Greubel Forsey

The untold tale of how two rebellious master watchmakers learned their craft, met, established a brand, and in a few years created some of the most innovative, refined and sought-after watches in the world. This volume marks the 20th anniversary of Greubel Forsey, specialist creators of handmade timepieces who have elevated their craft not only as an art, but also as a science and a philosophy. In early 1992 Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey met at Renaud et Papi, a hothouse of new watchmaking ideas in the Swiss Jura. Robert comes from a traditional Alsatian watchmaking family; Stephen is an Englishman who originally trained as a musician. In 2004 they launched Greubel Forsey in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Going against the grain, they focused their energy on uncompromising innovation and the most demanding elements of hand finishing, bringing back a level of excellence that would rival the 18th- and 19th-century masters. This is the story of Robert and Stephen''s creative and technical adventures, their more than thirty unique and original calibres sought after by collectors worldwide, and their many inventions that have transformed modern watchmaking. Renowned by aficionados for uniting art, science and craftsmanship, Greubel Forsey''s feats of watchmaking continue to push the limits of the possible.

Auteur
Michael Clerizo is the author of Masters of Contemporary Watchmaking and George Daniels: A Master Watchmaker and His Art, both published by Thames & Hudson. His work has appeared in numerous watch magazines and specialist websites. He is best known for his articles in the Wall Street Journal. He is a contributing editor at that publication's WSJ Magazine. He has also presented several segments in CNN's 'Timeless' series.

Résumé
The story of two watchmakers who established a luxury watch brand and in only a few years created some of the most innovative, refined and sought-after timepieces in the world.

This is the untold story of how two rebellious master watchmakers, Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey, learned their craft, met, established a brand, and in a few years created some of the most astonishingly beautiful and mechanically sophisticated timepieces ever made. Today they are recognized as the makers of the most uncompromising designs in the world.

The two men met in early 1992 at Renaud et Papi, a hothouse of new watchmaking ideas in Le Locle in the Swiss Jura Mountains. They teamed up and launched Greubel Forsey in 2004 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, refusing to accept that everything had already been invented in watchmaking. Going against the grain, they focused their energy on uncompromising innovation and the most difficult elements of hand finishing, bringing back a level of excellence that would rival the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century masters.

Greubel and Forsey are responsible for many inventions that have advanced watchmaking expertise to new levels as well as creating thirty unique and original calibres since 2004.