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CALIBRECHHOUSE

About the owner · Manuel Conde

Buy the seller,
not the watch.

Calibre House is an independent vintage and modern watch business, built where a personal obsession with watches met a career shaped by taste, trust, relationships, and getting the details right.

Portrait of Manuel Conde, owner of Calibre House
Manuel CondeFounder · Calibre House

I have always been drawn to objects with a story. They reveal more the longer you live with them. Watches became the most enduring expression of that interest.

The live events industry has shaped much of my professional life, and it remains central to my work today. It is a world where taste matters, timing is everything, and trust is earned over time. It has taught me to listen closely, notice what others miss, work calmly under pressure, and build relationships that last well beyond a single project.

My interest in watches started personally. I was fascinated by the engineering, the design, and the way a great watch can carry history while becoming part of someone else's life. Collecting gradually became sourcing. First for myself, then for friends, and eventually for clients looking for the right piece rather than simply the next one.

Why Calibre House

Experience,
made personal.

Calibre House brings those worlds together. Every watch is selected personally, evaluated honestly, and presented with the context a collector deserves. I care about condition, originality, value, and provenance. Just as important is whether a watch makes sense for the person buying it.

This is intentionally a business built on relationships. Whether I am sourcing a specific reference, considering a trade, or presenting a watch from the collection, my goal is the same: make the process informed, discreet, and genuinely enjoyable.

A note from Manuel

“The right watch should feel personal before it ever feels impressive.”

If you are looking for something specific, or simply want to talk watches, I would be glad to hear from you.

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Calibre House

Shipping update

Orders ship
November 7.

I’m currently overseas. All orders will ship November 7.