The terms governing the use of this website and the entry into advisory engagement with Maison Montres.
These Terms of Engagement govern the use of this website and the entry into any advisory engagement with Maison Montres. They are written in plain language for serious collectors. Where ambiguity arises, the engagement letter signed in connection with a specific transaction takes precedence over these general terms.
This website is an information resource for collectors evaluating Maison Montres as their advisory house. Nothing on this website is a contract, an offer to contract, or a binding price. The starting point of any commercial engagement is a signed engagement letter; until that letter is in place, no obligation is created on either side.
Editorial content on this website — including pages on watch investment, market commentary, and reference-specific analysis — is journalism and education, not regulated investment advice. The watches discussed are physical goods, not financial securities. Past performance of any reference is not predictive of future performance. Authentication risk, market risk, liquidity risk, and provenance risk all apply. We are not licensed financial advisors. Collectors considering watch acquisition as part of a wealth strategy should engage independent counsel under the laws of their domicile.
Maison Montres offers a written lifetime authenticity guarantee on every watch we authenticate, with three named remedies — refund, replace, repair — set out in the engagement letter and on the Trust page. This guarantee is transferable on resale provided the original written certificate is presented intact. Disputes are resolved under the four-tier procedure documented on the Trust page, culminating in arbitration under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration in Geneva if internal remedy is not achieved.
Pricing on the Pricing page reflects standard engagements. Material variations — for example, complex provenance-research mandates or vintage references requiring extended scholarship — are agreed in writing in advance. Maison Montres does not levy hidden fees; all costs are disclosed before the engagement letter is countersigned.
The content of this website — including original editorial, authentication methodology, the Maison Montres Collector Index, and infographics — is the intellectual property of Maison Montres. Quotation for non-commercial educational purposes is encouraged, with attribution. Reproduction in full requires written permission. Watch reference images and the registered trademarks of the watch manufacturers are the property of their respective owners.
Maison Montres is subject to Swiss anti-money-laundering law. Transactions above CHF 100,000 require client identity verification (Know-Your-Client / KYC), source-of-funds documentation, and beneficial-ownership disclosure where applicable. We will never proceed with a transaction we have reasonable grounds to believe involves illegal proceeds.
Maison Montres' liability in any engagement is limited to the value of the engagement plus reasonable consequential losses, except where Swiss law imposes higher mandatory standards (notably for fraud or wilful misconduct). The lifetime authenticity guarantee operates independently of, and in addition to, this general liability cap.
These Terms, the engagement letter, and any dispute arising in connection with them are governed by Swiss law. Exclusive jurisdiction is the courts of Geneva, except where the engagement letter specifies arbitration under the Swiss Rules.
Material changes are posted at the top of this page for thirty days before taking effect and notified to clients on active engagement. The "last updated" date above reflects the most recent revision.