Watchmaker profile

Romain Gauthier

Romain Gauthier founded the Le Sentier manufacture and developed the Logical One constant-force movement with a ruby-link chain. 1

At a glance

Dates
1975–?

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Romain Gauthier's work include Calibre HM 2206 and Logical One. 1

Romain Gauthier founded or co-founded Romain Gauthier. 1

Recognition: GPHG Men's Complication prize, 2013

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented original work

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Romain Gauthier

Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Romain Gauthier — Founder / co-founder. Precision mechanic / watch constructor 1

    Legacy affiliation: Romain Gauthier. Person-level contribution: Founded the Le Sentier manufacture and developed the Logical One constant-force movement with a ruby-link chain.

    Original affiliation wording: Romain Gauthier. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 2 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (2)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Maker/house biography; scoped attribution, not independent manufacturing or priority validation. 1
  • Representative work: Maker/house biography; scoped attribution, not independent manufacturing or priority validation. 1

Sources

  1. Our storyRomain Gauthier · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0113] Romain Gauthier. "Our story." Not stated. https://romaingauthier.com/en/our-brand/history/ Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Original source text inspected; not independent corroboration of every profile clause.

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