David Candaux

David Candaux was born into a watchmaking family in the Vallée de Joux. He began his apprenticeship at Jaeger-LeCoultre in 1994 at age 15, eventually spending 17 years at the manufacture. He worked in restoration, training, and the Technical Office developing Grand Complications including the Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie, Reverso Triptyque, and Master Minute Repeater. After leaving JLC in 2011, he worked as an independent concepteur horloger, notably contributing to MB&F's HM6 Space Pirate. In 2017, he established his eponymous brand and was admitted to the AHCI. His debut collection, the 1740 First 8, is named after 1740-the year the first watchmaker was documented working in the Vallée de Joux. He works alongside his father Daniel, who spent 55 years as a watchmaker including 29 years at Patek Philippe.