Great place to spend new years! Happy to share experiences:
- Most traditional vintage jewellers are on Spiegelgracht. You won't find many interesting watches here though, it's a bit of a tourist trap. You could check out
Spiegelgracht juweliers, but expect less than 1/3 of their online collection actually on display.
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Amsterdam Vintage watches has an insane collection鈥攁gain, sadly, with very little on display in their store. The staff in my experience, is a little snobby. They have the whole "billionaires boy club" shtick going on, and walk out on you mid-conversation when a buffoon with a mullet, tracksuit and a Hublot walks in. Not for casual browsing.
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Awco is my favorite place. Incredibly nice and knowledgeable staff, who were very happy to indulge the casually browsing tourist that I was. They have some cool special editions made for them every now and then.
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Amsterdam time classics is basically a collector with his entire eclectic collection on display. Something may or may not be for sale at any given point, and the owner seems to sell at a reasonable price only to people he likes. I spent a good amount of time there.
Generally, please be advised that opening hours may differ and vary during the holidays.
Have fun man! And careful with that whacky tabacky鈥攎uch more potent than what you may be used to.
