The Company VWS has entrusted its Expertise Department to Jean-Christophe GUYON - Independent CEA Expert (Expertise Company in Antiques and art objects), one of the few recognized experts in France for his knowledge of vintage watches and collectibles.
Jean-Christophe collaborates regularly to the most beautiful auctions at Drouot in Paris, in Bordeaux as well as on the entire French territory. He is also the author of sales themes " Adventure Watches" at Circle Officers in Paris.
He is also the author of the book "Vintage Watch Collection: Breitling" published by Editions Favre (2014), which is a reference book for Breitling vintage enthusiasts.
He is sometimes surrounded by other independent experts for some projects related to the world of jewelry and high jewelry (Alexandre LÉGER - CEA Expert), the automobile industry or aviation.
All watches offered for sale are as follows :
• supplied with their original papers or a Certificate of Expertise,
• and of course revised by our partners watchmakers and 1-year warranty.
VWS offers a consultancy service for your watches allowing you to affirm the authenticity and value of your property. This is particularly useful in the context of a sale of an estate or for insurance purposes.
The certificate of expertise will be issued after a careful study of your watch (a first review by photo is possible but by no means sufficient to issue the certificate).
Its fixed cost is :
• € 150 for a watch with an estimated value of less than € 5,000
• € 250 for a watch with an estimated value of more than € 5,000
Contact us - we will call you back soon to arrange an appointment.
The VWS Company offers several solutions to sell your watch after our expertise in :
• direct purchase (we will pay a sum immediately),
• a consignment with exclusivity (we fix in advance a net price for you),
• an auction through us in the auction houses where we have close contacts (again we set a net price in advance for you).
Pass by us to sell your property insurance is to go through a house enjoying passionate vintage watches customers reassured by the proximity, availability and the expertise of VWS.
Contact us - we'll choose together the best solution for your needs.