Watchmaster Employee Directory
Retail Luxury Goods and JewelryBerlin, Germany51-200 Employees
Watchmaster operates an online marketplace for pre-owned luxury watches in Europe, offering valuation, refurbishment, and certification to facilitate buying and selling through its platform. In-house refurbishment and certification help restore watch value, making refurbished pieces competitive with new models at attractive prices, often 15-40% below MSRP. The company trades popular watches on its own balance sheet while most assets move through a consignment model, a structure designed to maximize selling prices for consumers. Based in Berlin, Germany, Watchmaster operates across seven geographies and is led by a team with experience at IBM, Rocket, Groupon, Quandoo, Blacklane, and BCG, including Tim-Hendrik Meyer, Ronny Ahlswede, Robert Morlock, and Michael Loretz. The company was founded in 2015 by Stephan Heller and Ronny Ahlswede and has grown to employ over 60 people; in 2023 Chronext acquired the brand rights and domain.