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A chance encounter in 2016 brought together Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier, uniting two complementary forces whose visions align with remarkable precision. Merging Renaud’s pioneering approach to horological innovation with Tixier’s exceptional craftsmanship, the partnership has produced mechanical creations that challenge the boundaries of traditional watchmaking. Their collaboration is defined by a rare balance of experimental research and artisanal execution, grounded in a shared curiosity and uncompromising attention to detail.
Their early work includes the Tempus Fugit, recognised as the world’s smallest secular perpetual calendar, conceived as a compact expression of time designed to span millennia. This was followed by a unique creation for Only Watch 2023, where the duo reimagined the grande complication by radically simplifying its mechanical architecture. Compact, modular, and executed with exceptional finishing, the piece reflects their ongoing pursuit of innovation—where each project becomes an exploration of what watchmaking can be when redefined from first principles.
Renaud Trixier
Watchmaking, rebuilt from first principles
Renaud Tixier is an independent Swiss watchmaking project founded by Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier, built as a space for fundamental horological research rather than conventional product development. The brand approaches watchmaking from first principles, re-examining core mechanical functions such as energy transmission, regulation, and efficiency, with the aim of challenging established assumptions in modern movement architecture. Rather than incremental evolution, each creation emerges from a process of deep technical questioning, where engineering decisions are driven by performance, clarity, and conceptual purpose.
At the heart of its making process lies a close collaboration between invention and craftsmanship. Dominique Renaud leads the conceptual and mechanical innovation, drawing on decades of experience in movement architecture, while Julien Tixier translates these ideas into finely executed components through highly specialised machining and hand-finishing. Working as a small, focused atelier, the brand develops entirely new calibres from the ground up, often centred around novel systems such as reimagined micro-rotors designed to improve energy efficiency and mechanical stability. The result is a highly experimental yet meticulously finished form of watchmaking.
The science of mechanical reinvention
Renaud Tixier approaches watchmaking as a process of fundamental reinvention, questioning how mechanical systems should truly function.