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Petermann Bédat: The Complete Brand Breakdown
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Petermann Bédat is a young independent Swiss watchmaking brand founded by Gaël Petermann and Florian Bédat. The brand is based in Renens, near Lausanne, Switzerland, where the duo operates its workshop and produces highly finished, small-series mechanical watches.
The founders first met in 2007 at the Geneva Watchmaking School, where their shared interest in traditional fine watchmaking began. Their partnership developed through years of training and work in Switzerland and Germany, including experience at A. Lange & Söhne and Harry Winston.
Petermann Bédat’s independent venture began from their Renens workshop in 2017. That same year, the founders started developing their first watch with support from Dominique Renaud, the renowned complications specialist and co-founder of Renaud & Papi.
Their debut model, the Reference 1967 Deadbeat Seconds, introduced the brand’s philosophy: traditional craftsmanship, hand finishing, German-inspired movement architecture, and modern visual design. The watch won the Horological Revelation Prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2020, establishing Petermann Bédat as one of the most respected new names in independent horology.
The brand later strengthened its reputation with the Reference 2941 Split-Seconds Chronograph, a complex monopusher chronograph that won the Chronograph Watch Prize at GPHG in 2023.
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Today, Petermann Bédat is known for extremely limited production, deep hand-finishing, technical complications, and a quiet, craft-led identity. Its watches are not positioned as mass luxury products but as collector-focused pieces for clients who value artisanal Swiss watchmaking, mechanical purity, and independent creation.
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