Cédric Johner
ActiveCédric Johner is an independent Geneva watchmaker and jeweller known for hand-made, low-volume watches that combine traditional Swiss craft with distinctive case and dial work.
Cédric Johner trained as a jeweller with Chopard in 1982, opened an independent jewellery workshop in 1991, and studied watchmaking at the École d'Horlogerie de Genève in 1993. After freelance work for major watch houses, he founded the Cédric Johner brand in 1997 and introduced the Abyss model. His Geneva workshop became known for bespoke, hand-finished watches. In 2025 the brand introduced its first manufacture movement, the CJ-101, in the Premice model.
QUICK FACTS
BRAND TYPE
Integrated ManufacturerPRICE SEGMENT
Haute HorlogerieMOVEMENT TYPES
Manual Winding
MANUFACTURING
Full ManufactureSPECIALIZATIONS
Independent watchmakingHand-made watchesBespoke and unique piecesJewellery-influenced casesTraditional hand finishing+1 more
HEADQUARTERS
Geneva, SwitzerlandOWNERSHIP
1997 Cédric Johner