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Guenat SA Montres Valgine

Guenat SA Montres Valgine (GMV) is a confirmed Swiss horological manufacturing business associated with Richard Mille, not an alias for the retail brand. 12

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

At a glance

Subject
Confirmed Horological Business 12
First documented date
1900 — Ali Guenat takeover in group history 1
Documented work
Richard Mille development and production programme 12

The company behind the name: GMV, Horométrie and Richard Mille

Guenat SA Montres Valgine (GMV) is a confirmed Swiss horological manufacturing business associated with Richard Mille, not an alias for the retail brand. The company-data listing identifies Guenat SA Montres Valgine in Les Breuleux, UID CHE-102.173.706, registered on 7 July 1976.

Richard Mille’s history says Ali Guenat took over the enterprise in 1900. The group history says Dominique Guenat joined in 1986 and took management responsibility in 1991.

The same history dates Dominique Guenat and Richard Mille’s brand venture to 1999 and Horométrie’s operating-company formation to 2001. The official manufacture page assigns development, production and distribution functions across GMV and Horométrie in Les Breuleux.

The page describes procurement and specialist production organization; it does not substantiate that GMV alone manufactures every Richard Mille component or movement. The 1900 enterprise takeover, 1976 SA registration, 1999 brand venture and 2001 operating company are different identity milestones. 12

The work and why it matters

Richard Mille’s official website continues to present GMV within its manufacturing organization. 1

Key dates

  1. 1900

    Ali Guenat takeover in group history

    Richard Mille’s history says Ali Guenat took over the enterprise in 1900. 1

  2. 1976-07-07

    SA registration in company-data listing

    The company-data listing identifies Guenat SA Montres Valgine in Les Breuleux, UID CHE-102.173.706, registered on 7 July 1976. 2

  3. 1986

    Dominique joins

    The group history says Dominique Guenat joined in 1986 and took management responsibility in 1991. 1

  4. 1991

    Dominique assumes management

    The group history says Dominique Guenat joined in 1986 and took management responsibility in 1991. 1

  5. 1999

    Richard Mille brand venture

    The same history dates Dominique Guenat and Richard Mille’s brand venture to 1999 and Horométrie’s operating-company formation to 2001. 1

Ownership and continuity

Richard Mille’s official website continues to present GMV within its manufacturing organization. 1

Watchmakers and designers linked to Guenat SA Montres Valgine

These people have a sourced relationship to this brand in the Enjoy Watches register. The label beside each name states the relationship recorded; it should not be read as a broader employment or ownership claim.

Identification and service

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A brand history cannot authenticate, appraise, or establish the provenance of a particular watch.

Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. reasonable inference

    Guenat SA Montres Valgine (GMV) is a confirmed Swiss horological manufacturing business associated with Richard Mille, not an alias for the retail brand.

  2. reasonable inference

    The company-data listing identifies Guenat SA Montres Valgine in Les Breuleux, UID CHE-102.173.706, registered on 7 July 1976.

  3. reasonable inference

    Richard Mille’s history says Ali Guenat took over the enterprise in 1900.

  4. reasonable inference

    The group history says Dominique Guenat joined in 1986 and took management responsibility in 1991.

  5. reasonable inference

    The same history dates Dominique Guenat and Richard Mille’s brand venture to 1999 and Horométrie’s operating-company formation to 2001.

  6. reasonable inference

    The official manufacture page assigns development, production and distribution functions across GMV and Horométrie in Les Breuleux.

  7. reasonable inference

    The page describes procurement and specialist production organization; it does not substantiate that GMV alone manufactures every Richard Mille component or movement.

  8. reasonable inference

    Richard Mille’s official website continues to present GMV within its manufacturing organization.

  9. reasonable inference

    The 1900 enterprise takeover, 1976 SA registration, 1999 brand venture and 2001 operating company are different identity milestones.

Known limits

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

Direct sources

  1. ManufactureRichard Mille · official manufacturing and history · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: GMV and Horométrie, lines 65–87: Les Breuleux, Ali Guenat, Dominique Guenat and company functions.. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  2. Guenat SA Montres ValgineBusiness Monitor, Swiss company-data aggregation · company register aggregator · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Company identity, registration date 7 July 1976, UID CHE-102.173.706 and corporate purpose.. External source.

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