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Second Hand Horology The Largest Watch Shop in the Midwest outside of Chicago.

Bulova Authorized Dealer
Hampden Authorized Dealer
Vintage & Modern Timepieces
Watches, Wristwatches, Jewelry and more
Buying, Selling, Trading.

Top or bottom ?Tonight we will be running this watch for $1 no reserve for 1 minute in our show in WhatNot - which str...
10/14/2026

Top or bottom ?

Tonight we will be running this watch for $1 no reserve for 1 minute in our show in WhatNot - which strap do your prefer??

10/14/2026

⌚ WATCH WEDNESDAY IS BACK! 🔥

Join us TONIGHT at 7:45 PM Central for another live watch auction on Whatnot!

From vintage treasures and unusual finds to modern favorites, you never know what might cross the auction block at Second Hand Horology.

We’re proud of the community we’ve built along the way:

⭐ 5.0-star rating with 666 reviews
⌚ Over 2,000 items sold on Whatnot
🙌 More than 6,800 followers

We’re a real, family-owned watch shop with a passion for horology, a love for sharing what we know, and an appreciation for every customer who makes this possible.

Whether you’re a seasoned collector or looking for your first great watch, we’d love to have you join us.

📍 Whatnot: Second Hand Horology
🕢 Tonight | 7:45 PM CT

Come hang out, learn something, find something special, and maybe take home your next favorite watch!

10/13/2026

What would you guys do for a strap on this absolute jaw dropping vintage flex piece?

10/08/2026

Here’s to 3 years in the shop, countless memories, and many more years to come! 🥂⌚️❤️

Thank you for being part of the Second Hand Horology family❤️✨

10/07/2026

Absolute LEGEND Bulova 7605 Automatic (Autavia Based7 Chronograph with most crazy patina

10/06/2026

Join us LIVE on EbayLive This Wednesday, October 7 yeah - it’s going to be just an absolutely fire eBay Live! Do you wanna know why? Because that’s also the third anniversary of having the Brian mortar shop! Tons of killer stuff above and beyond what you see in this small clip.

Top strap or bottom strap? Which would you choose
10/06/2026

Top strap or bottom strap? Which would you choose

10/01/2026

Sorry for the shakiness, when you watch the video and understand the scale that I’m actually shooting, you will understand that even the smallest hand trimmer is going to show

What you’re looking at is the caliber 1003 Vacheron Constantin, coming in at a mirror 1.64 mm thick in its entirety, and this specific Watch I believe is Dennis BC ever made the reference 4961 coming in at 3.8 mm thick including case back and crystal

Hopefully you enjoyed the video, something this rare in this intricate should be shared and enjoyed so please feel free to share it and repost

09/30/2026

So this is a first for me - we live in the matrix apparently. Me, from the past gave myself a refresher course, today, on a watch I once made a video on and shared to YouTube- I googled “History of the BW Raymond Wrist Watch” and Gemini decided to cite me, on my video, and shared that information with me, then chatGPT actually noticed the fact that Gemini was citing ME in order to refresh MY memory, so like, now my mind is fried and I don’t know if I am in base level reality.

09/29/2026

This might be one of the coolest watches currently in our shop — and there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of it.

This is the Elgin B.W. Raymond Wristchronometer, powered by a 23-jewel DuraBalance movement and, in this example, housed in solid 14K gold.

In 1959, the B.W. Raymond became the first American mechanical wristwatch approved for railroad time service, beginning with the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad.

That was a BIG deal.

For generations, railroad-grade pocket watches represented some of the strictest standards in American mechanical timekeeping. Accuracy wasn’t about bragging rights—it was essential to safely operating a railroad.

Elgin essentially took that tradition and put it on the wrist.

This particular example is the solid 14K gold version, making an already fascinating piece of American horological history considerably more special.

Watches like this are exactly why we love vintage. Sometimes the coolest watch in the room isn’t the one with the most recognizable name on the dial.

Second Hand Horology
Roscoe, Illinois
Second Hand Horology

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4900 Hononegah Road
Roscoe, IL
61073

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 6:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 6:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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