In our final episode of this season, we reflect on what it took to build Collected from the ground up: building the product, shipping dealer workflows, enabling transactions, and creating the earliest version of the community we believe the watch market needs. This episode isn’t just a recap…

There is a responsibility that comes with holding someone else’s future watch in your hands. A responsibility to see clearly. A responsibility to speak honestly. A responsibility to disclose what you know. I was reminded of this recently during a deal where I asked the most important question any buyer can ask…

Meet @detemporeliber. Known for his focus on military-issued pieces, he is part of our growing community shaping the future 
of watches on Collected…

Meet Wes Wynne of Collector’s Corner NY (CCNY). Known for his focus on top condition vintage and neo-vintage pieces, Wes is part of our growing community of verified sellers shaping the future of watch commerce on Collected… 

It’s official: Collected® is now a registered trademark. For us, this isn’t just paperwork but another step toward building the trust, structure, and future our category needs…

The shift is happening whether the market is ready or not. The only question now is who steps toward it first. Every industry reaches a moment when the people who move early gain an advantage that becomes almost impossible for everyone else to catch. The watch world is in that moment right now…

In Episode 6 we share what the first few weeks of Collected have really looked like—launching while I was in Japan, watching hundreds of people sign up, and seeing early users build full profiles and collections without prompting. We break down…

In Episode 5 of Dialed In, we announce Collected’s public launch with account sign-ups live—a milestone that signals more than just shipping product. It’s about rewriting the rules of the watch market…

We are excited to share a big step forward for Collected: membership sign-up is now live. This marks one of the most important milestones in our journey to build the infrastructure the watch community has long needed… 

The way watch deals are done today is manual and fragmented. Collected exists to give dealers the infrastructure they’ve been missing, so they can focus on buying and selling more. We turned the unwritten process into a clear, standardized flow that protects both sides and builds your business with every transaction…

In 2022 I publicly called the top of the watch market. That was not speculation. It was a calculated assessment of market fundamentals, liquidity conditions, and sentiment. Prices had run ahead of reality and the correction I predicted arrived exactly as outlined. Now we face another potential turning point…

Most dealers didn’t get into this business because they love spreadsheets.They got into it for the hunt. The adrenaline of reeling in a killer watch, or closing a major sale. The relationships built from forums to meet-ups to international trips triggered from a sketchy Facebook message…

The secondary watch market is massive. More than $30 billion in annual volume moves across borders, platforms, and hands. It is global, fast-moving, capital-intensive, and completely unstructured…

We’ve observed the watch market evolve and change over the years, and throughout that time two glaring needs surfaced: the need to provide consumer protection for buyers and the need to build tools for dealers to operate more efficiently…

The vintage watch world is broken.

For years, collectors have navigated a market filled with uncertainty—where transparency is inconsistent, trust is fragile, and information is scattered. I know this because I’ve lived it…

Hello everyone, Tim Bender here. Today, I’m thrilled to unveil something we’ve been working tirelessly on: Collected.