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Christopher Claret
I'd be interested to know if anyone could shed some light on Christopher Claret - both the man and the house that bears his name.
More and more it is coming out that it is his expertise behind some of today's most complicated and impressive movements - almost like Renaud & Papi, although perhaps not as prolific.
The company doesn't appear to even have a website.
Does anyone know more?
Christopher Claret
I'd be interested to know if anyone could shed some light on Christopher Claret - both the man and the house that bears his name. More and more it is coming out that it is his expertise behind some of today's most complicated and impressive movements - al...
Claret is starting his own brand and debutted at Basel 2009
Christophe Claret is one of the brands our team covered at Basel but the report is not up yet but will be in the very near future. Website is: http://www.claret.ch/en/ Past thread on Christophe Claret: home.watchprosite.com Cheers, Anthony
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Very interesting to see his movements - I know he produces the "Opera" and "Jackpot" movements for GP....I wonder what else he is behind. I guess the point is that we'll never know....
He supplies movements to many, many companies.
Just a handful I can think of immediately: Grönefeld (minute repeater tourbillon) and Guy Ellia (tourbillon with sapphire bridges). The Ellia piece is so similar to the UN Royal Blue that I suspect Claret may have developed that movement as well. The...
Claret at Basel
I was present for Claret's presentation of his new "DualTow" watch in Basel. It is a tourbillon chronograph using differentials for each hand instead of the usual clutch. For a reason which I do not know and despite repeated requests, I was not allowed to...
So even though Claret is debuting this DualTow watch
he doesn't technically want to be known as "starting his own brand" ? For me personally, if he makes another version of the DualTow or debuts another new watch at next year's Basel, he has started his own brand whether or not he wants it to be known that ...
He has made a limited edition once before.
I am not sure when, maybe 10 years ago, also a small limited edition, a one-off series, and he wants to do that again. From what he said I don't think we will see anything in the coming years. I tried to explain that I don't post press photos, I post what...
At the beginning, Renaud, Papi and Claret left AP to start their own company
They developed complicated pieces for Corum (Minute repeater), Ulysse Nardin (Hour Striker, Fougerons Minute repeater) etc. Cristophe Claret left Renaud Papi and formed his own company who is behind Harry Winston's Opus 4 and Tourbillon Glissiere, Jean Du...
claret
Some early minute repeaters are sign Renaud Papi/Claret....(repeater bridge)....
DualTow Website & photos
Hi, I went to the Claret website this morning and spent a good half-hour staring in amazement at the watch. Then I downloaded the entire HD intro video and I have to say my tongue was hanging out. Not to mention my huge Mac 24" screen nearly melted with t...