FAQ
Collection Storage Questions
Including the ones where the answer is that you do not need us.
Come and see it before you commit anything. Bring your insurance broker or your appraiser if that helps you decide.
Watch and jewelry collection storage
- Is a safe deposit box insured?
- Generally not by the bank. Confirm with yours.
- Is a box cheaper?
- Usually. That is a genuine advantage.
- When is a box the better choice?
- A modest, already-documented collection where banking-hours access is fine.
- Do you insure the collection?
- No. Your policy does.
- Does a home policy follow into storage?
- Frequently not. Ask your broker specifically.
- Is transit covered?
- The most commonly ambiguous clause. Confirm it explicitly.
- Do you appraise?
- No. A custodian should not have an interest in what you own.
- Do you buy or sell?
- No, for the same reason.
- Do you wind or service watches?
- No. Long-term pieces will stop.
- Can I collect a piece to wear?
- Yes, by appointment, logged.
- Who can access it?
- Only written authority you set and can revoke.
- Will you admit family without authority?
- No. That is the point of the arrangement.
- What happens on death?
- Release on the authority your estate documents establish.
- What if nobody knows it exists?
- That is how collections are lost. Tell one person.
- Should we split between home and vault?
- Most collectors do, and it is usually the right answer.
Still not answered?
Call (954) 565-7233 to arrange a visit. Bring your broker or your appraiser if it helps.
What we hold
Watch Collections
Watches are made to be worn, which is what separates this from storing metal. The storage has to accommodate movement in and out without friction.
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Fine Jewelry
Jewelry worn a few times a year spends most of its life somewhere. Where that is affects both the risk and the premium.
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Inherited Pieces
A collection arrives after a death, undocumented, and often has to be divided between people who each remember different things about it.
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Loose Stones & Colored Gems
A stone without its certificate is worth materially less than the same stone with it, which makes the paperwork part of the holding.
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Collections in Transition
A house being renovated, a move between homes, a sale in progress, or a dispute where neutral custody is the point.
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Dealer Inventory
A dealer's stock has to be secure overnight and available in the morning, which is a different problem from storing a private collection.
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Tell us what needs to move.
What, from where, and roughly when. You do not need an inventory to start the conversation, and if the job belongs with an armored carrier we will say so on the call.