Lausanne Palud

For Lionel’s youngest son, the love of watchmaking came naturally. Nothing could be more natural when you spend your childhood surrounded by complex cogs and magnificent mechanisms… His studies at the Ecole d’horlogerie de la Vallée de Joux confirmed to Julien that the profession ran in his veins.

Today, he runs the company jointly with his brother, Yannick. His greatest pleasure? Spending time with customers to advise them, making himself available to sketch a ring or pendant to create a bespoke piece of jewelry, repair a watchband or carry out a quick service for a customer in a hurry. In short, Julien goes out of his way to be of service. But his legendary calm and energy at work are matched only by his coolness when it comes to the sports he enjoys: hiking in the mountains in summer, skiing in winter and skydiving all year round!

Lionel’s eldest son fell into clockmaking as a child. As a child, Yannick spent most of his free time watching his father restore antique clocks. It’s an activity he practiced himself at the start of his career, when he had just completed the Ecole des Métiers in precision mechanics, supplemented by studies in commerce and management. Today, Yannick runs the company jointly with his brother, Julien, and divides his time between the Vevey boutiques and Glacier 3000, the highest watchmaking boutique in French-speaking Switzerland. But don’t be fooled into thinking that the ticking of watches is the only thing that makes this adventurer tick. In addition to his passion for aviation, which he satisfies by regularly flying over the Alps in a helicopter or plane, he loves simple pleasures: bivouacking in the forest with his two boys, his Doberman Oban and genuine human relationships.