My job
My passion for horology and time mechanical devices derives from a long family tradition, where we have been watchmakers for generations since 1740.
I Graduated from l’Ecole d’Horlogerie de Paris with a major in Métiers d’Arts et du Design (DNMADE) and I hold a National Vocational Qualification diploma. I also developed my knowledge and experience thanks to internships periods with Luc Monnet, Cyril Brivet-Naudot, de Jean-Baptiste Viot and at Greubel Forsey manufacture..
Co-founder of theHorlogerie du Passage in Paris, I have now set up my workshop in a small village in the Drôme Provençale.
Knowledge and know-how
Over the course of my encounters, I have forged precious connections, and I am utterly convinced that knowledge and know-how are assets to be shared. I regularly work on projects in collaboration with Jacques Nèvewatchmaker and restorer, and Ryma Hatahet, heritage restorer. For the restoration of the case I can call on bronzesmiths, marquetry makers, gilders, etc. in order to offer your timepiece the highest degree of excellence.
Passion
I like to converse with objects, to decipher the thought processes of their creators, to observe their transformations and restorations throughout time, to be amazed by the ingenuity, poetry and skill of the mind and the hand that have created them.
Exchanges
The solitary watchmaker isolated at his workbench is an image that does not fit me well: I exchange as much as possible with my contemporary peers, and with my long-gone peers through their creations as well as their writings.
The workshop
Design and manufacturing
Ancient mechanisms are sometimes missing pieces. Over the course of their history, an element has been broken; sometimes a misunderstood complication by an uninformed watchmaker has simply been removed from the movement. In this case, I can design and manufacture the missing elements.
Matériaux et techniques
I address particular care in the choice of materials used (cast iron brass, good quality steels, etc.) and to traditional restoration and manufacturing techniques in order to abide by the style and spirit of your timepiece as well as to the era, in which it was created.