Romain Gauthier

Independent brands are an essential pillar of today’s horological landscape, as they epitomize the time-honored craft of watchmaking. The Swiss watchmaker Romain Gauthier, who we visited in his headquarter in the Vallée de Joux, is a fine example of this. The goal of this Meet the Manufacturer with Romain was to show the complexity of what goes into a fully in-house made watch, understanding all the steps from A to Z. In particular aspects like the reinvention of the chain-and-fusee constant force mechanism amaze watch enthusiasts and precision engineers alike.

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