Provenance register.

Kept in the Atelier's library, the register is a manuscript volume bound by hand at the Shepherds Bookbinders workshop in London. Each timepiece occupies a double page: on the left, the original watercolour; on the right, the descriptive sheet handwritten in ink, countersigned by the master watchmaker.

For each piece we record: the species of wood and the year it was felled, the provenance of the precious metals, the names of the artisans involved (dial, engraving, polishing), the workshop hours, the date of completion, the serial number engraved on the barrel bridge, then the name of the first owner and the date of delivery.

On delivery, you receive a certificate sealed on an NFC passport, backed by a unique identifier on a distributed ledger (Polygon chain, ERC-721 contract). This digital twin faithfully reproduces the entry in the main book and attests to the authenticity of the piece without reliance on a third party.

The passport is entirely optional: it may be deactivated on simple request, without any impact on the warranty.

When a timepiece changes hands — by inheritance, gift or second-hand sale — the new owner is invited to call at the Atelier for a complimentary service and entry in the register. This entry is free of charge and takes around twenty minutes.

A piece may thus pass through four, five, six wrists without ever losing the trace of its origin.

Registered owners may consult their piece's record at any time, by appointment at the Atelier or via their secure personal account. Enthusiasts and researchers may request read-only access to pieces whose owners have authorised publication — about a third of the register to date.

Six pieces entered in the register have today lost trace of their owner. If you recognise one, the Atelier would be grateful if you could contact us: the memory of a timepiece is built by many.