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Private watch sourcing and consignment

Find your
frequency.

Name the watch you want, or the one you want to sell. We handle the search, the verification and the delivery.

Consign a watch Request a watch

Consignment

Selling? Sell it quietly.

Collectors consign their watches with us, and we place them with buyers from our own client book. One flat fee. You get paid quickly, and your buyer pays close to market, not a dealer’s markup.

David with a row of consigned gold watches on a black counter.
  • 01Flat consignment fee
  • 02Placed with private clients
  • 03Fast payout
  • 04Insured, tracked shipping from you and to the buyer

Terms are agreed in writing before your watch ships to us.

Consign a watch

Sourcing

Name the watch.
We find it.

Haute Cadence works with a network of 300 to 400 dealers across the US, Switzerland, the UK, the UAE and East Asia.

Tell us the reference and we search the whole market for it, not one inventory. Most watches reach you within 24 to 48 hours of payment.

  • The whole marketFrom everyday references to hard-to-find pieces.
  • Close to the sourceLower overhead than a boutique, so you pay closer to market.
  • One priceThe price we quote is the price you pay. No sourcing fee.
Full-set watches in their boxes, including Patek Philippe, Rolex and Jaeger-LeCoultre, with an Audemars Piguet in hand.
01

Brief

Tell us the reference, condition, budget and timeline.

02

Match

We shortlist real options with photos and pricing. You approve the piece and the price.

03

Verify

Delaware Watch Lab appraises it and issues its 360 Cert™.

04

Deliver

Insured, tracked delivery, with a documented chain of custody from receipt to your door.

Verification

Every watch passes through the lab.

Before any watch reaches you, it goes through Delaware Watch Lab, our appraisal lab in Wilmington, Delaware.

  • ProvenanceThe serial is verified and screened against stolen and fraudulent watch registries.
  • PerformanceThe movement is checked against the manufacturer's specifications to confirm it is running reliably and consistently.
  • ConditionThe timepiece is assessed and graded against a standardized scale.
  • Chain of custodyEvery step, from arrival to dispatch, is logged and recorded on camera.

It arrives with its 360 Cert™.

See how the lab works →

About

Over a decade in the trade.

David presenting to a room of collectors.

Haute Cadence is led by David Haettenschwiller, G.G., whose career runs through Geneva, Gstaad, Philadelphia and Chicago, with Cartier, Gucci, Luxury Bazaar and Vacheron Constantin.

Certified Personal Property Appraiser USPAP
Graduate Gemologist GIA, 2014
HRD Diamond Specialist Antwerp, 2015
Concept render of a private watch showroom with a white sofa, two blue armchairs and a large blue painting.
Concept render.

Coming soon

A private showroom.

Our private showroom brings together high-end audio and fine watchmaking. Opening soon.

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The name

Haute cadence means high frequency.

In a mechanical watch, cadence is the beat rate of the movement. A higher cadence means greater precision and steadier timekeeping. The mark is Hz, the symbol for hertz, the unit of frequency.

Inquire

Start with a message.

Tell us what you are looking for, or what you would like to sell. The fastest way is a text.

Text David Call

+1 267-939-6696 · david@hautecadence.com