Section 01 · Standard
What we list, and why
Chronoshop publishes only parts that have cleared the bench. Each plate is measured, photographed, and graded against the published condition scale before it is listed. If a part is sold below the grade it carries, it ships back at our cost.
This is unfashionable. Most parts catalogues list everything that arrives, photograph it on a sheet, and let the buyer sort the wheat. We refuse — not for marketing reasons, but because we sell to people who service watches for a living, and a wrong part costs them four hours and a customer's trust.
Section 02 · Provenance
Where the parts come from
We acquire from working watchmakers, retiring benches, estate lots, and authorised-dealer overstock across Switzerland and Europe. Every lot is sorted, photographed, and bench-verified before publication. Source records are kept; provenance can be confirmed for trade clients on request.
We are a liquidation operation, not a consignment shop. We take it as it stands — no cherry-picking, no delays. If you have a workshop to retire, see Sell to us.
Section 03 · The bench
Who does the work
A single bench, in Geneva. Grading decisions, dimension verification, condition photography, and customer correspondence are all produced or supervised by the operator. There is no marketing department, no consignment desk, and no third-party fulfilment.
Section 04 · Pricing
How we price
Retail prices appear on each plate. Trade pricing is on application — for watchmakers, restorers, and dealers with a verifiable practice we apply a standing schedule against catalogue.
Volume enquiries on movements, crowns, crystals, and case parts are welcome.
Section 05 · Reach
How to engage
Browse the catalogue, ask about a specific reference, or open a conversation about a workshop or estate. Contact via email, phone, or WhatsApp; meetings in Geneva by appointment.