Expertise
Majesty of Time offers to collectors or watch owners the possibility to act as intermediary in the request of the Extracts from the Archive or Registry to the respective manufactures that offer this service.
Where this isn’t possible, or because there is desire to have a document that evaluates the object in your possession, it’s possible to draw up an Expertise document that certifies its authenticity and value.
Expertise is a document written by Majesty of Time which state the value, authenticity, characteristics, age and origin of your watch (or clock). This document can be split into two types: a historical-descriptive (more suitable for antique clocks and certain pocket watches) and a technical sheet that summarizes, documents and identifies the watch (ideal for pocket and wrist watches).
The Expertise is useful for those who want to have a physical certificate of their watch, cataloging their collection or for insurance and inheritance purposes.
For those who need, the document can be written in Italian or in English.
COST
The Expertise has a cost which varies from 60 to 200 EUR (excl. VAT)* for watches with an estimated value of up to 10,000 Euros, 655 EUR (excl. VAT) for watches with an estimated value of up to 100,000 EUR.
Over 100,000 EUR the cost is on request.
* the price varies according to the type of watch and the complexity in drafting the document.
EXPERTISE EXAMPLES
CONDITION
The Expertise is released only after a direct view of the object. It’s not possible to request this document only on the basis of photographs.
To ensure the maximum accuracy, once consigned, the watch will be opened in order to check any serial numbers, the mechanism and, if necessary, also in the part behind the dial. At the same time the watch will be photographed in all its details and a copy of these images will be given to the owner on a digital medium while the Expertise will be delivered on printed, headed and signed paper.
Extracts from the Archives
Several brands offer a service thanks which, by sending photographs, the relative serial numbers and the description of the watch, they release after having consulted their archives a document where are described the main features such the serial number, the reference, the caliber, the case material, as well as the year of production and, in some cases, also the year of sale.
COST
The request for the extract is a paid service offered by the various brands, with the exception of Longines which offers it for free, and which waiting time can vary from a few days to a few months before its dispatch.
Majesty of Time aim to act as intermediary in the request for those who want to ask an extract, by photographing and documenting the watch and forwarding the material. The cost of this service is 29 EUR (excl. VAT), plus the costs of the mentioned extract and any shipping costs.
IS THE EXTRACT RECOMMENDED?
For collection or sales purposes, certain Extracts from the Archive can positively increase the value of a watch, even if you still have the original warranty.
An important note of some Extracts is the possibility of verifying the matching of the serial numbers on the movement and the case (as it done, for example, by Patek Philippe), research that an Expertise document cannot provide since it can check only the adequacy of the caliber with the model, as well as the period of manufacture.
WHICH BRANDS OFFER THIS SERVICE
Below is a list of the manufacturers that offer the possibility to request an Extract from the Archive (or Register). Some brands such A. Lange & Söhne and International Watch Co (IWC) offer only a Certificate of Authenticity while Piaget is limited to a Certificate for insurance purposes.
Other brands such Bulova, Certina, Glycine and Vetta, if contacted, can provide generic-historical information on the model in your possession, but don’t release any document.
** The price indicated for the official extracts is indicative and may differ to the current cost, which is subject to changes at brand’s discretion.
Expertise
Majesty of Time offers to collectors or watch owners the possibility to act as intermediary in the request of the Extracts from the Archive or Registry to the respective manufactures that offer this service.
Where this isn’t possible, or because there is desire to have a document that evaluates the object in your possession, it’s possible to draw up an Expertise document that certifies its authenticity and value.
Expertise is a document written by Majesty of Time which state the value, authenticity, characteristics, age and origin of your watch (or clock). This document can be split into two types: a historical-descriptive (more suitable for antique clocks and certain pocket watches) and a technical sheet that summarizes, documents and identifies the watch (ideal for pocket and wrist watches).
The Expertise is useful for those who want to have a physical certificate of their watch, cataloging their collection or for insurance and inheritance purposes.
For those who need, the document can be written in Italian or in English.
COST
The Expertise has a cost which varies from 60 to 200 EUR (excl. VAT)* for watches with an estimated value of up to 10,000 Euros, 655 EUR (excl. VAT) for watches with an estimated value of up to 100,000 EUR.
Over 100,000 EUR the cost is on request.
* the price varies according to the type of watch and the complexity in drafting the document.
EXPERTISE EXAMPLES
CONDITION
The Expertise is released only after a direct view of the object. It’s not possible to request this document only on the basis of photographs.
To ensure the maximum accuracy, once consigned, the watch will be opened in order to check any serial numbers, the mechanism and, if necessary, also in the part behind the dial. At the same time the watch will be photographed in all its details and a copy of these images will be given to the owner on a digital medium while the Expertise will be delivered on printed, headed and signed paper.
Extracts from the Archives
Several brands offer a service thanks which, by sending photographs, the relative serial numbers and the description of the watch, they release after having consulted their archives a document where are described the main features such the serial number, the reference, the caliber, the case material, as well as the year of production and, in some cases, also the year of sale.
COST
The request for the extract is a paid service offered by the various brands, with the exception of Longines which offers it for free, and which waiting time can vary from a few days to a few months before its dispatch.
Majesty of Time aim to act as intermediary in the request for those who want to ask an extract, by photographing and documenting the watch and forwarding the material. The cost of this service is 29 EUR (excl. VAT), plus the costs of the mentioned extract and any shipping costs.
IS THE EXTRACT RECOMMENDED?
For collection or sales purposes, certain Extracts from the Archive can positively increase the value of a watch, even if you still have the original warranty.
An important note of some Extracts is the possibility of verifying the matching of the serial numbers on the movement and the case (as it done, for example, by Patek Philippe), research that an Expertise document cannot provide since it can check only the adequacy of the caliber with the model, as well as the period of manufacture.
WHICH BRANDS OFFER THIS SERVICE
Below is a list of the manufacturers that offer the possibility to request an Extract from the Archive (or Register). Some brands such A. Lange & Söhne and International Watch Co (IWC) offer only a Certificate of Authenticity while Piaget is limited to a Certificate for insurance purposes.
Other brands such Bulova, Certina, Glycine and Vetta, if contacted, can provide generic-historical information on the model in your possession, but don’t release any document.
** The price indicated for the official extracts is indicative and may differ to the current cost, which is subject to changes at brand’s discretion.