Govberg Jewelers

In my opinion they are not worth the stress and heartache. I have now had, shame on me, two very negative experiences with Govberg. I collect nice watches and they are amongst the worst (in my opinion) at providing fair trade in values.

Patek Trade – The first experience was with trading in a Patek 5960 where they offered me -$5k less than a leading competitor but promised they would absolutely take care of me during my next purchase of a rare/expensive timepiece and I was foolish enough to believe them. Went to buy another piece from them and heard a song-and-dance about how they could not discount the watch because it was hard to find, etc. I then asked them which piece amongst three brands (over $50k) they could discount and heard crickets.

Richard Mille RM010 Lemans – Second experience was when I when to trade my Richard Mille RM010 and they offered me -$18k less than a leading competitor, making up some "noise" about whether or not it had been recently serviced. I, of course, turned them down and received +$18k from Watchfinder.com.

Lastly, I was told I would be put on a VIP list and offered new releases on Patek, Rolex, etc. and when I saw new examples being released and called them (they never called me) I once again heard crickets.

In my opinion if you want to pay full retail, get a lot less in trade value, I would highly recommend Govberg Jewelers.

Just purchased a watchband for my Patek Philippe watch. The service was terrific! Wouldn't think twice about recommending these folks……

I recently completed a Patek watch trade with Brian Govberg. His service was excellent, the process smooth, and the deal fair. My thanks to Govberg and I will be a return customer!