Having your watch appraised by a professional is an essential first step in ensuring the best possible outcome for any transaction, whether you are buying or selling.
For transactions involving watches in the context of auctions.
Auctions are an effective channel for transactions. They bring together genuine collectors looking for specific items. This ensures that sellers get the best possible price for their items.
Whether they are rare timepieces, antique watches, collector’s watches or modern luxury watches, it is important to have these items appraised in advance to ensure that the valuation and reserve price are in line with current market rates.
The exchange of timepieces between private individuals
Whether you are a seller or a buyer, having the property assessed in advance is the best way to ensure successful negotiations. It guarantees that discussions are informed and well-founded.
Further opportunities are available with this certificate of expertise
Furthermore, having your watch valued may result in the issue of a certificate of authenticity, which sets out the specific characteristics of your item in detail. As well as providing a valuation, an accredited expert can authenticate the watch’s components and establish its historical context. Whether you are selling your watch privately or entrusting it to an auction house, a certificate issued by a UFE-certified expert will lend further credibility to the valuation.
Guerin Expertise is a specialist service for transactions
Guerin Expertise can carry out watch valuation and authentication, as well as all stages of preparation for a sale. Whether you are an industry professional or a private individual, we will guide you through your transactions from start to finish.
