Arnaud Nicolas, chief executive of L'Epee 1839, discovered his passion for mechanics at age 7 after disassembling a watch. Although initially pursuing a career as an aerospace engineer, he felt a gap in his personal fulfillment. This led him to buy the struggling L'Epee brand, aligning with his partner Sebastien Merillat. Nicolas aimed to redefine decorative clocks, moving from traditional products to more trendy designs that capture a playful spirit, blending art with clockmaking and preserving craftsmanship for future generations.
The quest for that elusive component led him back to his childhood fascination with the mechanics of timekeeping in 2009, when he and his business partner, Sebastien Merillat, bought Swiza, a Swiss knife manufacturer.
I thought there was a market for more design-focused, trendy objects, something more playful. When I took over, L'Epee was only manufacturing carriage clocks.
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