Everything worth knowing before you bid or sell: how to tell a real one from a very good fake, what a piece is actually worth, and how a live auction really works.
The checks a jeweler runs, in the order that leaves a fake nowhere to hide: dial, lume, caseback, clasp, plus five questions to ask before you bid.
Read the guideHow to tell the real thing from a very good copy, brand by brand.
Getting the most for something you already own.
Which pieces hold value, which quietly lose it, and why.
From your first bid to the parcel arriving.
The mechanics, in plain language.
Straight answers when there is more than one way to do it.
Sneaker and collector conventions, and how to shop them live when you can't be there.