Matthew Bain, veteran watch expert and dealer

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Ай бұрын

In this candid interview, veteran watch dealer Matthew Bain discusses how the watch industry and collecting has changed over the past 40 years. Matt shares many fascinating stories including the entrepreneurial way in which he started his career while at college in the 1980s, when he would enlist his friends to buy Swatch watches (purchases of which were limited per person at the time), that he would then sell to the Italians. Also inspired by his father who was a collector, Matt continued his passion buying and selling watches after college until one day someone offered him a Patek Philippe World Time ref. 2523 which he and his father purchased and the next day he left his job at a bank - and the rest is a fascinating history! Over the decades, Matt has brought and sold many important Patek Philippe watches, several of which can now be seen in the Patek Philippe Museum. Find out which vintage Patek Philippe watches Matt believes are undervalued and worth searching for by listening to this wide-ranging discussion with John Reardon.
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@geraldquist2209 Ай бұрын

Matthew Bain is definitely a “Go To Guy” for IMPORTANT watches. You can absolutely trust him. Happily, I speak from personal experience. Many thanks for posting this great conversation !

@MichaelGunczy Ай бұрын

I‘m so delighted by this interview. As a junior watch-dealer from Austria in the Nineties I went to the IWJG shows many times. Matt was one of my role models then and he still is. It is always a pleasure to meet him now and then, as he is such a great guy.

@Wherstead Ай бұрын

Always a top notch visit with those who know watches. I drop what I am doing when a new podcast is announced.

@scottrafferty6305 Ай бұрын

Oh man, when he said he’s a watch buyer but hates selling, that hit me to the core. Same, Matthew. Same.

@alexp3752 Ай бұрын

Bravo, John! Always embrace The Golden Rule, Best 😂Wishes, Alexis from California

@Chico834 Ай бұрын

Hats off to you John for the great interview! Matthew, you're an incredible source of knowledge and resource for the community. All the best!

@user-fi5fr9us2t Ай бұрын

Genuinely enjoyed this show and happy to put a face to the legend. Great conversation as always...Thank you!

@davidcote3966 Ай бұрын

Superlative interview! Congratulations to both of you on one of the best interviews in the watch community, I couldn’t watch or listen to you guys for hours! Thank you !

@DrKen8465 Ай бұрын

Great interview John and Matt. Even though I have known Matt for decades, it was great to learn so much from his account of his origins and highlights of his magnificent career as a collector and dealer.

@IShootWatches Ай бұрын

Great conversation! Thank you both for sharing!

@vincentschneuwly9783 Ай бұрын

To me the best episode for far, I had such a great time while learning a lot. M. Bain is so nice and humble I wish I could offer him a drink and have a chat, he totally deserves to have fans following him 😂😅

@BobM-ze5oc Ай бұрын

Stellar one John. Big fan of both of you so this was a real treat. Keep these coming!!!

@mohamedalkhatri1715 Ай бұрын

I had great time absolutely amazing

@chengsianglim4489 Ай бұрын

Matthew Bain... certainly one of the best! And the Top Hat story, love love top hat! Collectability should add a Top Hat collectability merchant hat! ♥

@cookingwithwatches Ай бұрын

Amazing interview. Thank you so much 🙏

@user-yc1wi9de3t Ай бұрын

nkuwan You are so well-informed about luxury watches. You've obviously done your due diligence and the comparison to the US is very informative...because of course, I live in New York. thank you very much

@russellsmith1375 Ай бұрын

Fantastic insight...thankyou

@Joe-xo3xy Ай бұрын

A few years ago, me being a big guy but I love smaller watches, I swore I would laugh at everyone and get the 5026 Patek series in 34mm, I never had enough money to get any. Those watches were between 8-10,000USD and now, they are sitting at the older retail prices for previous gen calatrava. Money aside, they are just so beautiful and still well valued relative to new Patek prices as well as the state of the market in general.

@pavanbharteey7269 Ай бұрын

Quite honestly, I cannot sit through 1 hour podcasts…no such issues with this one. Very interesting all the way through!!!

@johnreardon3158 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for listening and making it through!!

@juliuscaesar8163 Ай бұрын

very interesting.

@newenglandergray3002 Ай бұрын

The Yiddish word being referred to and pronounced mazell is probably mazel tov which translates as congratulations.

@Joe-xo3xy Ай бұрын

Hey guys, I just want to say something because of what Matthew said; The dealer culture today that has now been transparent on youtube where you see the conventions, it has put me off dealing with most people. I do not see any passion, just guys handling these items like they are commodities, which in some sense they are but they were made with thought, intent and skill. I am very disappointed with the modern dealers and their hustler approach to the whole thing, I hope one day to bring something different to the table.

@TheDryDown Ай бұрын

It used to be a secret world, they opened the curtain for clicks and ruined any mystique the watch world had.

@Joe-xo3xy Ай бұрын

@@TheDryDown I am not a pretentious guy or at least I try not to be. So, I have no issues buying watches from a trade show, what I do not like is the way some of the watches are handled, like they do not mean anything and to be honest, it's just a hustle for many and this is the aspect I hate.