Ludovic Ballouard Watches

Ludovic Ballouard was born in Brittany, France, in 1971 to a French father and a Dutch mother. His love for fine mechanics began as a boy – he enjoyed building, flying, and repairing radio-controlled airplanes. Noticing his skills, a teacher suggested he consider watchmaking as a career. Acting on that advice, Ballouard went to and graduated from watchmaking school. Unable to find a job as a watchmaker in Brittany as opportunities were scarce, he worked repairing airplane control panels for six years.

However, Ballouard could not continue to ignore his call for watchmaking, so he moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where he worked for Franck Muller in the after-sale department for three years. Following his departure from Franck Muller, he fell upon a fantastic opportunity when a close friend informed him of a watchmaking position at F.P. Journe. He ended up staying for seven years and was by the last three years responsible for assembling the very complicated Sonnerie Souveraine.