Philosophy
With that blend of groundedness, laughter and humility that seems to be the hallmark of watchmakers from the Swiss Jura Mountains, Artime’s collegial nature is both the brand’s soul and its guiding principle.
The six partners of Artime have all collaborated in the past within the most renowned brands of the Swiss watch industry.
Each piece is designed and created to push the limits of the Art of Watchmaking. The assembly of these pieces is a sculpture, a masterpiece intended for the connoisseur who seeks the best the human mind and hand have to offer in horology.
In short: Art, applied.
Fabrice Deschanel
Fabrice Deschanel previously managed Audemars Piguet (Renaud&Papi) for more than 25 years and was on the board of Audemars Piguet for more than a decade. He built the second part of his career as Managing Director of Greubel Forsey. Mastering both horological architecture and its links with the brand’s identity, he is a Director at Artime Creation.
Claude Emmenegger is the team’s designer. Besides twice holding the position of Creative Director at Audemars Piguet, he also headed the design and development departments at Movado and Gucci Timepieces. In 2005, he founded his own firm in La Chaux-de-Fonds, soon establishing himself as an expert in watch design and, with his team, collaborating with more than fifty brands. Throughout his career, he has imagined and created numerous exceptional watch models, winning awards in Switzerland and abroad.
Claude Emmenegger
Stéphane Maturel
Stéphane Maturel was previously responsible for the technical department and development operations of the high complications manufacture Audemars Piguet (Renaud&Papi).
There, he was instrumental in the most inventive and ambitious watchmaking creations of the 2010s. He then joined TAG Heuer where he took on a pivotal role at the core of the brand’s processes.
Today, as a watchmaker-analyst and process design specialist at Artime, he is the guarantor of his colleagues’ vision, seeing its execution through as the team’s feasibility lead and chief problem solver.
Didier Bretin is the Watchmaker of the Artime team. He started his career at Breguet. His career continued at Audemars Piguet, where he specialized as a Builder and met Fabrice Deschanel. A stint at Philippe Dufour allowed him to perfect his skills and it was at Greubel-Forsey that he had the privilege of making timepieces in their entirety and bringing a new vision to the art of watchmaking. He has already had the chance to co-sign the watch of a high end watch brand.
Didier Bretin
Emmanuel Jutier
Emmanuel Jutier has held various positions related to product marketing and sales management, enabled him to accumulate unparalleled experience within the Swatch Group, the Manufacture F.P.Journe and finally at Greubel Forsey. He has contributed to the growth of these major independent brands on an international level. He brings an innate sense of storytelling, a love of fine watchmaking and a knowledge of the main players in the market as well as close relations with collectors, which will enable Artime to approach these key groups within the community.
Manuel Thomas, a watchmaker and micro-mechanic by training, also comes from the ranks of the Audemars Piguet (Renaud and Papi) watchmaking establishment.
An entrepreneur at heart, Manuel has founded several companies in the luxury watchmaking sector. He brings to the team a strategic industrial vision for Artime.
Manuel Thomas