FHH | A Talk With @francoise.watches

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13 May 2025

A Talk With @francoise.watches

A talk with

by @watches_and_culture And @francoise.watches

We invited Anne de pontonx, co-founder of francoise watches — a Paris-based brand specializing in watches and jewelry for women — to share five key inspirations that drive her passion for watchmaking. Here’s what she shared with us!

1. The conversations with clients and enthusiasts during appointments in prestigious Parisian hotels: a unique opportunity to share a passion and introduce others to the world of watchmaking.

2. Pastry-making and watchmaking are intimately connected through a shared pursuit of aesthetics, the precision of their craftsmanship, the transmission of gestures, and technical innovation: Françoise enjoys bringing them together within her creative universe.

3. Place Vendôme, a symbol of Parisian refinement and luxury, is the historic heart of jewelry and watchmaking creation.

4. Cartier, with its shaped watches, the finesse of its lines, and their stories, has always captivated Françoise Paris: the House’s repertoire of watch creations is extraordinarily rich, with wonders constantly resurfacing.

5. Piaget, known as the “jeweler of watchmaking”, and whose creations are tinged with subtle extravagance, embodies everything Françoise aims to highlight: mastery of materials, technical virtuosity, the inventiveness of the 1970s, and the renewed appreciation of jewelry-watches with a contemporary twist.