The people and approach behind Maison Montres.
Maison Montres supports private collectors and family offices with watch-specific records and decisions. Our work starts with a practical question: what do you need to decide, and what evidence will make that decision better informed?
What can Maison Montres help you with?
Acquire
Define a watch sourcing brief, review candidates and organise the evidence needed for a buyer decision.
Record
Use watch collection management to organise an inventory, evidence gaps, service records and a decision log.
Coordinate
Define watch support for a family office or other professional team, with clear reporting and access limits.
Report
Provide the deliverable, evidence, assumptions, exclusions and open questions stated in the engagement.
How we approach a watch decision.
Separate the watch from the story around it. Record what is documented, identify what still needs checking and explain the implications for the next step. A useful brief should make the evidence easier to assess, not hide uncertainty behind a strong claim.
The engagement controls explain the contracting details, responsible people, representation, compensation and written terms to confirm before work begins.
How does a watch advisory engagement start?
Question
State the watch, collection or decision and the records available now.
Clarify
Identify missing evidence, intended users, constraints and professional handoffs.
Propose
Set the work, role, deliverable, exclusions, fee basis and external costs.
Verify
Check the contracting party, people, relevant qualifications, conflicts and terms.
Begin
Start only after the client accepts the written scope and required access controls.
When is collection advisory a useful fit?
The published model may fit an owner, family or professional adviser who wants the collection, evidence, assumptions and decision rights documented before an acquisition, sale, insurance review or succession discussion.
It is not a fit for anyone seeking guaranteed access, a promised sale price, a return forecast, an unsigned authenticity assurance or a transaction with unclear representation. It does not replace legal, tax, insurance or regulated financial advice.
The client should pause if a material person, credential, conflict, fee, third-party role or asset-handling term cannot be verified.
Questions about working with Maison Montres.
The service is defined by the accepted mandate and evidence.
Which services can be discussed with Maison Montres?
The published scope covers a defined acquisition search, sale-route review, watch authentication, current market valuation, purpose-specific appraisal scoping, collection records and coordination with a client's professional advisers. The accepted proposal determines what is actually included.
How can I check the people and specialists assigned to my work?
Ask for the responsible person's name, role and relevant capability evidence in the proposal. If a qualification, membership or prior transaction matters to your decision, check it with the issuing body or another appropriate primary source. Website copy alone does not verify it.
Does an initial conversation create an advisory engagement?
No. An enquiry or exploratory discussion does not authorise paid work, a purchase, a sale, disclosure to third parties or handling of a watch or funds. An engagement begins only under accepted written terms.
Choose the support for your watch decision.
Collection management. Build a reliable baseline and an action plan for the whole collection.
Family office support. Define reporting, access, decision rights and professional handoffs.
Editorial standards. See how sources, uncertainty, corrections and review dates are handled.
Private enquiry. Share the decision you need to make and the records available now.