Gevril

Jacques Gevril was an up-and-coming Swiss watchmaker in 1758 when he accompanied Pierre Jaquet-Droz to Madrid to present intricate musical automata to King Ferdinand VI. The monarch was so impressed he acquired every piece on display. While Jaquet-Droz returned to Switzerland, Gevril remained in Spain and earned the title of Royal Watchmaker. Subsequent generations-including Moyse Gevril and Daniel Gevril-continued the craft, developing new mechanisms and enameling techniques. In 1810, a watch signed 'Gevril à Genève' was created, now displayed at the Musée de l'Horlogerie in Geneva. The brand was revived in the 1990s and relaunched at the 1995 Basel Fair. In 2001, a Swiss family with a passion for horology acquired Gevril, maintaining Swiss production while relocating headquarters to New York.