# Romain Gauthier

> Romain Gauthier, formerly of component maker François Golay, set up his company in the Vallée de Joux in 2005 and showed his first watch, the Prestige HM, at Baselworld in 2007. Chanel took a minority stake in 2011. The Logical One and Insight followed.

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## About

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Founded in:** Le Chenit, Switzerland
- **Based in:** Le Sentier, Switzerland
- **Founder:** Romain Gauthier

## In this catalogue

- **References listed:** 24
- **Case sizes:** 40–42 mm
- **Case materials:** 6
- **Movement types:** Automatic, Manual

## Note

The brief asked about a Richemont shareholding. No source supports one. The minority shareholder is Chanel, which took its stake in 2011 (Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie timeline). Zefix shows Frédéric Grangié joining the board in November 2024. Wikipedia's infobox gives 2002 as the founding year, but the FHH timeline shows 2002 was the year Gauthier finished his MBA with a start-up business plan, and the company was set up in 2005. The company, Manufacture Romain Gauthier SA (formerly Montres Romain Gauthier SA, renamed December 2016), is registered in Le Chenit municipality at Rue du Canal 20, Le Sentier.

## Sources

- [Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie - Romain Gauthier](https://www.hautehorlogerie.org/en/watches-and-culture/watchmaking-knowledge/encyclopedia/romain-gauthier-)
- [Romain Gauthier - Milestones](https://www.romaingauthier.com/milestones)
- [Zefix - Manufacture Romain Gauthier SA (CHE-112.382.401)](https://www.zefix.ch/en/search/entity/list/firm/793547)
- [Monochrome - C by Romain Gauthier Titanium Edition 39.5mm (July 2026)](https://monochrome-watches.com/more-compact-c-by-romain-gauthier-titanium-edition-39-5mm-integrated-sports-watch-introducing-price/)
- [Wikipedia - Romain Gauthier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Gauthier)
- [Romain Gauthier - History](https://www.romaingauthier.com/en/our-brand/history/)
- [Romain Gauthier - News (Ginza salon, 14 May 2026)](https://www.romaingauthier.com/news)
- [Vaud commercial register extract - Manufacture Romain Gauthier SA (with deletions)](https://prestations.vd.ch/pub/101266/extract?lang=FR&companyOfsUid=CHE-112.382.401)

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