Authentication

Every piece earns its place in the Archive.

Examined and documented before it is offered. We attribute only what the piece itself can prove.

What we verify

• Hallmarks: stamps, signatures and dates, photographed and recorded exactly as they appear.
• Era and designer: dated by hallmark style, clasp construction and design language, and matched to the creative director of the period.
• Atelier: production marks that identify where and by whom the piece was made.
• Construction: plating, stone settings, mechanisms and finishing quality.
• Packaging: when a piece arrives with its own packaging we say so. When we pair it with period packaging, we say that too.

Certificate of Provenance

Every piece leaves with a Vintage Archive Certificate of Provenance recording its house, era, hallmark, atelier, materials and condition.

If the evidence is not there, we do not make the claim.