Marteau & Co watch auctions founder Arthur Touchot

Voutilainen’s Regulator Decimal Repeater, estimated at CHF 300,000 to CHF 600,000.

A close-up photograph shows a gold wristwatch with a black leather strap, exposed movement, blue hands and multiple dark subdials against a green background.

Founded by Arthur Touchot and Leonard Pictet, the Geneva-based auction house is testing whether the secondary market for independent watches can be smaller, more curated and more favorable to the people who made them.

Marteau & Co watch auctions founder Arthur Touchot