About
In love with mechanics, timepieces and automobiles, I started collecting watches in the early 90s. The “watch obsession” began with the first one I was gifted from my father : a simple steel 3 hands Omega. It was the late 70s and I had just turned 15. I was not especially happy to receive a mechanical watch while my classmates paraded around with quartz watches which were the trend at the time. However my father, one of the most refined men I know, had watches which fascinated me. His elegant style was matched with his benevolence and his devotion to others. Passionate for all things mechanical, it became his profession and gave me a taste for beautiful cars. My best childhood memories are the trips made with him in Lancia, Alpine and other vintage cars. He loved his watches like he loved his cars.
After 30 years of collecting watches, the time has come to move on to a new stage. I decided to sell part of my collection. I will keep the watches that have a special history for me and those of great value, but of the almost 500 watches I own, many will gladly find a new home. All the watches in my possession have been researched with passion and maintained with care.
I will regularly post watches for sale. But I would like this site to also be a place of information about watches and manufacturers. A page will be dedicated to archives, stories and other documentation on watchmaking where your contributions will be welcome. Despite my experience at the fabulous Antoine de Macedo’s shop, which allowed me to understand the market and its demands, Chronovantage is more the site of a collector than that of a professional. It’s the site of a vintage watch enthusiast who is aimed at other vintage watch enthusiasts.