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Delaloye Genève

Nicolas Delaloye identifies himself as founder and watchmaker of Delaloye Genève. 156

This profile covers the maker’s identity, history and documented work. A complete model catalogue is being researched separately.

At a glance

Subject
Independent Atelier 1
Documented work
Le Garde-Temps / ND01 67
Documented work
Renaissance 185

Maker, company and conflicting early dates

Nicolas Delaloye identifies himself as founder and watchmaker of Delaloye Genève. His official account dates entry into the Geneva Watchmaking School to 1987.

The present website says he founded the brand and made the first Garde-Temps in 2000. Europa Star and the 2026 Dial Circle interview account place the start of watches under his own name in 2004.

The brand’s own press index summarizes an archived history as a 2003 own-brand objective followed by a first series finalized in 2005. Europa Star reports that Delaloye founded Garde-Temps SA and collaborated with Franck Muller before his own-name launch. 1234

Museum interlude and relaunch

The Dial Circle interview account dates his Patek Philippe Museum restoration work to 2016–2024. The maker’s official history says he relaunched the brand in 2024 after eight years at the Patek Philippe Museum.

Europa Star describes renewed client activity and his return in 2025. AHCI records Delaloye as a member since 2024 and lists his atelier in Carouge, Geneva.

The relevant story is an identifiable Geneva maker returning from museum conservation to his own watches, with unresolved distinctions among company formation, brand intention and first completed series. 31254

Objects and current product boundaries

The official site identifies Garde-Temps as its first collection, designed and hand-finished in Geneva. A Collected Man documents a white-gold Le Garde-Temps ND01 specimen with Delaloye Genève branding.

Renaissance is presented with calibre ND01.s and a tantalum case; AHCI describes an announced series of 24 pieces. The official chapter navigation labels Renaissance Origine as 2026 and Asteria as 2027; the May 2026 interview describes Asteria as planned for late 2027. 678513

Ownership and continuity

Nicolas Delaloye identifies himself as founder and watchmaker of Delaloye Genève. 1

Watchmakers and designers linked to Delaloye Genève

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Identification and service

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Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. source stated claim

    Nicolas Delaloye identifies himself as founder and watchmaker of Delaloye Genève.

  2. source stated claim

    His official account dates entry into the Geneva Watchmaking School to 1987.

  3. source stated claim

    The present website says he founded the brand and made the first Garde-Temps in 2000.

  4. verified fact

    Europa Star and the 2026 Dial Circle interview account place the start of watches under his own name in 2004.

  5. source stated claim

    The brand’s own press index summarizes an archived history as a 2003 own-brand objective followed by a first series finalized in 2005.

  6. verified fact

    Europa Star reports that Delaloye founded Garde-Temps SA and collaborated with Franck Muller before his own-name launch.

  7. verified fact

    The Dial Circle interview account dates his Patek Philippe Museum restoration work to 2016–2024.

  8. source stated claim

    The maker’s official history says he relaunched the brand in 2024 after eight years at the Patek Philippe Museum.

  9. verified fact

    Europa Star describes renewed client activity and his return in 2025.

  10. verified fact

    AHCI records Delaloye as a member since 2024 and lists his atelier in Carouge, Geneva.

  11. source stated claim

    The official site identifies Garde-Temps as its first collection, designed and hand-finished in Geneva.

  12. verified fact

    A Collected Man documents a white-gold Le Garde-Temps ND01 specimen with Delaloye Genève branding.

  13. source stated claim

    Renaissance is presented with calibre ND01.s and a tantalum case; AHCI describes an announced series of 24 pieces.

  14. verified fact

    The official chapter navigation labels Renaissance Origine as 2026 and Asteria as 2027; the May 2026 interview describes Asteria as planned for late 2027.

  15. verified fact

    The relevant story is an identifiable Geneva maker returning from museum conservation to his own watches, with unresolved distinctions among company formation, brand intention and first completed series.

Known limits

  • This identity dossier is not a complete catalogue of every watch or reference.

Direct sources

  1. Workshop — Delaloye GenèveDelaloye Genève · maker retrospective history · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  2. The many lives of watchmakersEuropa Star · specialist career reporting · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  3. Asteria : l’hommage à l’astronomie de l’horloger genevois Nicolas DelaloyeThe Dial Circle; Julien Lambea · maker video interview report · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  4. Espace presse — Delaloye GenèveDelaloye Genève · official archive link index · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  5. Nicolas DelaloyeAcadémie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants · professional association profile · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  6. Garde-Temps — Chapter 1Delaloye Genève · official collection history · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  7. Delaloye Le Garde-Temps ND01A Collected Man · specialist dealer object catalogue · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  8. Renaissance — Chapter 2Delaloye Genève · official product page · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

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