Christophe Claret is a prestigious Swiss haute horlogerie manufacture renowned for creating extraordinarily complex mechanical timepieces. Founded by master watchmaker Christophe Claret, the brand is celebrated for its expertise in minute repeaters, tourbillons, and innovative complications. Before launching watches under his own name, Claret supplied high-complication movements to many of the world's most prestigious watch brands, establishing an unparalleled reputation for technical mastery.
Christophe Claret established his first workshop in 1986 after working with Roger Dubuis. In 1987, he received his first major commission from Ulysse Nardin for 20 minute repeater movements, which launched his career as a specialist movement maker. He officially founded his manufacture in 1989 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Throughout the 1990s, Claret developed movements for prestigious brands including Breguet, Cartier, Chopard, Corum, de Grisogono, Franck Muller, Girard-Perregaux, Harry Winston, and Parmigiani—many of whom had their own movement workshops but specifically sought Claret for his exceptional chiming movement expertise. In 1999, the manufacture relocated to the historic Manoir du Soleil-d'Or overlooking Le Locle, where operations continue today. That same year saw the creation of the Double Complication, integrating a tourbillon and minute repeater. In 2003, Claret co-founded the watch brand Jean Dunand with former Piaget/Bovet executive Thierry Oulevay. Major collaborations followed, including the Harry Winston Opus 4 in 2004 and the Maître du Temps Chapter One in 2008, created alongside Roger Dubuis and Peter Speake-Marin. The DualTow of 2008, celebrating the company's 20th anniversary, featured an innovative chronograph belt system and mono-pusher planetary gear train.
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