# Chrono24 Luxury Watch Listings Scraper (`coolinbex/chrono24-luxury-watch-scraper`) Actor

Track luxury watch prices, inventory, dealers, and market opportunities from Chrono24.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/coolinbex/chrono24-luxury-watch-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [coolinbex](https://apify.com/coolinbex) (community)
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## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Chrono24 Luxury Watch Listings Scraper

Turn Chrono24 inventory into a clean, decision-ready dataset for **watch investors, boutique dealers, resellers, and market analysts**. Monitor asking prices, compare dealers, find scarce references, and identify potential arbitrage opportunities without manually opening hundreds of listings.

The Actor uses a bounded browser crawler with optional Apify Proxy and session rotation support, retries transient failures, follows result-page pagination, and normalizes each listing into one dataset record. If Chrono24 denies access, it writes an explicit blocked status instead of claiming that listings were collected.

### Store metadata

**Title:** Chrono24 Luxury Watch Listings Scraper

**Short description:** Collect Chrono24 watch listings with bounded crawling and explicit blocked-access reporting.

### Quick start

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Enter a Chrono24 search URL, or leave the defaults to search for Rolex.
3. Set **Maximum listings** and run the Actor.
4. Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, or use the Dataset API in your valuation or inventory workflow.

The default is intentionally one page and one item so Apify health tests finish quickly without requiring a paid proxy. Chrono24 may challenge automated traffic; when permitted, enable an Apify Proxy group available on your account and keep request volumes reasonable.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `searchUrl` | string | Rolex Chrono24 search | Scrapes this URL first when supplied. Any valid Chrono24 search/category URL is accepted. |
| `brand` | string | `Rolex` | Brand used to build a search URL when `searchUrl` is blank. |
| `query` | string | Empty | Adds model, reference, material, or style terms to the generated search. |
| `maxItems` | integer | `1` | Maximum records to save. Use `0` for no item limit. |
| `maxPages` | integer | `1` | Maximum result pages to visit. Use `0` for no page limit. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Disabled | Standard Apify Proxy configuration. Enable an authorized proxy when Chrono24 challenges direct traffic. |
| `proxyCountry` | string | Empty | Optional country routing such as `US`, `GB`, or `DE`. |
| `requestTimeoutSecs` | integer | `45` | Browser navigation and request timeout. |
| `includeRawText` | boolean | `false` | Adds compact source text for downstream parsing and troubleshooting. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchUrl": "https://www.chrono24.com/rolex/index.htm",
  "maxItems": 250,
  "maxPages": 25,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}
```

### Output dataset

Each dataset item represents one unique listing URL. Fields that Chrono24 does not expose for a particular listing are omitted rather than filled with misleading values.

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `listingUrl` | Canonical Chrono24 listing URL. |
| `status` | `ok` for a listing, or `blocked`, `partial`, or `unavailable` for an explicit non-listing outcome. |
| `title` | Seller-facing listing title. |
| `brand`, `model` | Parsed brand and model/family where identifiable. |
| `referenceNumber` | Reference or model number when stated. |
| `listingId` | Listing identifier inferred from the URL when available. |
| `price`, `currency`, `priceFormatted` | Numeric and original formatted asking price. |
| `year` | Production year when stated. |
| `condition` | New, unworn, used, very good, and similar condition text. |
| `location` | Seller location text when available. |
| `sellerName`, `sellerType` | Dealer/private seller identity and classification. |
| `sellerRating`, `sellerRatingCount` | Seller review information when exposed. |
| `shippingCost`, `shippingCurrency` | Shipping charge when stated. |
| `availability` | Availability or delivery statement. |
| `retrievedAt` | UTC collection timestamp. |
| `source` | Always `chrono24.com`. |
| `rawText` | Optional compact source text when enabled. |
| `errorMessage` | Actionable explanation for blocked, partial, or unavailable outcomes. |

#### Example output

```json
{
  "listingUrl": "https://www.chrono24.com/rolex/rolex-submariner-date--id12345678.htm",
  "title": "Rolex Submariner Date 126610LN 2024",
  "brand": "Rolex",
  "model": "Submariner Date 126610LN 2024",
  "referenceNumber": "126610LN",
  "listingId": "12345678",
  "price": 13950,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "priceFormatted": "€13,950",
  "year": 2024,
  "condition": "Unworn",
  "location": "Professional dealer, Germany",
  "sellerName": "Example Watches",
  "sellerType": "Dealer",
  "shippingCost": 0,
  "shippingCurrency": "EUR",
  "availability": "In stock",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-09-25T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": "chrono24.com"
}
```

### Practical workflows

- **Investment screening:** filter by reference number, year, condition, and currency, then compare asking prices across countries.
- **Dealer sourcing:** find available inventory and shipping costs for a target model before contacting sellers.
- **Price monitoring:** schedule recurring runs and compare each dataset snapshot with the previous run.
- **Market research:** export CSV or connect the Dataset API to a spreadsheet, BI tool, or valuation model.

### Reliability and responsible use

The Actor retries temporary page failures, rotates sessions, supports optional Apify Proxy routing, detects common bot challenges, and records blocked or partial outcomes without crashing the run. Chrono24 markup and availability can change; validate important commercial decisions against the live listing. Use the service in accordance with Chrono24’s terms, applicable law, and any access permissions you hold.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchUrl` (type: `string`):

A Chrono24 search or category URL. When supplied, it takes precedence over brand and query.

## `brand` (type: `string`):

Brand to search when searchUrl is blank, for example Rolex, Patek Philippe, or Audemars Piguet.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Optional model, reference, material, or style terms appended to the brand search.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of listings to save. Set to 0 to crawl all available result pages.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Safety limit for pagination. Set to 0 to rely on maxItems only.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional Apify Proxy settings. Use only an authorized proxy route; Chrono24 may deny direct automated traffic.

## `proxyCountry` (type: `string`):

Optional ISO country code for proxy routing, such as US, GB, DE, or NL.

## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum time allowed for a page to load and render.

## `includeRawText` (type: `boolean`):

Keep the compact source text used for troubleshooting and custom downstream parsing.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchUrl": "https://www.chrono24.com/search/index.htm?query=Rolex",
  "brand": "Rolex",
  "query": "",
  "maxItems": 1,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "proxyCountry": "",
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 45,
  "includeRawText": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `listings` (type: `string`):

Normalized watch listing records from Chrono24.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Counts, status, and source limitations for this run.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("coolinbex/chrono24-luxury-watch-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("coolinbex/chrono24-luxury-watch-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call coolinbex/chrono24-luxury-watch-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,coolinbex/chrono24-luxury-watch-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/wCJbgfBrZUjD8W5hs/builds/62IG4253aAy2TsayA/openapi.json