{"id":5305,"date":"2015-08-23T12:38:52","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T10:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/actualite\/the-lionel-meylan-boutique-celebrates-its-25th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T21:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:28:39","slug":"the-lionel-meylan-boutique-celebrates-its-25th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/en\/actualite\/the-lionel-meylan-boutique-celebrates-its-25th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lionel Meylan boutique celebrates its 25th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"drop-cap\">\u201cA shop in a small town like Vevey that competes with some in the biggest metropolises in the world: you wouldn\u2019t find that anywhere else!\u201d Half-amused, half-surprised, when he looks back over the past quarter of a century, Lionel Meylan can only find one explanation for this success. \u201cWe are watchmakers first and foremost. We know how to advise on or describe any movement, no matter how complicated. It is our extensive knowledge of the trade that has enabled us to represent prestigious watchmaking and jewellery brands with complete confidence.\u201d<br \/>\nTherein doubtless lies the key to the Meylan family\u2019s originality. The diversity of their approach is what makes them different.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A watchmaker by profession, from the heart and by family tradition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When he decided to open his first boutique at No. 4, Place du March\u00e9, Lionel, whose original job was repairing antique clocks, considered that a watchmaker\u2019s place was not at the back of the shop hidden from view. He should instead be front and centre, very much part of the scenery. This is about making a statement, a claim. It affirms a clear commitment to the workbench and a passion for mechanical expertise.<br \/>\nThis determination has been an integral part of the family history.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61743\" src=\"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lionel-meylan-vevey-place-du-marche-horloger..jpg\" alt=\"Lionel-Meylan-Vevey-place-du-marche-horloger\" width=\"588\" height=\"897\" \/><br \/>\n<em>The watchmaker&#8217;s place, front and centre<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Richard Meylan, Lionel\u2019s grandfather, owned a watch shop in Le Brassus. His great-uncle, Gabriel, was also a watchmaker and specialised in minute-repeater movements at<br \/>\nJaeger-LeCoultre in the 1920s. On his mother\u2019s side, the family was at the head of the semi-precious stone company, Golay-Buchel. These strong and enduring ties with both watchmaking and jewellery are reflected in the collections offered in the Lionel Meylan boutiques.<br \/>\nToday, Lionel\u2019s sons, Julien and Yannick, continue the family tradition at his side. \u201cWe are magnificently complementary\u201d, he emphasises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"small\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61744\" src=\"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/richard_meylan-lionel-meylan-vevey.-1.jpg\" alt=\"Richard_Meylan-Lionel-Meylan-Vevey\" width=\"624\" height=\"624\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Richard Meylan, Lionel\u2019s grandfather, was a renowned watchmaker in the Vall\u00e9e de Joux where he became the official retailer for Jaeger-LeCoultre in the launch year of the famous Reverso: 1931..<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Julien is a watchmaker by trade, while Yannick is a watchmaker in heart and mind, and each one has his own way of following in his father\u2019s footsteps. They transmit a certain vision of watchmaking, its values and above all, an exceptional knowledge of its history, its arts and crafts and its techniques. What do they have in common? A passion for sharing and a love of beautiful things.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-61745\" src=\"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yannick-lionel-julien-meylan-vevey-1024x685..jpg\" alt=\"Yannick-Lionel-Julien-Meylan-Vevey\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","blog_category":[481],"class_list":["post-5305","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog_category-boutique-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Lionel Meylan boutique celebrates its 25th anniversary | Lionel Meylan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/en\/actualite\/the-lionel-meylan-boutique-celebrates-its-25th-anniversary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Lionel Meylan boutique celebrates its 25th anniversary | Lionel Meylan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cA shop in a small town like Vevey that competes with some in the biggest metropolises in the world: you wouldn\u2019t find that anywhere else!\u201d Half-amused, half-surprised, when he looks back over the past quarter of a century, Lionel Meylan can only find one explanation for this success. \u201cWe are watchmakers first and foremost. 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