A vintage watch works as a gift for two concrete reasons: only one of each exists, and it can carry a date that means something. In today's selection there are 69 pieces, from 225 to 1045 euros, with a median of 325. If you are after a particular year and we do not have it, we look for it: the search costs 30 euros, deducted from the price of the watch when you buy it.
A birth year is the first that comes to mind, but it is rarely the best one. A wedding year works just as well, or a graduation, a move to another city, the year two people met. A watch from that year is a gift that explains itself in one sentence and gets worn every day.
On the homepage there is a field for the year: if we have a piece datable to it, the watch appears right away. If not, you can ask for a search from there.
This is the real obstacle with a watch as a gift, and it can be worked around. Three routes, from the safest to the riskiest.
One trick that works: measure a watch or a bracelet the person already wears and tell us that number. We help choose model and size free of charge.
Shipping leaves within 3 working days of payment, by DHL, tracked and insured, and orders can be completed online to every European Union country. A search on request takes longer: it depends on when the right piece appears, not on us. For a Christmas gift it is worth asking weeks ahead, not days.
One thing to know in advance: returns run for 14 days from delivery, not from the day the parcel is opened. If you buy well before the date, that window may already have closed by the time the gift is unwrapped. This is why we would rather help you choose the size before you buy: write to us, it costs nothing.
Every watch goes through a check and servicing before sale: movement revision, battery change, cleaning. It arrives in protective packaging, with a record of the work carried out. Of 69 available pieces, 24 come with the original box and 14 with box and papers.
Yes. On the homepage there is a field for the year: if we have a piece datable to it, it appears right away. If not, we look for it: the search costs 30 euros, deducted from the price of the watch when you buy it.
A link bracelet can be shortened by any watchmaker, and a leather strap is adjusted by the holes. A rigid bangle cannot: that one has to be the right size from the start. Write to us before buying and we will help you choose, free of charge. Returns remain possible within 14 days of delivery.
If the watch is already in the catalogue, shipping leaves within 3 working days of payment. If it has to be sourced, it takes weeks: it depends on when the right piece turns up. For a gift with a fixed date, ask well in advance.
Yes. The search form has a field for an approximate budget: we look within that figure and send photographs and a precise description of the condition before any commitment.
