A one-stop shop of excellence for vintage-watch enthusiasts.
Anthony Marquié, Chief Executive Officer
In the mid-2000s, two watch enthusiasts went their separate ways to do some research about an iconic model, the Omega’s famous Speedmaster Moonwatch. They did not come from the watchmaking world, and did not yet know each other – one was a French engineer, bank manager living in Italy, and the other a bioinformatician from Switzerland – but their similar approach naturally led them to collaborate.
Out of sheer passion, they came up with the crazy idea of writing the ultimate guide to the Speedmaster. Anthony Marquié and Grégoire Rossier’s unconscious new project was to produce an exhaustive, precise and organized work, retracing the minutest details of the production of this watch since its creation in 1957 and never interrupted since… This book, Moonwatch Only, published for the first time in 2014, has changed the course of their careers, and quite possibly their lives too. Furthermore, it became immediately – and still is – a reference for the watch community. “This book sets a new standard, not only for books on the Omega Speedmaster, but for watch books in general”, wrote FratelloWatches at that time.
From that point on, Anthony and Grégoire never stopped working on new projects, first and foremost with the publication of new books, but also and above all with the desire to create new standards and implement new methods in the vintage watch sector, so complicated by nature and so difficult for collectors to grasp.
This is precisely with such a spirit that they founded Watchfid in 2020. Aware of the needs of the market, and thanks to this very unique DNA based on a structured background, exceptional databases, efficient analysis methods and a consolidated network, they brought together a group of passionate investors to create an advisory company entirely dedicated to collectors’ watch enthusiasts.
We are an independent advisory company founded by a group of private investors.
Our mission is to create a genuine ecosystem to serve watch collectors. In a complex and opaque market, our objective is to establish a climate of confidence by promoting quality, transparency and traceability with regard to collectors’ watches. Our concept is underpinned by an array of complementary activities, each one of which naturally contributes to the benefit of the others, thereby creating a virtuous circle:
A clear vision, independent shareholders and a set of complementary capabilities have allowed us to build a structure that really sets us apart.
We deliver new solutions for the problems and issues associated with the collectors’ watch market.
We are perfectly aware of the queries and doubts that watch collectors and watch lovers might have and consequently employ an innovative approach that combines watch appraisal and new technologies, so as to ensure transparency and traceability.
Our objective is simple: enable anyone to verify the quality of a collectors’ watch in the simplest and most reliable way possible.
We bring together a network of high-level competencies in pursuit of its objectives.
We aim to serve as a hub for innovations, ideas and developments related to the collectors’ watch market.
This explains why our organisation includes an Advisory Board comprising professionals with strong reputations in each of the professional sectors potentially involved in the company’s development. The role of these selected members is to support Watchfid in all its missions:
Our organization and our philosophy are the result of our complementary backgrounds and our networks of partners formed during several decades of professional experience.
Otalia Gossart, Chief Communications Officer
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Creating a free account will allow you to become an Explorer member of the Club (access to our newsletter, to the wishlist feature, and possibility to submit your watches for sale). For more exclusive services, explore our 2 other tiers of membership – Connoisseur or Collector – with a larger range of benefits and special offers.
Partner & CEO
Anthony is a French national and trained aeronautical engineer who swiftly turned to an international career in finance, focusing on capital markets and investment businesses. He has held numerous management positions for major international financial players, successively in private banking, asset management, private equity and family offices.
His longstanding fascination for both modern and vintage watches led him to begin collecting several types of model at a very early age, and after having devoted a significant share of his time to studying and analyzing the watch market, he started writing watch books and created the Watch Books Only series, together with Grégoire Rossier.
Partner, Chief Research Officer
Grégoire is a Swiss national, biologist by training. He then specialised in a new field at the time: bioinformatics.
He became a watch enthusiast as a teenager when he got his first Omega. A few years later, he started serious research as a watch collector by gathering data on a selection of models like the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch. Applying the scientific rigor from his research career and a methodology stemming from previous experiences, he developed a systematic and very detailed database for several models, referencing his observations as well as the market trends for vintage watches, which was one of the starting point for the Watch Books Only project.
Grégoire is managing all the research aspects and the databases of watches.
Partner, Chief Communications Officer
Otalia’s profile is not a typical one. A graduate of a school of Applied Arts, Otalia started her career in the fashion industry, in some of the finest Parisian Haute Couture brands, and then moved from design to communication.
After 25 years in press and public relations, Otalia has mastered the luxury sector working for the finest brands in the cosmetics, media and watchmaking sectors. Her last 10 years with Omega marked a decisive turning point towards a new passion: watches/timepieces. Through her experiences and extensive travels, Otalia has built up a fabulous network of journalists, talents and celebrities of all kinds.
Otalia is responsable for the global communications of the Group.
Partner
Olivier is a French national who trained in finance, audit and administration. He has been the deputy CEO of a leading French bank specialized in wealth management for almost 10 years. Prior to that, and after consolidated experiences in various financial institutions, he has been the CFO of a leading international asset management firm for 8 years.
With more than 25 years of experience in the financial sector at a management level, Olivier joined Watchfid at its first stage as a Senior Advisor. His role is to advise the Company by giving it the benefit of his financial, organizational, and management skills.
Olivier is the Chief Operating Officer of the Company and is also managing the Parisian office.
