Our story
Finch Watches is an independent European watch retailer built by collectors for collectors. From our base in IJsselstein, the Netherlands, we select distinctive microbrand watches, give honest advice and support customers worldwide.
- Collector-led: watch experience and customer service since 2010.
- Authorized retailer: watches supplied through official brand channels.
- European base: operated by 12369 B.V. in the Netherlands.
- After-purchase support: tracked delivery and 24-month watch warranty support.
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It started with the sound of a watch
In the 1990s, a young Andre would sit with his father, a devoted watch collector, poring over vintage catalogues late into the evening. The rhythmic tick of his father’s watches, their weight in his hand and the stories behind each dial are where the fascination began.
Years later, Andre met Iana. Together they imagined a boutique that would treat independent watchmakers with the same seriousness as collectors do: not a shop that carries everything, but one that carries the right watches for the right reasons.
That became Finch Watches.
Built by collectors, for collectors
We are an authorized European retailer for Gruppo Gamma, Direnzo, Feynman Timekeepers and Venturo. Before Finch Watches, we spent more than a decade selling watches through collector forums, eBay and Mi-Watch.it, our dedicated Gruppo Gamma store.
Every brand in our boutique is chosen because we genuinely appreciate its design, construction and people. We know the makers behind the watches and understand the decisions behind their dials, cases and movements. That knowledge shapes every recommendation we make.
A small family business with worldwide reach
Finch Watches is Andre and Iana, supported by family and friends who have contributed photography, ideas and collector insight from around the world.
This is not a warehouse with a storefront. It is a careful operation run by people who care about watch photography, movement specifications, wrist proportions and the difference the right strap can make.
Why a finch?
There are hundreds of finch species around the world. Each is distinct, resilient and adapted to thrive—qualities we also see in the independent watch brands we carry.
Our logo places a small finch on a California-style dial, connecting the tradition of early tool watches with the independence and character of modern microbrands.
What you can expect from us
- Authorized watches supplied through official brand channels.
- Collector-led advice before and after purchase.
- Worldwide tracked delivery from the European Union.
- Clear information about EU VAT and destination-country customs charges.
- 24-month warranty support for watches purchased from Finch Watches.
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Business information
Finch Watches is operated by 12369 B.V., a Dutch company based in IJsselstein in the province of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
- Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KVK): 86694731
- VAT number: NL864052625B01
- Address: Edisonweg 6, 3404 LC IJsselstein, Netherlands