OUR STORY
Fabsuisse grew from a love of watches with character—pieces that stand apart through design, proportion, craftsmanship, or simply something difficult to define. We collect across eras and makers, from the iconic to the unusual and overlooked, choosing watches much the same way we always have: one at a time.
Watches are our thing. From modern to vintage, what excites us most are the pieces that don't often find the spotlight—the obscure, the overlooked, the ones with stories waiting to be told.
We believe a watch is best understood beyond a catalogue photo. Many of the pieces we source were never heavily advertised or photographed in their own time, so we make an effort to show them as they were meant to be seen: on the wrist, in natural light, and in everyday settings. Through our photographs, videos and descriptions, we hope to convey not only what a watch looks like, but how it feels to wear.
Every watch we offer is presented through our own eyes.
Most of the watches we source are pieces we would happily wear ourselves. Of course, we'd all love every vintage watch to have survived untouched, but the beauty of vintage isn't perfection. It's in the thoughtful design, the craftsmanship of the case and movement, and the honest signs of a life well lived.
Some watches are genuinely difficult to let go. We hope our enthusiasm for them comes across in everything we create.
Buying a watch online isn't always easy, and we're here to make that experience as enjoyable and transparent as possible. Whether you're purchasing your first vintage watch or adding to a well-loved collection, we're always happy to help.
Welcome to Fabsuisse.
The Name Fabsuisse
The name Fabsuisse draws inspiration from the markings found on vintage Swiss watches. Fabrique en Suisse, sometimes abbreviated Fab. Suisse, appeared on dials and case backs, identifying their Swiss origins.
With a longstanding fondness for Swiss watchmaking, the name felt like a natural choice—a small nod to the history and details that make vintage watches so interesting to us.
The art of collecting
Boss Man
Double G is the boss man and the foundation of Fabsuisse, bringing more than four decades of experience buying, selling and handling watches. His knowledge comes from years of having watches in hand—not simply studying references, but seeing how they age, how they were made, what has changed over time, and what makes one example more interesting than another.
Over the years, that experience has taken him through nearly every corner of the watch world—from collector and trade shows to relationships with major auction houses in the United States and Europe. He has served on the Ethics Committee of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors, consulted within the watch trade, and even seen watches he has handled find their way into Swiss museum collections. Fabsuisse has also been selling watches online since 1998, long before buying a vintage watch through a screen became commonplace.
Double G prefers to remain behind the scenes—and intends to keep it that way. His experience guides much of what we do at Fabsuisse, even if you're unlikely to see him in front of the camera.
Photography, writing & presentation
Andy
My own relationship with watches came from a different direction.
My introduction to watches and jewellery began in childhood, attending trade shows and helping my mother at her booth. I continued to be involved throughout my life, even while pursuing an education outside the watch industry. Watches were always familiar to me, although my own appreciation for them developed much later.
That changed when I began working alongside Boss Man and seeing watches through the camera lens. Photography encouraged me to look more closely at proportion, unusual designs, the way a case sits on the wrist, and the smallest details that can make an otherwise overlooked watch interesting.
Today, I photograph, research, and write about every watch we present on the site. The photography, writing, and presentation have become my own way of exploring watches, and just as much a part of Fabsuisse as sourcing them.