Dominique Mouret
Watchmaker-pendulum maker
Sainte-Croix

« I feel the material and the way the ancients worked to revive these old mechanical ladies. »

From an early age, Dominique Mouret was passionate about small mechanics. Trained in watchmaking and more particularly in clockmaking, this Frenchman of origin settled in Switzerland as a freelancer in 1985. Working in the restoration and construction of mechanisms, he was also co-founder in Sainte-Croix of ’a company that manufactures exceptional clocks.

« You have to see through time to carry out a beautiful restoration. And she must not see herself. It is necessary to give life again, to bring to life and to transmit. »

Recognized for his restorations of old clocks, notably musical clocks, flute sets and automatons, Dominique Mouret collaborates with watchmaking museums and maintains private collections. He had a real passion for Neuchâtel clocks from the 18th and 19th centuries, on which he carried out tireless research.

Diplomas

1976 CAP in clockmaking at the Anet Watchmaking School, Dreux, France

1978 Diploma in general knowledge in watchmaking at Technicum, Le Locle

1982 Technician diploma in restoration of antique clocks at the Restoration Center of the International Watchmaking Museum (MIH), La Chaux-de-Fonds

Connections

https://www.pme.ch/afterwork/2021/04/26/le-pendulier-de-sainte-croix

https://www.yumpu.com/fr/document/read/31010757/les-maames-gestes-depuis-des-siaacles-watch-around

http://www.horlogerie-suisse.com/horlomag/watch-around/0089/le-reseau-de-sainte-croix