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The Watch Register team offers an exclusive promotion to all NAJ Members

04 May 2021

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THE WATCH REGISTER database is the largest international due diligence resource for lost and stolen watches, which also includes frauds and fakes. Jewellers and auction houses can search the database to identify potential issues with a pre-owned watch prior to transaction.

The search service offers a quick and effective risk-mitigation strategy:

  • Avoid buying and selling stolen goods
  • Minimise the risk of financial loss
  • Avoid practical and legal complications
  • Prevent damage to reputation

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How does it work?

Police forces and insurance companies primarily in Europe, the USA and Asia, as well as theft victims from all over the world REGISTER losses on the database daily. Watches are easily portable and highly identifiable due to their serial number, therefore our international database allows for the identification of watches stolen both in the UK and abroad.

THE WATCH REGISTER team offers a due diligence SEARCH service:

  • JEWELLERS carry out pre-transaction searches on every pre-owned watch offered to them for sale. All searches submitted during office hours (9am - 6pm, Monday to Saturday) are processed within 5 minutes.
  • AUCTION HOUSES subscribe for routine catalogue searching on lots over £1,000 prior to every sale.

Serial numbers of watches are checked against the database and a Certificate is issued for every clear check. Certificates serve as evidence of a good faith transaction and can be provided to buyers as supporting documentation to demonstrate due diligence.

These registration and search operations help to prevent our trade clients from buying or selling stolen watches and enable us to RECOVER the watches registered on the database.

 

Exclusive offer for NAJ Members

THE WATCH REGISTER team is pleased to offer an exclusive promotion to all NAJ members from 4 – 28 May.

Jewellers will receive additional free credits on any of the following search bundles purchased via THE WATCH REGISTER website during May:

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To benefit from this offer please create an account on THE WATCH REGISTER website and purchase the desired bundle. Then contact info@thewatchregister.com or call +44 (0) 20 7841 5781 stating that you are a NAJ Member and the free credits will be added onto your account.

Auction houses will receive a 20% discount on the first year of their subscription if they sign up during May.

Catalogue searches include watches, artworks, antiques and collectibles, and are carried out by the Art Loss Register (ALR), the parent company that holds THE WATCH REGISTER database.

Subscribers can promote their due diligence standards by including the ALR logo in their catalogues and will be listed on the ALR website. As part of the subscription, the ALR provide assistance in the resolution of title disputes, a number of free certificates for individual items and unlimited checks on items where there are reasonable grounds for concern. Please contact the team via info@thewatchregister.com or by calling +44 (0) 20 7841 5781 for more information and a quote.

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Source: The Watch Register