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Junk or treasure? Taking a serious view of clutter
At peer-to-peer lender platform Unbolted, we know that many people who are strapped for cash may be unwittingly sitting on high-value possessions. I…
Global art market falls in 2015, but experts aren’t panicking
Art dealers across the world have been crossing fingers and toes in anticipation of The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) Report 2016 from Dublin-…
Secured asset loans: a potted history in two halves (part two)
Last time, we took you on a quick guided historical tour covering three thousand years of the history of collateralised lending, starting with ancien…
Secured asset loans: a potted history in two halves (part one)
A quick visit to our website is all it takes to discover that, at peer-to-peer lender Unbolted, our niche offering in the alternative finance space i…
The classic car market in 2015 and 2016
If you’re exploring our website with a view to borrowing one of our secured asset loans, you’ll quickly see that, at peer-to-peer lender Unbolted, we…
Using a 1969 Chevy to launch a recruitment consultancy
Setting up a new business can be a touch-and-go affair. Take Andy and Seb, two young recruitment consultants who’ve been friends since they both star…
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.