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Oscar Strong | Luxury Watch Dealer Reveals Top Investment Watches & Market Scams

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Rob Moore

Careers, How To, Business, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Marketing, Investing, Education, Entrepreneurship

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Visit Coinbase to learn more: https://coinbase-consumer.sjv.io/xLq4qv This episode is sponsored by Coinbase, Visit www.coinbase.com to learn more. Crypto comes with unique risks, take 2 minutes to learn more. https://coinbase-consumer.sjv.io/xLq4qv Rob is joined by the amazing Oscar Strong to talk about the intricate world of luxury watches, including his most expensive watches sold, the biggest scams in the watch market, and the nuances of vintage watch authenticity. You'll hear Oscar on the pitfalls of auctions, the dangers of sending watches back to manufacturers for servicing, and the challenges of spotting counterfeit pieces. They also explore the dynamics of watch brands like Hublot, Patek Philippe, and Rolex, discussing their market strategies and the impact of limited editions Oscar REVEALS: High-end auctions and vintage watch sales are rife with scams "Frankenstein" watches, which are modified with non-original parts Authorised dealers often require customers to purchase multiple watches or jewellery to qualify for the opportunity to buy highly sought-after models. Brands like Hublot and IWC have faced criticism for overproducing limited editions The importance of brand reputation and how it can impact resale value in the watch market. Authorised dealers may struggle to sell certain models, while grey market prices can be much lower than retail. BEST MOMENTS "The biggest scam in the watch market, I would say, is in auctions. If you don't know what you're doing with vintage watches, you can be scammed for millions." "A Frankenstein watch is when original parts are added to a watch to make it something that it originally wasn't." "I think it's actually suicide to send it back to the brands, especially if you're not really in with them." "Hublot, the fall off needs to be studied because essentially all that went wrong... is they started making limited editions, not even for football teams, but for players who had left the teams." "I believe that Rolex are that for watches. I also believe that they're the best value." VALUABLE RESOURCES Oscar Watches - https://www.instagram.com/oscar_officialwatches/?hl=en https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

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0:00.0

Hubello, the fall off needs to be studied.

0:05.2

Are you the best watch salesman in the world?

0:07.6

I certainly have one of the best selections in the world.

0:09.8

So what's the most expensive watch you have ever sold?

0:12.3

This is a $4 million watch.

0:14.7

That watch deal put me on the map.

0:17.2

Rank these four watch brands.

0:19.4

Odomar Pige, Pattec, Lille,

0:21.2

Richard Meal, Rolex.

0:23.6

That's number one.

0:24.6

Really?

0:25.1

This might be the only one in the UK.

0:26.6

What's the biggest scam in the watch market?

0:28.6

Tudor is Rolex in a different case.

0:31.2

So many limited editions, they aren't limited.

0:34.1

They can change anything they want and they don't give you the original parts back.

0:40.0

What's the best watch in the world right now? At the moment, I would say...

0:46.3

What's the biggest scam in the watch market? Okay, the biggest scam in the watch market, I would say, is in

0:53.0

auctions, high-end auctions, okay?

0:56.5

If your audience wants to find out more about them, you can look up a guy called Periscope,

1:01.1

okay? He's fascinating. He's probably the most educated mind on vintage watches on planet

1:08.1

Earth, okay? And I work with a very close friend of his called Tom Bolt,

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