not one of those dealers playing the fake-it-till-you-make-it game.

Then, we get nerdy about collecting neo-vintage watches. We talk Patek Philippe 3940, some of our other favorites—and least favorites—from the era, and how neo-vintage is different than other eras of collecting.

Thanks to Ben for joining; follow him on Instagram or visit his website. Also s/o to Tim Vaux who takes the photos.

Follow the podcast for future episodes: Spotify / Apple / RSS. Please subscribe to the feed because eventually I’ll stop sending out separate newsletters for episodes.

To support the creation of more podcasts and access subscriber-only Q&A episodes, join Unpolished for $99/year or $9/mo:

Show Notes

In-Depth: Blancpain’s Six Masterpieces

Reference Talk: Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 3941

The Three Dials of the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 3940

Instagram post by Ben showing various Patek 3940 dials

Ben’s inventory we discuss:

* Breguet Classique Tourbillon Skeleton 3355

* Patek Philippe Second Series signed Beyer

* Audemars Piguet Perpetual Calendar 25657 Mother-of-Pearl

* Vacheron Constantin Perpetual Calendar with a sh*t ton of diamonds

Get in touch:

* tony[at]unpolishedwatches.com

* Instagram

* Or (my favorite), tap the heart, leave a comment, or send a message in the Substack app.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.unpolishedwatches.com/subscribe