Master watchmaker hands assembling a movement, dim workshop lighting, deep shadows, precision tools on dark workbench

The Art of Making

Where Time Is
Made by Hand

Inside our Le Sentier atelier, eight master watchmakers have spent a combined 247 years perfecting their art. No production targets. No compromise.

01 — Three Disciplines

Watch movement assembly under magnification, watchmaker tweezers and tiny components, dim workshop light

Fig. 01

01 — 600+ components. One calibre.

Movement Assembly

The Noir calibre begins as 600 individual components, each hand-finished by a single watchmaker. The assembly process takes 1,800 hours for a tourbillon movement — equivalent to 45 standard work weeks.

Every bridge, plate, and jewel is deburred, beveled, and polished before assembly. Tolerances are measured in microns.

Watch dial guilloché pattern macro, geometric sunburst engraving, gold background, extreme close-up

Fig. 02

02 — The face of singular beauty.

Dial Finishing

Our dials are engraved on 19th-century rose engines — machines that have not been manufactured for over 80 years. The guilloché patterns require 4 hours per dial and cannot be replicated by CNC.

Enamel dials are fired at 850°C a minimum of seven times. Each firing risks destruction. Each successful firing adds depth.

Watch case finishing process, polished platinum surfaces, beveled lugs, studio lighting on dark background

Fig. 03

03 — 47 operations. Zero compromise.

Case Finishing

The Noir case undergoes 47 distinct finishing operations. Alternating mirror-polished and satin-brushed surfaces are created using hand tools — the transition between finishes is cut to an edge thinner than a human hair.

DLC coating for the Obsidian Series is applied in a vacuum chamber over 72 hours, achieving a hardness of 3,000 Vickers.

02 — Macro Details