Pequignet: Haute Horlogerie, the French way
June 2025
Located just across the border, the French brand has adopted the very strategies that have propelled watchmaking success for twenty years: integrated (…)
Lip restarts history with the R26
May 2025
The French brand has simultaneously released three new collections fitted with the R26 calibre. These launches echo the Bérard family’s efforts to restore (…)
Where to find French brands during Geneva Watch Week
March 2025
From Awake to Utinam, from Baltic to Pequignet, many French rands are present during the most important watch week of the year, whether at Palexpo, Time to (…)
Faces of French watchmaking
GALLERY
June 2024
What makes a watch French? It’s a tricky question. Does the movement have to originate in France? Is it enough for it to be assembled there? Or designed? To (…)
Both sides of the border
EDITORIAL
June 2024
In our latest issue (3/24), we bring you a comprehensive report on the French watchmaking industry, which has gained momentum in recent years – welcome (…)
Dodane: the end of an era
April 2024
For five generations, the Dodane brand belonged to the Dodane family. Now the company, declared bankrupt, is in liquidation, with multiple potential buyers (…)
Pierre Lannier: an atypical success
April 2024
Few outside France will have heard of Pierre Lannier. The brand, which is based in Alsace, is nevertheless a leading player on its home market in the under (…)
The incredible story of Jean Pommier and Lip’s electric watch
February 2024
Star of the Sixties, the electric movement with battery and coil was the promise of a bright future for mechanical watches, until quartz quashed hopes and (…)
Yema: rediscovering a historic brand
February 2024
French brand Yema can pride itself on a glorious past. Established shortly after the Second World War, in 1948, it quickly made a name for its robust and (…)
Auricoste: over a century and a half of family history
PORTRAIT
January 2024
Few French brands still in operation today can claim a history dating back to the 19th century (Lip and Cartier spring to mind). Fewer still have built (…)
March LA.B: creating your own segment
January 2024
Drawing on 70s design and a splash of French elegance, March LA.B is currently a committed actor in the French watchmaking landscape. The brand’s (…)
Pequignet: genuine French watchmaking expertise
January 2024
Located in Morteau, deep in the heart of French watchmaking territory, Pequignet is perhaps the only genuine watch manufacture in the region. This year, it (…)
