Sylvain Pinaud has a great story. Graduated from a watchmaking school in 1998, he eventually joined the teaching staff at Ecole d’Horlogerie de Morteau in France (which has produced many great watchmakers in recent years), before going independent in 2018. Imagine the courage to go independent after 20 years, in a sea of great young watchmakers, many of them you taught yourself.
His first watch, a monopusher chronograph, was quite cool, but it took updated aesthetics from Massena LAB to win the best chronograph prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. All that to say, he’s had a great run in a short time. I like the asymmetrical layout (which reminds me a bit of certain Greubel Forsey Balancier watches). The finishing looks nice as well, though it’s hard to tell from the pictures. Hopefully, I’ll get to see it eventually to go hands-on.
Mark Kauzlarich
2026-04-13 15:00:00