CLEGUER Horology officially debuts with the launch of its first timepiece in the Inspiration Collection. Dedicated to advancing mechanical precision and contemporary Watch architecture, this independent Swiss brand was founded by watchmaking engineer Mathieu Cleguer. The Inspiration Collection is a series of time-only watches introducing escapement advancements, constant-force mechanisms, and other solutions dedicated to enhancing chronometric precision.
At the heart of CLEGUER Horology’s debut piece is the innate escapement, a reinterpretaOon of the natural escapement. It resolves the non-self-starting limitation inherent in a traditional natural escapement by drawing on principles from the Fasoldt escapement, combining the dual escape wheels of the natural escapement with a tangential impulse delivered through a lever, as in Charles Fasoldt’s creaOon. This underscores Mathieu’s commitment to chronometric performance and technical refinement.
Additionally, the integration of a stopwork mechanism atop the ratchet-click system is a rarely seen approach in modern watchmaking. This system limits power reserve to 36 hours and improves the chronometry by also limiting the variation of torque delivered. “The aspect I love about the watch is the winding and click system, creating a mystery motion with the integration of the crown wheel concentrated on the second wheel and an oversized ratchet that seems to connect to nothing,” says Mathieu. Although the escapement lever remains largely hidden, its design is also intricate and distinctive.