Brand history & owner guide

Renaud Tixier

Renaud Tixier is the watch brand formed around Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier; its official publisher identifies Swiss UID CHE-405.552.527. 1257

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

At a glance

Subject
Confirmed Watch Brand 12
First documented date
2023-08-25 — Operating company registered 4
Documented work
Monday / RVI2023 78

Pre-brand work

Renaud and Tixier collaborated before the brand; the official account identifies Tempus Fugit and an earlier Only Watch collaboration. The brand presents Renaud as the conceptual innovator and Tixier as the maker translating ideas into finished mechanisms. 1

Founding and registration

Renaud Tixier is the watch brand formed around Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier; its official publisher identifies Swiss UID CHE-405.552.527. Europa Star’s 2024 report names Renaud, Tixier, Michel Nieto and investor Jean-Luc Errant in the founding venture.

The UID-linked company entered the Vaud register on 25 August 2023, with its legal seat in Nyon. The launch report also identifies constructor Alexandre Bugnon and prototype specialist Sébastien Rousseau; integration of assembly and finishing was developing in 2024. 1234

Inaugural watch and manufacturing scope

Monday is the inaugural watch, using calibre RVI2023 and a micro-rotor system assisted by a spring-and-flywheel device called the dancer. The brand describes the winding device as patented; this research did not verify a patent-family identifier or claims scope. 78

Legal evolution and current presentation

A Swiss notice published 16 September 2025 renamed sarl manufacture dominique renaud as Dominique Renaud week sarl, retaining UID CHE-405.552.527. The 5 August 2026 Swiss notice records Rousseau’s transfer of ten CHF100 units to Holding Manufacture Dominique Renaud SA, bringing that holder to 357 units.

The legal notice gives a Tolochenaz operating contact at Rue du Centre 5; the register gives a Nyon legal address. The official site continues to present Monday creations; its legal-notice body retains the former company name despite the registered 2025 rename. 5627

Key dates

  1. 2023-08-25

    Operating company registered

    The UID-linked company entered the Vaud register on 25 August 2023, with its legal seat in Nyon. 4

  2. 2024

    Brand and inaugural Monday presented

    Europa Star’s 2024 report names Renaud, Tixier, Michel Nieto and investor Jean-Luc Errant in the founding venture. 378

  3. 2025-09-16

    Company rename published

    A Swiss notice published 16 September 2025 renamed sarl manufacture dominique renaud as Dominique Renaud week sarl, retaining UID CHE-405.552.527. 5

  4. 2026-08-05

    Unit transfer and holder update

    The 5 August 2026 Swiss notice records Rousseau’s transfer of ten CHF100 units to Holding Manufacture Dominique Renaud SA, bringing that holder to 357 units. 6

Ownership and continuity

A Swiss notice published 16 September 2025 renamed sarl manufacture dominique renaud as Dominique Renaud week sarl, retaining UID CHE-405.552.527. 5

Watchmakers and designers linked to Renaud Tixier

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

For an individual watch, record the complete reference, serial, dial, case, and movement markings and compare them with dated primary documentation.

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

Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. verified fact

    Renaud Tixier is the watch brand formed around Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier; its official publisher identifies Swiss UID CHE-405.552.527.

  2. verified fact

    Europa Star’s 2024 report names Renaud, Tixier, Michel Nieto and investor Jean-Luc Errant in the founding venture.

  3. source stated claim

    Renaud and Tixier collaborated before the brand; the official account identifies Tempus Fugit and an earlier Only Watch collaboration.

  4. verified fact

    The UID-linked company entered the Vaud register on 25 August 2023, with its legal seat in Nyon.

  5. verified fact

    A Swiss notice published 16 September 2025 renamed sarl manufacture dominique renaud as Dominique Renaud week sarl, retaining UID CHE-405.552.527.

  6. verified fact

    The 5 August 2026 Swiss notice records Rousseau’s transfer of ten CHF100 units to Holding Manufacture Dominique Renaud SA, bringing that holder to 357 units.

  7. verified fact

    The legal notice gives a Tolochenaz operating contact at Rue du Centre 5; the register gives a Nyon legal address.

  8. source stated claim

    The brand presents Renaud as the conceptual innovator and Tixier as the maker translating ideas into finished mechanisms.

  9. verified fact

    The launch report also identifies constructor Alexandre Bugnon and prototype specialist Sébastien Rousseau; integration of assembly and finishing was developing in 2024.

  10. source stated claim

    Monday is the inaugural watch, using calibre RVI2023 and a micro-rotor system assisted by a spring-and-flywheel device called the dancer.

  11. source stated claim

    The brand describes the winding device as patented; this research did not verify a patent-family identifier or claims scope.

  12. verified fact

    The official site continues to present Monday creations; its legal-notice body retains the former company name despite the registered 2025 rename.

  13. reasonable inference

    Classify as confirmed_watch_brand. Renaud Tixier is the consumer name, while Dominique Renaud week sarl is the UID-linked legal operator name.

Known limits

  • Which patent families and production suppliers underlie RVI2023?
  • No patent identifier or audited component allocation was established.
  • Who controls the holding company and the remaining operating-company units?
  • The inspected 2026 notice is a transaction update, not a full ultimate-beneficial-owner map.
  • This identity dossier is not a complete catalogue of every watch or reference.

Direct sources

  1. The MaisonRenaud Tixier · official brand profile · accessed September 15, 2026

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

  2. Legal noticeRenaud Tixier · official legal notice · accessed September 15, 2026

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

  3. Renaud Tixier takes the stageEuropa Star · specialist report and founder interviews · accessed September 15, 2026

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

  4. Dominique Renaud week sarl in NyonMoneyhouse / Neue Zürcher Zeitung · commercial register aggregator · accessed September 15, 2026

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

  5. HR02-1006434634 — Mutation sarl manufacture dominique renaud, new Dominique Renaud week sarlSwiss Official Gazette of Commerce · official commercial register notice · accessed September 15, 2026

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

  6. HR02-1006724896 — Mutation Dominique Renaud week sarlSwiss Official Gazette of Commerce · official commercial register notice · accessed September 15, 2026

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

  7. MondayRenaud Tixier · official product description · accessed September 15, 2026

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

  8. WorkshopsRenaud Tixier · official manufacturing description · accessed September 15, 2026

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

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