Around 1760, André-Charles Caron, a clockmaker running a shop on Saint-Denis street in Paris, had the idea of ​​stimulating the interest of his clients in watches of his manufacture by unraveling the mysteries of their movement. So he pierced it, patiently cutting open the plates and bridges to reveal what was happening below. For the first time the secret cogs of time appeared in the light of the day … and the watch movement was finally going to fully exercise its power of fascination on minds and senses.

This meticulous work resulted in most cases in the disappearance of more than half of the original metal of the movement! Platinum and bridges are gradually transformed into aerial lacing of gilded metal or downright gold. All the surfaces available to the eye are then engraved and chiseled with a master’s hand. Watchmakers will soon get into the habit of designating all of these lightening and decorating techniques with the term ((skeletonization)) and to call the resulting timepiece a skeleton watch.

Splendid, even spectacular, the art of skeletonization is not within everyone’s reach. Only a handful of the most renowned watchmaking companies today pride themselves on mastering all those aspects. In most cases, these are in fact only a few specific movements, invariably endowed with elaborate complications.

I’m a watchmaker who trained at the Technical School of the Vallée de Joux in the purest tradition, I have acquired experience in prestigious watchmaking companies in the region for almost 20 years.

I was lucky to be able to acquire all kinds of experiences ranging from casing, assembly, model design from the drawing sketch, to setting and finishing … working in various large and smaller factories.

Now based between Geneva, the world capital of watchmaking and Lausanne.

Seeing the evolution of the consumption habits to diversify over the years, between producing ecologically and producing more locally, humans need more benchmarks and are tired of always having the same products. Habits have changed and mass production is fading, that’s why I invite you to create your own watch design together from a drawing, so you can choose your finishes, for example a skull or an initials.
Let me know your ideas and let’s work together to create your dreamed watch.