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A watch collectors guide to investing in new watches
In the autumn of 2017 a world record was broken. A wrist watch sold publicly at auction in New York for $17,752,500. The auction house that conducted…
Thinking of pawning your assets? Unbolted offers a cheaper, more discreet alternative
Despite the fact that pawnbrokers offer an attractive alternative for those looking to secure a loan in a difficult lending environment, or who wish …
The rise in lending and borrowing against art
When Skate's Art Market Research took another look at the art market last year, the findings were striking: the art-loans book was on course to grow …
Could a letter from Mozart really finance a new business?
When an eccentric but beloved elderly uncle dies suddenly, and you’re the sole surviving relative who also happens to be in the middle of trying to r…
The market in fine wines, past and present (Part Two)
As we noted last time, fine wines are amongst the high-value assets we collateralise for our unique secured asset loans here at peer-to-peer lender U…
The market in fine wines, past and present (Part One)
Visitors with borrowing needs who’ve come to this p2p website (welcome, by the way) will quickly see that fine wines is amongst the high-value asset …
How to Buy It
Expert Tips on Watches
All watch brands with a very few exceptions will depreciate immediately after purchase. There are a few such as the grand complication Patek Philippes which are in such short supply and high demand that they can immmediately be sold for a profit.
Reissued retro - the new cool!
On the 25th December 1969, the mechanical watch became obsolete when Seiko launched their first commercial quartz wrist watch. Nearly 50 years on and that obsolete technology is in remarkably rude health, and new watch launches are stepping back in time.
Cash, Cheque or Rolex..?
Urban legend is that British special forces members travel to remote parts of the world with steel Rolexes as emergency 'tradable community', but a more modern take on the "Rolex as currency" is the practise of buying a sought-after model to take abroad instead of carrying cash.