The Jade Journal

Private acquisition in Switzerland, on the record

Verification, provenance, Swiss custody and documentation — in plain terms.

Maison Jade Club is a private luxury concierge in Zürich, Switzerland. Clients see a piece first in a private live-video viewing from Swiss boutiques, before they decide — watches, jewellery, collector cars and gold, sourced and delivered fully insured. The Jade Journal covers private purchase and authentication, provenance and due diligence, Swiss bonded-warehouse (Zollfreilager) custody, import and holding, Lex Koller for foreign buyers, and the Swiss tax framework — each entry checked against primary law and, before publication, a licensed partner. Every entry stands on its own.

The Live Private Viewing — Seeing a Piece Before You Decide

The signature of Maison Jade Club: the piece is shown to you live, in detail, from a Swiss boutique — before any decision, with no obligation.

Buying a High-Value Piece Remotely, Safely

Distance is not the risk — a missing procedure is. Live viewing, independent verification, provenance, a written contract, protected settlement and insured delivery.

A Concierge or Buying Direct — When Each Makes Sense

An honest comparison: when to buy direct, when a concierge earns its place, and how it is paid — client-paid, any seller commission credited back to you in full.

Verifying Authenticity and Provenance Before You Buy

The check comes before the money. Independent authentication by a specialist with no stake in the sale, a documented chain of ownership, and a digital certificate of origin.

Sourcing Fine Jewellery and Rare Diamonds in Switzerland

The right stone is rarely in stock — it is found. Independent certification, a live viewing, documented provenance and insured delivery, for a diamond or a signed piece.

Insured Worldwide Delivery of a High-Value Piece from Switzerland

Specialist secure carriers, full transit insurance, a documented chain of custody — delivered to you, or held in insured Swiss custody.

What a Private Luxury Concierge Actually Is — and Who It Is For

Not a shop, not a dealer: it finds a specific piece for you, holds no inventory, and is paid by the client — never holding your funds.

Buying in Switzerland Without Flying In

The international client's map: why Switzerland, what you do entirely remotely, how the piece reaches you, and where tax and customs fit.

The first houses, the first pieces

A field note: how I introduce myself to the houses, source exclusive pieces, and make the first trial recording — the honest beginning.

Buying in Switzerland as a Foreigner

Watches, cars, gold and real estate for non-residents — export or Swiss custody, Lex Koller for property, and why tax follows the country you live in.

Gifting a Significant Piece, on Your Timing

Buy now, hold it in insured Swiss custody with the gift documents ready, and give it when the moment is right — with a clean cross-border record for your own advisors.

Acquisition & Custody

Buying and Storing Valuables in a Swiss Bonded Warehouse

What a Swiss bonded warehouse defers, what it must never defer, and how a stored acquisition is documented.

Buying a Patek from a Private Seller, Safely

The private sale is not the risk — the missing procedure is. Authentication, provenance, a written contract, protected settlement.

Buying a Classic Ferrari Privately in Switzerland

The inspection comes before the money. Pre-purchase inspection, matching numbers, then export or Swiss custody.

The Best Lakefront Is Never Listed. It Is Passed On.

Off-market access on the Zürich Gold Coast, what Lex Koller means for foreign buyers, and why property tax follows different rules.

Buying and Storing Physical Gold in Switzerland, VAT-Free

Investment gold of 995 fineness is VAT-free; jewelry is not. LBMA bars, serial-number inventory, Swiss custody or export — for residents and non-residents alike.

The Bank-Ready Dossier

The friction is your bank's compliance question — not the purchase. How provenance, source of funds, contract and protected settlement let a high-value purchase process without a query.

The quarterly Jade Off-Market Note follows.