Watch advisory fees, defined for your brief.
Maison Montres quotes the work after understanding the service, watches and output required. Your proposal should make the fee basis, external costs and payment terms clear. No fixed public fee schedule is currently stated on this page.
What affects the cost of watch advisory?
Defined service
The watches, objective, deliverables, review depth, meetings, reporting and expected term.
Responsible role
Whom Maison Montres represents, which decisions remain with the client and whether a transaction is involved.
External requirements
Specialist inspection, appraisal, transport, legal, tax, insurance, storage or other approved third-party work.
Compare the full scope, not only the fee.
Quoted after scope review. The table identifies what to agree; it is not a fixed public fee schedule.
| Service | Output to agree | What affects the fee |
|---|---|---|
| Collection review | Working register, record gaps and action list. | Collection size, record quality and reporting requirements. |
| Sourcing | Search brief, candidate reviews and open checks. | Search conditions, candidate volume and specialist input. |
| Sale planning | Watch file, route comparison and cost questions. | Number of watches, evidence gaps and representation scope. |
| Candidate review | Written brief for an identified watch. | Records available, transaction terms and inspection needs. |
| Valuation | Dated market estimate with evidence and assumptions. | Reference complexity, comparison evidence and condition questions. |
| Authentication / appraisal scope | Examination findings or recipient-specific report requirements. | Physical access, specialist role, signer and recipient requirements. |
What your proposal should state.
The work, responsible people, deliverables, fee basis and currency, included and excluded costs, payment terms, review points and stop conditions. Any transaction-related or third-party compensation should be disclosed.
Identify which specialist inspection, transport, insurance, storage, legal, tax, auction or other external costs are included, excluded or subject to approval. The proposal should also make clear whom Maison Montres represents.
Record changes before additional work begins.
A material change should identify the new fact, revised deliverable, fee effect, external cost and timing assumption. Agree it before incurring additional work or cost. A quote may need revision if its validity ends or the underlying facts change.
The engagement should state cancellation, stop and handover conditions. Any handling, transport, custody or payment arrangement needs separate accepted terms; see the engagement boundaries.
Prepare a brief that can be priced.
Identify whether the work concerns collection management, a watch search, a collection sale or a watch already found. For a recipient-specific report, bring the appraisal requirements before requesting a quote.
Fees and scope, agreed in writing.
The accepted engagement controls the work and commercial terms.
Are Maison Montres fees published on this page?
No fixed current fee is represented as a quote on this page. Fees are confirmed in a written proposal after the service, property, workload, representation and external requirements are understood. The accepted engagement controls.
What should the written fee proposal include?
It should identify the service and deliverables, fee basis, currency, applicable tax treatment, third-party costs, payment schedule, term, cancellation or stop conditions, client approvals and any transaction-related compensation.
Are third-party costs included in the Maison Montres fee?
Only if the written proposal says they are. Authentication specialists, appraisers, transport, insurance, storage, legal, tax, compliance, auction and other external costs should be identified as included, excluded or subject to approval.
Can the scope or fee change after work begins?
A material change should be documented and accepted before the additional work or cost is incurred. The change should state the reason, revised deliverable, fee effect, external costs and timing assumption.
Is there a fee for sending an enquiry?
Sending the initial enquiry does not create a paid engagement. Any paid work and its terms must be agreed before it begins.
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