The Atelier
No two watches arrive in the same condition — but every one leaves through the same six-step process, documented and handed to the next owner with its full history.
Sourcing & Authentication
Every piece is traced to an estate, a retiring collector or a workshop commission. Movement, case and dial are cross-checked against archive references before anything is catalogued — the reason we rarely buy at open auction.
Full Disassembly
The movement comes apart down to the last screw. Every part is logged, photographed and checked for wear before it goes anywhere near a cleaning bath.
Movement Restoration
Worn pivots are re-bushed, mainsprings replaced, and hairsprings true'd under the loupe. Original finishing — Geneva stripes, blued screws — is preserved wherever it survives.
Case & Dial Refinishing
Cases are polished only where needed to keep original edges crisp. Enamel and lacquered dials are stabilised, never repainted, unless a collector explicitly asks for a full redial.
Precision Regulation
Every movement is timed across six positions on our own regulator until its rate holds inside chronometer tolerance — the same standard whether the piece is worth $700 or $70,000.
Certification & Delivery
Each piece leaves with a timing report, a service record and a two-year atelier guarantee on the movement — the paperwork most vintage pieces never had to begin with.
Materials & instruments.
A few of the details that only show up under a loupe.