Vintage Watches and Tools at Switzerland's Largest Flea Market

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Yesterday I took my iPhone to Le Landeron to document Switzerland's largest annual flea market. Join me on a tour that includes all of the vintage watches and vintage watchmaking tools that I could find!
Fête de la Brocante Le Landeron
Center Ville, 2525 Le Landeron, Switzerland (between Neuchâtel and Biel/Bienne)
Sept 27 - 29, 2024
Today I'm in Le Landeron going to a flea market which is the biggest flea market in Switzerland
and it's known in particular for having the biggest selection of vintage watches.
So I'll walk you around and show you the watches that I found and watchmaking tools.
And a lot of people here don't really want to be filmed so I kind of have to steal it
so I don't know prices on everything but in general the prices seem to be
kind of market price. Like if you really want something this is a good place to come and find
a lot of variety but it's not necessarily a incredible bargain. The tools are a bit
different because tools can range from very expensive to very cheap and there's less of a
kind of established market price and it was exciting to me to see a lot of tools here.
This is a Speedmaster. I revised it. It's from 1800. And you have the original bracelet just below.
I put a leather on it so I can wear it.
Ok, great.
Did you put it on the Speedmaster?
I didn't look but it's from the 90s.
Because it's an automatic.
It's not the Moonwatch.
Otherwise it wouldn't be exactly the same.
Esperanza!
I think it's a doll.
I thought it was a...
not real.
Esperanza!
It's so cute.
Is it a puppy?
She's very young.
She's a puppy.
That's her mom.
Oh, that's her mommy.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I don't understand this thing.
I don't know.
It looks like a bell almost.
But it's a cup.
These were made by the
watchmaking school.
They learned to make these tools.
These are for
removing hands.
But they go in pairs
and there's not a good pair.
I'm next door.
Ok.
For 10 francs?
No, 20.
20? How much is 20?
One piece, 10.
One piece, 20 for two?
This is made of metal.
It's made of metal.
One hand.
Yes, it's beautiful.
It's made of metal.
It's good quality.
Ok.
I'll pass.
Thank you.
These are topping tools.
The problem is
if you're buying these, if they don't come with the box
on the bottom that has all the wheels,
the cutting wheels in it,
it's just something to
it's just decoration.
Because you need the
you need the cutters for that.
Hello.
The sun is coming.
Wait a little bit.
It's hot.
I thought it wouldn't rain.
It's raining.
I thought it was going to rain.
This one is expensive.
It's worth 300 dollars.
Yes, yes.
I don't think so.
Oh, ----.
It's not easy.
How do you see the photos?
I don't see anything.
We took three photos.
It works.
It's 4G.
It works.
Yes, you have to close the windows.
We have three windows.
I'm sorry.
Sorry for the noise.
We didn't order our fruit,
but we didn't know how to cut it.
Yes.
It's the private cutting.
Yes, it's getting hotter and hotter.
Yes.
I didn't think that
it was here that they could sell
sauces.
I know that they are engaged
It's sweet peppers.
Regular sweet peppers.
It's sweet peppers.
I don't know.
It's sweet.
I don't know.
We don't have it.
It's not dry.
When you are the other hair looker,
you have to be the first one
to go out and take 22 gigs.
I think that it's the other way.
You have to have an eye
critical.
I say to them when I come back
a day or two later
and I look at the photos,
It turns out that
I don't know if I'm white,
How much does it cost?
180.
OK.
Merci.
C'est très petit.
Il y a celui-là aussi qui est joli.
Celui-là, celui-là.
Oui, oui.
Celui-là très joli aussi.
Oui.
Ça.
This one is very rare.
Because you have the certification on it.
It's to measure a hole.
You measure the inside of a…
C'est pour les aiguilles, non?
Oui, oui, pour les aiguilles.
For the hands of the watch.
Ah, for the hands, OK.
Il y a celui-là aussi qui est joli.
That's the…
It's Patek Philippe.
Patek Philippe.
Oh man, that's cool.
Combien ça coûte?
Celui-là, il est…
350.
350, wow.
Emballage d'origine.
On n'est pas plus généreux que Patek.
The cheapest Patek phone you can buy.
Yeah, exactly.
How much is this?
300?
Non, non, non.
150.
OK.
À moi ou à lui?
C'est égal.
Alors, à monsieur aussi.
Il est connaisseur.
J'ai un beau vieux lustre.
Ah, non.
Mon lustre a des beaux symptômes.
Alors, merci, merci.
Merci.
Au revoir.
Merci.
C'est toi là?
Où es-tu?
Here I have some coins, friends. I have some news.
Yeah, but it's not... it's not... it's not the famous ones, but...
I have some little coins I found.
But it's nothing famous.
And I have this, the little one.
I'll give it to you there.
Melon!
Four hundred and fifty.
Yeah!
The one I have on the side, will it move a little?
Well, it's... it's...
I think it's going to move a little.
That's a leaf.
Passport is no vehicle.
Okay.
Thank you.
Tell me when you're ready.
Okay.
That's great, except for the...
Sorry.
I realized the, um...
We're so close together.
You're sitting on your own.
It's off the phone.
Can't see you.
Aerofat!
Hey!
I was...
I was worried that I was going to get yelled at.
Huh?
You're vlogging?
Yeah.
That's okay.
If people know, then what?
Well, they'll know.
I'm sorry.
Oh, my God.
How much is this?
Three hundred.
I'll put it on the counter.
It'll be fine.
Every time there's a demand for more.
It's so nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
How much does it cost?
50 CZK
50 CZK?
90 CZK
100 CZK
Just
20 CZK
10 CZK
I think we'll um, Tachener, uh, pocket watch, uh, Breguet.
Breguet.
Okay.
Nice to meet you.
