LUXUO Leaders: CEO of L?Epée, Arnaud Nicolas on the Art of Luxury Watchmaking
Founded in 1839, Delémont-based Maison L?Epée has kept up with horological innovations whilst maintaining "traditional" watchmaking processes
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CEO of L?Epée Arnaud Nicolas
“We design a new movement for every single piece,” says CEO of L?Epée Arnaud Nicolas on how he conceptualises his design ideas. “Mixing mechanics and art” Arnaud often takes inspiration from unlikely sources including the automotive world of sport racing and classic cars. Arnaud speaks to LUXUO on future brand collaborations, his upcoming exhibition at the Singapore Watch Fair 2023 and a surprising anecdote on how L?Epée was closely associated to the wedding of Prince Charles (now Kings Charles III) and the late Lady Diana in 1981.
When did you first get interested in watchmaking and how did you become the head of this very unique Maison, L?Epée based in Delémont"
I always have been interested by everything that was mechanics. Car engines, watches, tools, almost everything that have motions. And when I was a kid I broke my mechanical watches that I had for my sixth birthday, I was around seven if I recall it right. So this was the first time I saw a watch mechanical movement ? that was when I started to like them and like to dismount them. But as I love sciences in general, I studied science and got a master degree in sc...
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CEO of L?Epée Arnaud Nicolas
“We design a new movement for every single piece,” says CEO of L?Epée Arnaud Nicolas on how he conceptualises his design ideas. “Mixing mechanics and art” Arnaud often takes inspiration from unlikely sources including the automotive world of sport racing and classic cars. Arnaud speaks to LUXUO on future brand collaborations, his upcoming exhibition at the Singapore Watch Fair 2023 and a surprising anecdote on how L?Epée was closely associated to the wedding of Prince Charles (now Kings Charles III) and the late Lady Diana in 1981.
When did you first get interested in watchmaking and how did you become the head of this very unique Maison, L?Epée based in Delémont"
I always have been interested by everything that was mechanics. Car engines, watches, tools, almost everything that have motions. And when I was a kid I broke my mechanical watches that I had for my sixth birthday, I was around seven if I recall it right. So this was the first time I saw a watch mechanical movement ? that was when I started to like them and like to dismount them. But as I love sciences in general, I studied science and got a master degree in sc...
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