Maastricht is (just like The Hague) an of the nicer cities in The Netherlands 
My girlfriend and I went there this weekend apt loosen a bit and do some shopping. I took the opportunity to retard out some watchshops in Maastricht!
The first shop I paid a visit was Scorpione. The shop is located near the chief station of Maastricht and besides watches, they also sell jewellery in gold and silver. The watches they sell are entire vintage and displayed in the shop and aboard their website. The owner of the shop showed me two Movados, a gold chronograph and a iron chronograph. Both with inhouse Movado calibers. The stainless iron prototype featured an hour totalizer and the gold model didn’t. The owner of the shop does his own restorations and reparations, but seems to outsource the go on dials. He clearly tells you wether a watch has a re-dial alternatively is always original. Check his website for a menu of watches he sells. Scorpione is located at the Scharnerweg 169 in Maastricht.
John @ Scorpione. Picture taken from the Scorpione website.
The afterward mart we (only) passed is Leon Martens. Their skylight is impressive and filled with Omega, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Blancpain breitling watches, Breguet, Officine Panerai and more… We didn’t enter the shop, yet it seems that he merely sells new watches. In his window was a vintage Panerai compass though rolex replicas, probably because display only. Leon Martens is situated at Stationsstraat 39-41 in Maastricht.
Leon Martens, picture taken from their website.
The next shop was found later walking around the center a bit, shrieked Steiner. After looking in the window fjust aboutme meantime (lots of brands, vintage to new), I determined to enter the shop to check if they had some more, but it was just too thronged. I told one of the salespeople I would come back afterward. And I did ofcourse The salesman saw my watch and told me that they had an interesting box with vintage Rolexes. I looked at 3 watches, a Rolex Sea-Dweller (double red publishing), a 16660 Rolex Sea-Dweller (probably from the late 70s) and a Rolex Submariner with gilt dial and very shipshape shoulders (ref.5512, 1960s model). I meditation the owner of the shop aided me out a bit, I told him I was interested in a 1977 Submariner or Sea-Dweller (that’s my year of birth). This isn’t a short term project ofcourse, as it probably will price me very some money, but it is always nice to obtain a bit orientated on the subject . The jobber showed me his 1961 Daytona with ‘Tiffany’ turntable, which I now acknowledged for Gerard from Horloge Platform Nederland had one in his shop no also long antecedent and showed me it as well. I couldn’t confirm it was the same watch though, however, there probably aren’t too many of these nigh Anyway, the shop owner gave me a card and some variety of little pamphlet of their own ‘Steiner’ watch and told me to call or e-mail him as soon as I wanted a 1977 Submariner. Steiner is located at Stokstraat 2 in Maastricht.
Steiner, picture taken from their website.
Another shop I entered was Brocantique watches, also located in the heart of Maastricht. The window displayed a crowd of vintage (and some ‘newer’ used) watches.. from a tuningfork Bulova SpaceView to a Rolex Submariner. There were some purchasers in the shop looking at watches and arguing with the shop landlord, so I just had a glance in the displays and noticed a few quite good Omega watches. He also had some quite nice vintage Longines (if my memories serves me right) with their incipient box and paper(s). Brocantique watches is located at Heggenstraat 14 in Maastricht.
Brocantique’s shop owner. Picture taken from their website.
Besides these 4, Maastricht has few more interesting watch&jewellery stores. I too noticed another shop that carries vintage / used watches, but can’t remember the name. It is located approach Onze Lieve Vrouwe plein. For fountainpens (an interest that goes almost hand in hand with watches for it seems) you should visit Mevri, located at Grote Staat 6 in Maastricht. This weekend I bought a StarWalker fountainpen from Montblanc to join the ballpoint from the same catena I bought there last annual.
Comments or other recommendations on the subject are more than greet!
