Collective Horology Scraper

Extract watch listings from Collective Horology — a curated independent luxury watch boutique carrying artisan and independent brands including Czapek, MING, Armin Strom, Atelier Wen, Arcanaut, and more.

Features

• Browse all products — paginate through the full catalog
• Browse by brand/collection — fetch all watches from a specific brand collection (e.g., ming, czapek, armin-strom)
• Look up specific products — fetch individual watches by handle or product URL
• Filter by brand — case-insensitive substring match on vendor/brand name
• Filter by max price — skip products above your budget
• Available only — return only in-stock watches
• No proxy, no authentication — uses Collective Horology's public Shopify storefront JSON API

Input

Field	Type	Description
mode	string (enum)	browseAll (default), browseCollection, or byProductIds
collectionHandle	string	Brand collection slug, e.g. ming, czapek (required for browseCollection)
productHandles	string[]	Product handles or URLs (required for byProductIds)
brandFilter	string	Case-insensitive filter on brand name, e.g. czapek, ming
maxPrice	integer	Skip products priced above this USD value
availableOnly	boolean	Only emit currently in-stock products (default: false)
maxItems	integer	Maximum records to return, 1–1000 (default: 50)

Example inputs

Browse all watches:

{
  "mode": "browseAll",
  "maxItems": 20
}

Browse MING collection:

{
  "mode": "browseCollection",
  "collectionHandle": "ming",
  "availableOnly": true
}

Look up specific watches:

{
  "mode": "byProductIds",
  "productHandles": [
    "czapek-promenade-goutte-de-rosee-limited-availability",
    "ming-37-07-mosaic-certified-pre-owned"
  ]
}

Filter under $5,000:

{
  "mode": "browseAll",
  "maxPrice": 5000,
  "availableOnly": true,
  "maxItems": 50
}

Output

Each record contains:

Field	Type	Description
productId	string	Shopify product ID
title	string	Full product title
brand	string	Watch brand/vendor (e.g., Czapek, Horologer MING)
productType	string	Product type (e.g., Watches)
productUrl	string	Direct URL to the product page
price	number	Price in USD
currency	string	Always USD
compareAtPrice	number	Original price (present when on sale)
available	boolean	Whether the product is in stock
sku	string	Product SKU (when provided)
imageUrl	string	Primary product image URL
tags	string[]	Shopify tags (up to 20)
description	string	HTML-stripped product description
publishedAt	string	ISO 8601 publish date
variantCount	integer	Number of variants
recordType	string	Always watch
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 scrape timestamp (UTC)

Example output record

{
  "productId": "8508756099251",
  "title": "Czapek Promenade Goutte De Rosée",
  "brand": "Czapek",
  "productType": "Watches",
  "productUrl": "https://www.collectivehorology.com/products/czapek-promenade-goutte-de-rosee-limited-availability",
  "price": 60200.00,
  "currency": "USD",
  "available": true,
  "sku": "CZAPEK-PGR-001",
  "imageUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/.../CzapekHeroSquare.001.jpg",
  "tags": ["czapek", "czapekpreorder", "new"],
  "description": "Limited edition of 25. Contact us for availability.",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T10:06:16-07:00",
  "variantCount": 1,
  "recordType": "watch",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-02T12:00:00.000000+00:00"
}

Data Source

Collective Horology is an authorized retailer of independent and artisan watch brands. Their website is powered by Shopify, which exposes a public /products.json and /collections/{handle}/products.json API that does not require authentication or a paid proxy. All data is publicly accessible and scraped with basic HTTP requests.

FAQ

Which brands are available on Collective Horology? Collective Horology carries independent and artisan watch brands including Czapek, MING (Horologer MING), Armin Strom, Atelier Wen, Arcanaut, Carl Suchy & Söhne, and others. Use mode=browseAll to discover all brands.

How do I find the collection handle for a brand? Visit the brand's page on collectivehorology.com. The URL slug after /collections/ is the collection handle (e.g., https://www.collectivehorology.com/collections/ming → ming).

Does this scraper require a proxy? No. Collective Horology's Shopify JSON API is publicly accessible without a proxy or authentication.

Are prices in USD? Yes. The store prices all products in US Dollars.

Can I filter only pre-owned watches? Pre-owned watches are tagged with preowned in Shopify tags. Browse all and filter in your downstream pipeline, or use browseCollection with a pre-owned collection handle if available.

How often is the catalog updated? Products are added as new inventory arrives. Run the actor fresh each time you need current availability data.