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Simon Brette is a Swiss independent watchmaker renowned for his Chronomètre Artisans, a timepiece that marries traditional craftsmanship with modern innovation, earning him the Horological Revelation Prize in 2023.
Simon Brette is a French independent watchmaker producing a tiny number of highly refined mechanical timepieces each year. Brette is known for an exceptionally high standard of hand-finishing — including anglage, perlage, and bevelling applied to entirely in-house movements — and for a restrained, classical aesthetic that prioritises horological substance over visual drama. The brand is regarded in collector circles as one of the finest emerging independents in contemporary watchmaking.
The Unis is Simon Brette's primary reference — a time-only dress watch with an in-house manually wound movement finished to a standard that rivals established names at significantly higher price points. The dial design is deliberately understated, allowing the movement architecture visible through the caseback to speak for itself. The Unis represents Brette's philosophy that a great watch needs no complications beyond excellent execution of the fundamentals.
Simon Brette occupies the same rarefied tier as makers like Romain Gauthier and Laurent Ferrier — independents producing fewer than 50 pieces per year, entirely in-house, to a finishing standard that is genuinely comparable to the very best Swiss manufactures. Brette is frequently cited by serious collectors and press as one of the most important watchmakers of his generation, and waiting lists for his pieces reflect demand that significantly exceeds supply.
