How it works
Offer and discover watches, and deal directly with one another. Vintage-Oyster connects buyers and sellers.
Fair and straightforward
Listing is free, with no monthly fees. The seller pays a 2.9% commission only when a sale is successfully completed. Swiss VAT is included.
Four steps to completion
Create a listing
Register and have your seller account approved. Add your watch with its description, specifications and photos. Wait for the listing to be approved.
Order and confirmation
The buyer orders through the Marketplace. The seller confirms the order and issues an invoice to the buyer.
Direct payment and shipping
The buyer pays the seller directly. Once payment has been received, the seller ships the watch. Vintage-Oyster does not receive the purchase payment.
Confirm receipt
The buyer confirms receipt. After successful completion, Vintage-Oyster invoices the seller for the commission.
Who sells, and what is Vintage-Oyster’s role?
For third-party offers, Vintage-Oyster is an intermediary and is not a party to the sales contract. The contract is between buyer and seller.
To sell, you need a manually approved seller account. Sellers outside Switzerland may also apply; their application is reviewed without assigning a Swiss VAT method. Swiss sellers using effective VAT accounting are excluded. The net tax rate method does not grant automatic admission.
Users’ identities are not verified. Approval of a seller account or listing is not confirmation of identity.
Vintage-Oyster’s own offers
These offers are marked “Vintage-Oyster offer”. The purchase action leads to the product page in the shop, where you can send an enquiry without registering. Vintage-Oyster reviews it personally; reservations are made manually only. There is no cart or checkout. The purchase is then handled directly with Vintage-Oyster, outside the third-party commission process.