Vintage and independent timepieces, chosen one at a time.

Dear watch aficionado,

It began with a pocket watch – my great-grandfather’s. As a boy I could sit for hours watching it tick, wondering how something so small could hold so much care and patience.

When I look at my watches, it is rarely to read the time. It is to look at the beauty of the piece – the small details that make every watch unique.

That fascination never left me. In November 2009 it took me to Maastricht, to Watch 2009 – a small fair in a castle on the Maas, where independent watchmakers showed pieces they had made almost entirely by hand. There I met Jochen Benzinger at his table, and over a long conversation about guilloché and skeleton work the idea for Watch Collector took shape. Two years later, in 2011, I opened my own boutique in Luxembourg.

I am Christian Bissener. I look for vintage watches in perfectly preserved condition – from Patek Philippe, Rolex and A. Lange & Söhne to Breguet and Omega – and inspect and describe every one of them myself, honestly. I advise collectors on buying and selling, and I value watches. I am also the official agent in Luxembourg for independent watchmakers whose work I admire: Andersen Genève, Benzinger, Benzinger by Zanella and Haldimann. With them, I can offer pieces made just for you. Visits to the showroom are by appointment – I look forward to meeting you.