Aaron Faber Gallery

I worked with the gallery mostly over the phone, and I couldn’t be happier with the customer service, the expertise and the quality of my experience. I purchased an engagement ring for my fiancé from the gallery and we both couldn’t be happier with the ring. I dealt mostly with Pamela, who helped me find the perfect ring after describing what I was looking for.
I not only found what I was looking for here at a reasonable price, but thanks to the staff here, I also made an educated decision as well.

I am a jewelery artist myself so was eager to check out this gallery. I liked the work inside as well as the young salesperson, so I went to the owner to praise her salesperson for being so helpful and kind and when I did, the owner was so rude and pompous I was immediately disgusted. She could barely look at me and and couldn’t even say thank you. They also must be having $ issues as they didn’t have air conditioning on and it was 85 degrees outside. I will not go back! No one needs to be treated like that!

Ok here is my third update on this crazy watch situation. As I posted earlier, we purchased what turned out to be a fake watch from Aaron Faber for just under $ 2,000. After A LOT of hassle, we got out money back. After posting this, three Unilocalers have messaged me that they also purchased fake vintage watches from Aaron Faber. I have encouraged them to post about it. Since we live in NYC for part of the year it was easy for me to manage this crazy situation and push to get our money back. A lot of Europeans and other tourists purchase watches here and I imagine they go home and when they find out their watch is fake, they don’t have a lot of recourse. This is a high end just off 5^th avenue store, so they get away with selling fake watches. I just can’t believe the nerve they have to keep doing it! Aaron Faber please stop selling fakes!

Avoid at all costs!
Don’t be fooled by their upscale location and well-​dressed sales people. These people are as low as they come.
I brought a Rolex in to consign with them and agreed to their very loose terms of a 6 to 8 week contract, automatically renewed unless the seller cancels. As the contract was nearing it’s term, the watch still hadn’t sold, so I emailed their Inventory Manager «Dali or Dolly» to say that I would like to pick up the watch as soon as possible. We had agreed on a date and time for me to pick up the watch, five days after my initial request to pick up my property. The morning I was due to pick up the watch, I get a voice mail from Dali informing me that, woops, they had sold my watch.
It took more than 24 hours for someone to get back to me, and I finally spoke with «Mr. Faber» who explained that there was a mix up in the timing, but that I should be congratulated and feel lucky that he was able to sell my watch.
Long story short, they had no right to sell my property after I expressly asked to have it returned to me. They offered no accommodation. They can expect to hear from my attorney.
Steer clear of these frauds!

I found the perfect engagement watch for my fiancé at Aaron Faber with the help of Pamela and Felice. This place has a great and wide selection of vintage watches and that’s exactly what my fiancé was looking for.
Pamela was very attentive and helped us narrow down our choices to a select few and she helped us sift through a slew of wristbands as well that would suit the beautiful time piece. When we left, we were torn between two very different wristbands. A few days later, Pamela had the watch repairman replace the original wristband with the one we were considering and she emailed me a picture of it to help us decide. I appreciated her initiative and follow up.
I came in to pick up the watch on Pamel’s day off but she told me in advance and introduced me to Felice. Felice knew exactly who I was and what our situation was as soon as I walked in. She was super friendly and very professional; an absolute joy to work with!
My fiancé LOVES his watch and I often find him gazing at it lovingly or lifting his wrist to his ear to hear the tic-​tocking of this timeless timepiece!
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience here and the superb level of service distracted me from the price tag!

This place is sensational– I couldn’t be happier that I discovered them online. The staff and the owner were delightful, extremely helpful and considerate to my time consuming decision. I went in looking for a vintage Rolex I found on their website and came out with a completely different, vintage Jaeger-​LeCoultre. I couldn’t be happier with my decision, and it was all thanks to Alex and Aaron. My grandmother came with me and they treated her with the same high quality service– they are fixing a vintage watch of hers as well. Be prepared to feel a little overwhelmed with the location and ambiance, but don’t be deterred! It will be worth your while.

Didn’t even greet or acknowledge us when we walked in the door. Sure we were in shorts (left the pearls at home), but please we were looking for a vintage Rolex and a wedding band… if they’re doing that well and don’t need our business fine. I walked up and greeted the saleswomen and rolling her eyes, one said to the other ‘who wants to take this one’?‘
Please don’t jump up and help… it’s just your job.

I read about the Aaron Faber Gallery in GQ a little bit back. They said that these guys are solid, know what they’re talking about and will offer you pretty much exactly the price you’d expect – no more or less. I think they were dead right.
Not exactly deals to be found, but some reasonably priced Bulovas and Tags and some Rolexes and Omegas that would run – pretty much exactly what you’d expect.
The place itself is a little intimidating with the usual Madison-​Avenue guard at the door and lots of bright lighting and watches behind glass, but unlike me you’re probably used to this kind of place.
The staff are a little aggro, but they know what they’re talking about so I was generally ok with it.
I didn’t get to the point of negotiating for this gorgeous Speedmaster that I’d been eyeing, but it had been there for over two months, so I’d imagine I’d might be able to get them to come down a tiny little bit – it didn’t have a moonphase and was at $ 5,800 which seemed a bit pricey to me. I was very close to thinking about a Tag Autavia, but the price they wanted ($ 3,800) I thought there were other rarer watches, or much cheaper more common watches, I could get. I went to Tourneau and got an insane deal on a very common but timeless Tag Carrera Calibre 5 Automatic with lots of cash to spare.
Still I had a good vibe at this place – even if you just want to window shop it’s worth checking out.

1) Are you in the market for a fine vintage watch and do you light your cigars with hundred dollar bills?
2) Do you have some interest in watches and just enjoy window shopping?
If you answered «yes» to either question, then you’ll love Aaron Faber Gallery. The watches… my God… the watches here are the crème de la crème. Rolex «Newman» Daytonas, Blancpain «Fifty Fathoms», Patek Philippe? They have it. Looking for something stunning, rare, or unusual? They have it. Every vintage watch they sell is in beautiful, like new, condition too.
If money is no object, or you just like to window shop (like me), Aaron Faber is a must visit.