Wrist Aficionado was founded in 2017 by Eddie Goziker and Vadim Yakubov as an online dealer of pre-owned luxury watches and timepiece accessories.
In 2019, the company opened its first physical location in New York City. It has since then opened two more locations, one in Miami and another in Beverly Hills. Wrist Aficionado accepts cryptocurrency payments through BitPay. Using the payment processor, shoppers can pay with bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum, and stablecoins.