Buy & Sell Certified Vintage Watches
Discover a trusted destination for certified vintage watches where expert appraisals, careful restoration, and concierge sourcing come together to protect your investment, preserve authenticity, and deliver remarkable timepieces with transparent grading, complete service documentation, and a collector-focused warranty for lasting confidence.
About Our Atelier and Marketplace
We are a collector-led team of watchmakers, researchers, and advisors dedicated to authentic vintage timepieces, combining rigorous certification, thoughtful restoration, and strategic selling to protect your investment, celebrate history, and deliver transparent, trustworthy experiences at every step.
Buying Certified Vintage
Explore a curated catalog of authenticated vintage watches presented with transparent condition grades, high-resolution photography, timekeeping data, and service histories, ensuring you understand originality, value, and readiness before purchase, backed by a collector warranty and dedicated advisory support.
Curated Selection and Vetting
Every watch enters through a rigorous intake that screens for authenticity, period correctness, and non-invasive restorations, using loupe inspection, movement disassembly, and reference comparison against brand archives and documented variants to ensure only worthy, investment-grade examples appear on our marketplace.
Transparent Condition Reporting
Our reports detail case geometry, polishing evidence, dial originality, lume composition, movement health, amplitude readings, and service notes, paired with macro imagery and UV analysis, so buyers understand what is original, conserved, or replaced, and how those factors influence collectability and future value.
Ready-to-Wear Service and Warranty
Before listing, each piece undergoes movement regulation, pressure tests where appropriate, gasket replacement, and magnetism checks, then receives a documented service card and transferable warranty, providing immediate wearability with confidence and clearly stated coverage terms aligned to vintage best practices.
Selling With Confidence
Choose consignment for maximum proceeds or a direct buyout for speed, supported by instant estimates, shipping insurance, authenticated evaluations, and professional presentation that increases buyer trust and final prices while keeping your timeline, privacy, and payment preferences front and center.
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Submit photos, reference numbers, and known service history to receive a data-backed estimate built from recent comps, condition adjustments, and seasonal demand, followed by either a firm buyout offer or projected consignment range with timeline expectations and net proceeds calculations.
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Consignment typically delivers higher returns by leveraging our marketing, photography, and collector reach, while a direct buyout provides immediate liquidity at a fair, transparent rate; we explain fees, target pricing, and likely timing to align with your goals and risk tolerance.
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We prepare your watch with light, reversible conservation, regulate the movement if needed, produce studio and macro photography, craft a detailed description with provenance highlights, and launch targeted campaigns to qualified buyers, maximizing exposure while protecting originality and value.
Authentication and Certification
Our certification process blends forensic inspection, archival research, and instrumented testing to validate originality, references, and components, culminating in a signed certificate, detailed findings, and a unique digital record that anchors provenance and protects future resale value.
Contact usMulti-Point Forensic Checklist
We verify reference correctness, serial ranges, dial typography, luminous material era, case hallmarks, movement caliber, and rotor signatures, comparing your watch against known originals, brand documentation, and expert databases to identify replacements, redials, or undocumented service parts with high accuracy.
Movement Verification and Timing
Caliber identification, bridge and plate inspection, jewel count, and signature locations are confirmed against brand standards, then timing is measured across positions with amplitude and beat error logged, ensuring mechanical integrity aligns with the authenticity determination and supported service recommendations.
Parts Originality and Period Correctness
Hands, crown, crystal type, bezel fonts, insert style, and bracelet end links are checked for reference-appropriate period correctness, balancing collectability with practicality and documenting any service-era replacements to ensure transparency and informed decisions for both buyers and sellers.
Appraisals and Valuation
Receive an expert valuation anchored in recent verified sales, rarity, condition, documentation, and restoration impact, presented with comparable analyses and risk factors that help you insure, sell, or hold confidently within a changing vintage market landscape.
Market Comparables and Adjustments
We assemble verified comparables from auction results and private sales, normalize for condition and originality, and apply adjustments for provenance, service status, and accessories, generating a justified value range with clear assumptions and confidence intervals tailored to your specific watch.
Brand, Reference, and Rarity Weighting
Our methodology weighs brand prestige, reference desirability, production windows, dial variants, and regional demand, integrating historical trajectories and current momentum to determine an objective fair market value and expected liquidity timeframe under different selling channels and strategies.
Documentation and Accessory Impact
Original boxes, papers, receipts, tags, spare links, and authorized service records can significantly shift value; we quantify their effect and advise on obtaining archive extracts or third-party letters to strengthen provenance and appeal for discerning collectors and insurers.
Restoration and Conservation
Our restoration philosophy prioritizes mechanical health and historical integrity, favoring reversible interventions and preserving original surfaces, while providing clear documentation so future owners understand what was serviced, replaced, or intentionally left untouched for authenticity.
Movement Overhaul and Regulation
We fully disassemble, ultrasonically clean, replace worn components with period-correct or manufacturer parts, lubricate to spec, and regulate in multiple positions, providing pre and post service timing sheets and a practical warranty appropriate for the age and water resistance of the watch.
Case Preservation and Finishing Choices
Case lines, lug bevels, and chamfers are measured before any finishing; we recommend minimal, respectful work to avoid geometry loss, offering light refinishing only when it enhances integrity, accompanied by macro documentation to preserve transparency for future collectors and appraisers.
Dial, Hands, and Lume Ethics
We avoid dial repainting and heavy re-luming, preferring stabilization of existing materials; when luminous safety requires replacement, we use sympathetic techniques and disclose work explicitly, balancing aesthetics, readability, and originality to protect both value and historical character.
Concierge Sourcing
Leverage our private network, dealer relationships, and auction expertise to locate rare references that match your parameters, with discrete negotiation, authenticity controls, and delivery timelines managed end to end for a seamless acquisition experience.
Briefing and Target Definition
We begin with a structured consultation to define target references, preferred serial ranges, budget, condition tolerance, and vintage correctness thresholds, ensuring our search only pursues examples that fit your collection philosophy and long-term goals for enjoyment and value preservation.
Global Network and Shortlist
Our team canvasses trusted dealers, collectors, and auction previews worldwide, pre-screening candidates with photos, movement shots, and measurements, then presents a prioritized shortlist with risk assessments, pricing guidance, and expected servicing needs before any commitment is requested from you.
Negotiation, Escrow, and Delivery
We negotiate favorable terms, coordinate escrow for safety, oversee authentication and service, and manage insured shipping, customs, and bracelets sizing, culminating in a documented handover with warranty papers, appraisal documentation, and recommendations for future care and insurance coverage.
Indices and Liquidity Signals
We track internal indices across categories, monitoring sell-through rates, discounting pressure, and time-on-market to identify liquidity shifts, enabling smarter listing timing and informed offers when momentum favors either buyers or sellers in specific niches.
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Seasonality and Event Effects
Major auctions, trade fairs, and holiday seasons influence pricing and inventory flow; we analyze historical patterns and current sentiment to recommend when to consign, negotiate, or hold, aligning strategy with predictable cycles and recent macroeconomic indicators.
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Model Spotlights and Risks
Deep dives highlight references experiencing structural demand or speculative spikes, assessing sustainability, service costs, and parts risk, so you avoid overpaying for short-lived trends and instead prioritize enduring quality and verified provenance that compound long-term value.
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Certified Services
Our core services support buying, selling, and collecting with verifiable expertise, including formal appraisals, careful restoration, and bespoke sourcing, each documented with transparent findings and delivered by seasoned professionals who prioritize originality, value, and long-term enjoyment.
Comprehensive Vintage Watch Appraisal Report
Receive a formal, insurer-ready appraisal that evaluates originality, condition, provenance, accessories, and current market comps, including macro photography, timing sheets, and a justified value range with assumptions and liquidity notes tailored to your watch and objectives.
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Full Mechanical Restoration and Case Conservation
A complete movement overhaul with ultrasonic cleaning, lubrication to manufacturer specifications, replacement of worn components, regulation, gasket renewal where applicable, and respectful case conservation, documented with before-and-after timing results and a practical vintage-appropriate service warranty.
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Bespoke Concierge Sourcing and Acquisition
We locate and secure your target reference through our global network, pre-screen with authentication checks, negotiate discreetly, coordinate escrow, and deliver fully documented and insured, aligning condition, originality, and price with your collecting strategy and timeline.
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Provenance and Historical Research
We strengthen your watch’s story through archival requests, period advertisements, and ownership corroboration, documenting findings within your certificate to enhance desirability, insurance acceptance, and future resale confidence for discerning collectors and institutions.
Learn MoreCondition Grades and Warranty
Understand our standardized grading scale and warranty coverage designed for vintage realities, balancing fair disclosure with practical protection so you can buy, wear, and resell confidently across decades and varied use cases.
Standardized Grading Scale
Our scale evaluates case geometry, dial state, lume integrity, bracelet stretch, and mechanical health, assigning clear grades with narrative context and measurement data, ensuring consistent expectations and easy comparison across listings and appraisal reports throughout the platform.
Warranty Scope and Duration
Coverage focuses on movement function and parts replaced during our service interval, with clear exclusions for misuse and moisture exposure in non-water resistant pieces; we specify duration, claim process, and contact points within the documentation accompanying your purchase.
Shipping and Insurance
Your watch travels fully insured through specialized carriers with discreet packaging, chain-of-custody tracking, and customs management, ensuring safe, compliant delivery whether you buy, sell, or consign across borders and time zones.
Payments, Escrow, and Returns
We support secure payments and optional escrow, offering a fair inspection window and clear return policy that respects vintage realities while protecting both parties through documented condition and precise listing disclosures.
Accepted Payment Methods
We accept bank transfer, major cards, and approved escrow partners, with identity verification and anti-fraud controls; funds are cleared before shipment, and multi-currency invoices are available for international clients upon request when using designated payment rails.
Escrow for High-Value Purchases
For added security on significant transactions, escrow holds funds until the watch is delivered and inspected; we coordinate timelines, documentation, and release conditions to keep both parties protected without delaying reasonable completion of the sale.
Inspection Window and Returns
A brief inspection window allows verification against listing details and documentation; returns depend on condition match and tamper-evident seals remaining intact, ensuring fairness while preventing wear or unauthorized opening during the evaluation period.
Community, Education, and Support
Learn with collector guides, live webinars, and one-on-one consultations that demystify references, market forces, and care practices, building confidence whether you are buying, selling, or shaping a focused, enduring collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does your certification guarantee when buying a vintage watch?
Our certification verifies authenticity, period correctness, and mechanical health using forensic inspection, timing data, and archival comparisons. The certificate documents originality, disclosed replacements, and service history, providing transparency that protects value, simplifies insurance, and strengthens future resale confidence.
How do you determine a fair selling price for my watch?
We analyze recent verified sales, adjust for condition, originality, documentation, and service status, then apply brand and reference weighting and liquidity metrics. You receive a justified range with projected timing, marketing strategy, and net proceeds scenarios across consignment and direct buyout options.
What is your approach to restoration, and will it affect value?
We prioritize mechanical reliability and historical integrity with reversible interventions. Movement service is fully documented, while cosmetic work is minimal and disclosed. This approach preserves originality, clarifies any changes, and typically supports value by reducing uncertainty for future collectors.
How does concierge sourcing work if the target watch is rare?
We define precise parameters, mobilize our global network, and pre-screen candidates for authenticity and condition. You receive a prioritized shortlist with risks and costs. If availability is limited, we advise on adjacent references or timeline adjustments while maintaining strict quality standards.
Are payments and shipments secure for international transactions?
Yes. We support secure payment methods, optional escrow, and fully insured shipping with discreet packaging, tracking, and signature verification. Our team prepares accurate customs documentation and coordinates with brokers to reduce delays, ensuring compliance and safe delivery worldwide.
Do you offer returns or any form of buyback protection?
We provide a fair inspection window to confirm the watch matches our listing and documentation. Returns require original condition and intact seals. For select pieces, we discuss optional future trade-in preferences to support evolving collections while maintaining transparency and market fairness.