Ateliers deMonaco

Ateliers deMonaco is a manufacture of luxury wristwatches based in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva.

Ateliers deMonaco
Watch Manufacturer
Members of the Citizen Group
IndustryWatchmaking
Founded2008
HeadquartersGeneva
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Pim Koeslag, Robert van Pappelendam, Peter Stas
ProductsWatches
Websiteateliers-demonaco.com

History

The brand was founded in 2008 by co-founders Pim Koeslag, Robert van Pappelendam and Peter Stas.[1][2]

In May 2016, Citizen announced its intention to acquire Ateliers deMonaco.[3][4]

Products
  • Tourbillon Répétition Minute with patented Balance Cage allowing watchmaker to balance the weight of the Tourbillon cage by manually adding or removing small metal weights at the opposite sides of the escapement to bring the gravity point of all 80 components to the exact centre of the cage. A Silicium Escapement and Lever with low weight, extreme hardness and high corrosion resistance resulting in significantly improved energy efficiency and low friction without need for lubrication. [5]
  • Tourbillon eXtrem Precision 1 Minute[6]
  • Quantième Perpétuel with EaZy Adjust system, a patented in-house developed perpetual calendar allowing to set the time, date, day, week, month and (leap) year by just using the crown.[7]
  • Admiral Chronographe Flyback with direct return to zero mechanism [8]
  • Poinçon de Genève with Freebeat regulation system [9]
  • Ronde de Monte-Carlo[10]
  • Bespoke La Sirène, inspired by Charlène de Monaco and her favorite flowers the King Protea from South Africa.[11]
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References
  1. Journal de Monaco - Bulletin Officiel de la Principauté du vendredi 5 décembre 2008 n° 7889, Arrêté Ministériel n° 2008-788 du 27 novembre 2008 portant autorisation et approbation des statuts de la société anonyme monégasque dénommée ‘Ateliers deMonaco SAM’
  2. Extrait des inscriptions portées au Répertoire du Commerce et de l’Industrie, à la date du mercredi 11 mars 2009 sous le n° 09 S 04993 au nom de ‘Ateliers deMonaco SAM’
  3. News (PDF)
  4. "How to Pick Best Watch". Tuesday, March 24, 2020
  5. "Watch Lounge". Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  6. "Ateliers DeMonaco Tourbillon Carre And Ronde Watches Hands-On". Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  7. "Watch Lounge". Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  8. https://monochrome-watches.com/review-ateliers-demonaco-admiral-chronograph-flyback-sapphire
  9. https://www.europastar.com/watch-gallery/1004090957-ateliers-demonaco-poincon-de-geneve-classique.html
  10. http://gphg.org/horlogerie/fr/montres/ronde-de-monte-carlo
  11. http://watches.infoniac.com/ateliers-de-monaco-la-sirene-watch.html
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