Independent Swiss Watchmaking — Est. Villars-sur-Ollon

Time, finished by hand.

Mechanical dive watches built one at a time, in small numbers, with Alpine restraint and Swiss-grade precision. No two leave the bench unexamined.

Movement
In-house FR-200
Water resistance
300 m
Made per year
Under 240 pieces
Two Françoise Romaine professional dive watches resting on dark stone
No. 01 Blanc & No. 04 Nuit — studio reference

The Brand Film

A steel language, rendered in motion.

One case, four temperaments. The FR diver plays as a continuous studio film — Blanc, Bleu, Slate, and Nuit — each holding light a little differently. Choose a dial to jump to its chapter.

The Collection

Four dials. One steel language.

A single 39.5 mm case, drawn in four characters. Select a model to open it in detail below.

No. 01 Blanc white dial steel watch REF. FR·01

No. 01 Blanc

Lacquered white dial, red central seconds.

CHF 19,800
No. 02 Bleu blue dial steel watch REF. FR·02

No. 02 Bleu

Sunburst blue dial, brushed steel bracelet.

CHF 19,800
No. 03 Slate textured graphite dial steel watch REF. FR·03

No. 03 Slate

Grained graphite dial, red accents.

CHF 20,800
No. 04 Nuit black dial steel watch REF. FR·04

No. 04 Nuit

Matte black dial, woven steel bracelet.

CHF 20,800

In Detail

Every facet, up close.

Step around the case. Each view is a detail study of the studio reference — dial, case profile, and bracelet — with the full technical sheet beside it.

Three-quarter REF. FR·01

Detail views are framed from the high-resolution studio reference. Book a viewing to handle the piece in person.

Technical Specification

About the Calibre

Calibre FR-200

The movement, in motion.

An in-house automatic built around a free-sprung balance and a single, generous mainspring barrel. Finished by hand — Geneva stripes on the bridges, black-polished steel, chamfered edges catching the light as the rotor turns.

Power reserve
72hours
Frequency
28,800vph · 4 Hz
Jewels
27rubies
Accuracy
−2 / +4sec / day

The Atelier

Made in small numbers, finished by hand.

In our workshop above Villars-sur-Ollon, time is shaped by patience. Each component is decorated, assembled, timed across five positions, and inspected by the same watchmaker who built it. Nothing is hurried; nothing is hidden.

Discover the Atelier
Françoise Romaine watchmaking movement and finishing tools on the bench

Journal

The value of patience

Stories on craft, design, and the slow making of time.

Finishing tools and a movement under the loupe

Why a free-sprung balance keeps better time

Read the Journal

Visit

Villars-sur-Ollon

Experience the collection by appointment, in the Alps.

An hour, a loupe, and every reference on the table. We confirm each visit personally.

By Appointment

Book a private viewing

Choose a model and a preferred time. The atelier team will confirm availability personally.