History of Christophe Claret
Christophe Claret is a master watchmaker who began his career working on antique and vintage watches for an expert restorer. In 1978, he attended the Geneva Watchmaking School and set up his watchmaking workshop in Lyon, France. After graduation, he started working with Roger Dubuis, the famous Geneva watchmaker. Claret started skeletonizing watches and creating his hour and quarter repeater timepieces on his own. His work with big brands began in 1987 when he began making minute repeaters for Ulysse Nardin.
He founded his manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and in 1999, moved his manufacture to the Soleil d’Or, a mansion overlooking Le Locle, where it still stands today.