The Vallier Register.
Notarially certified. Permanently maintained.
Every creation. Every collector. Every transfer.
The Vallier Register is a notarially maintained record of every creation produced by the maison and every transfer of ownership in its history. It is maintained under Swiss law, by a notary of record in Geneva.
A complete record. Sealed at completion.
Series and edition number. Complete technical specification at the time of creation. The watchmaker responsible for regulation and finishing. The day on which the piece left the atelier.
Custody, in writing.
The collector's identity and registered address. The day on which ownership formally passed. The notarial reference of the inscription. Confirmation that the two-year holding restriction has been observed, where applicable.
How the Register holds.
The Caseback
At inscription, the collector's name is engraved on the caseback. The engraving is permanent. The watch bears the collector's name for as long as the watch exists.
The Two Years
A Vallier creation may not be transferred or assigned within twenty-four months of acquisition. A piece transferred in violation loses its Register standing permanently.
The Chain
In time, a piece may carry several custodians in its Register entry — with the original collector's name carried physically on the piece itself.
A piece that has been held by three collectors over forty years carries history in a way a certificate in a box never could.
Lord Vallier believed that the objects he created should be held by people who understood what they were holding. The Register is the maison's institutional expression of that belief — a permanent record, a holding condition that protects the object from being treated as a speculative instrument, and a chain of custody that becomes part of the object's meaning.