Membership by application · Est. MMXXVI

The private register of what you own, and why it matters.

Rad Watch Vault is a members-only registry and society for people who collect seriously. Every piece is documented, photographed, graded on the Rad Score and valued against a maintained reference. One honest record of a collection — for you, for your insurer, and eventually for whoever inherits it.

Approved members
004
Pieces registered
006
Value under record
$81,100
Admission rate
Reviewed individually

The house standard

The Rad Score

Five grades. One number. Every piece in the Vault carries one, read from close photographs against a fixed rubric — case, bracelet, dial, crystal and bezel graded separately, then weighted into a single figure with the reasons stated in plain language.

It is a condition read, not an authentication and not an appraisal. But it is consistent, and consistency is what a collection record has always been missing.

The full rubric
1
New / Unworn

Presents as it left the manufacture. Factory finishing unbroken — brushing continuous, polished bevels uninterrupted. Protective film may be present. No contact marks under angled light.

2
Excellent / Near Mint

Worn sparingly and carefully. Edges and bevels remain crisp. At most a small number of superficial marks visible only under direct light. No dents, no polishing, no correction work.

3
Very Good

Regularly worn and well kept. Light swirling on polished surfaces, hairlines on the bracelet, expected clasp wear. Original finishing geometry intact; no damage, no loss of definition.

4
Fair

Honest, visible wear. Softened edges, scattered contact marks, possible light dings or crystal scratches. Everything functions and presents correctly, but the case tells its history plainly.

5
Used

Heavy or careless wear, or evidence of correction: over-polishing, mismatched finishing, deep marks, damage to the crystal, dial or bezel. Serviceable, but condition materially affects value.


What membership carries

Everything a collection needs said about it, in one place.

01
Your case

A private cabinet for every piece you own — reference, serial, year, movement, box and papers, purchase record, and the notes that only matter to you.

02
Rad Score grading

Upload close photographs and receive a graded condition read with component sub-scores, flags, and a note on what to photograph next.

03
Standing valuation

Each piece valued against a maintained reference table, adjusted for condition and completeness, with a portfolio total across the whole case.

04
Reference & serial lookup

Decode a reference number, place a serial in its production period, and see what the Vault holds on that model — without leaving the site.

05
Your page in the society

A bio, your focus, your grails, and a link to your shop if you deal. Members find each other by what they actually collect.

06
A record that outlives you

Export-ready documentation for insurance, estate planning, or the conversation you will one day have with your children about what is in the drawer.



From the founder

Films

All films
Film pending
How the Rad Score works

A walkthrough of the five-point condition scale, what each grade means, and the photographs that produce a reliable read.

Film pending
Reading a case: polish, bevels and honest wear

Why an unpolished 4 is worth more than an over-polished 2, and how to tell the difference from three photographs.

Film pending
Serial and reference numbers: where to look

Between the lugs, on the rehaut, inside the caseback — a tour of where every major house hides its numbers.

Admission

Every application is read by a person.

We ask what you collect, how long you have been at it, and why you want in. There is no fee and no algorithm — a founder reads it, and you hear back either way.