The Masters’ Hour.

Each sale is an appointment

Our sales are rare, named events, each dedicated to master watchmakers and their work. The first is called Première Heure: the first hour.

They take place online, in English, French and German, and close lot by lot. A bid in the last two minutes extends the lot by two minutes, so that no one wins by surprise.

First hand, and from the finest collections

Some pieces are entrusted to us directly by the watchmakers who made them: they have never belonged to anyone. Others come from private collections.

In both cases, the watch stays with its owner until the sale. Our expert and photographer come to the workshop or to the collector.

Certainty

Every piece is inspected on site before it is offered, then checked again before delivery. We publish what we measure: rate, amplitude, beat error, power reserve, water resistance.

Condition is described on a public five-level scale, so that “excellent” always means the same thing.

A fair share

The buyer pays 15% on top of the hammer price, and nothing else: the delivered price is shown before bidding. The seller pays no commission.

On every resale, 3% of the hammer price goes to the watchmaker who made the piece, and 1% to a fund for apprentices and young independents. Both are taken from our 15%, never added.

The house never bids on behalf of a seller. The page only shows whether the reserve has been met.

From the Jura

Revalmont is operated by Revitalize Sàrl, in Vicques, in the canton of Jura, a few valleys away from the workshops of the Vallée de Joux and the Arc jurassien.