ARTISTIC FREEDOM

MADE BY HUMANS,FOR HUMANS

Schaefer & Companions is a Swiss artistic watchmaking Maison created for those who seek difference, human gesture and art carried on the wrist.

The Maison was founded on a simple belief: a watch can be more than an instrument of time. It can become a miniature artwork, a sculptural object and a trace of the hand that shaped it.

Through each creation, Schaefer & Companions brings together Swiss mechanical watchmaking, métiers d’art and contemporary artistic expression to create timepieces with presence, meaning and singularity.

A MAISON SHAPED BYHUMAN CONVICTION

Founded by Christophe Schaefer, Schaefer & Companions reflects a personal vision of watchmaking as a meeting point between fine art, sculpture, human craft and mechanical creation.

As an artist and sculptor, Christophe brings a strong sensitivity to form, volume and detail. This sculptural background is visible in the Maison’s case architecture, where the watch is not treated as a neutral container, but as a meaningful object in itself.

Through the design of the cases, the choice of artistic encounters and the development of each timepiece, the Maison pursues one ambition: to create watches with soul, identity and cultural depth.

This is watchmaking shaped by human hands, artistic intention and mechanical precision.

SHAPED BY HUMAN HANDS

STRAW MARQUETRY

A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTIC COLLABORATION

Schaefer & Companions is more than a watch brand. It is an open artistic Maison where artists, artisans, watchmakers, galleries, writers and selected partners contribute to a living creative ecosystem.

The Maison imagines the timepiece, while each Companion brings a personal artistic language. From this encounter emerges a third expression, shaped by dialogue, skill and emotion.

This is the meaning of Artistic Freedom. Enamelling, engraving, marquetry and miniature painting are not treated as ornament, but as expressive métiers d’art. Each creation brings together Swiss mechanical watchmaking, traditional craftsmanship and contemporary artistic expression.

A VISION BEYOND BORDERS

Schaefer & Companions is born in Switzerland, but its artistic vision is not limited by geography.

The Maison works with artists and artisans from different horizons, allowing each dial to carry a specific hand, culture, material language and emotional landscape. This openness is not a compromise. It is part of the Maison’s identity.

While the mechanical foundation remains rooted in Swiss watchmaking, the artistic expression is free to travel. Enamel, engraving, marquetry, painting and other métiers d’art become ways of opening the watch to different human perspectives.

Each timepiece becomes a meeting point: Swiss mechanical precision, contemporary artistic freedom and savoir-faire shaped by human hands.

ART ON THE WRIST

THE WATCH AS

A FRAME

Every Schaefer & Companions creation is conceived as a frame for human expression: a mechanical object designed to carry art, gesture and meaning.

Solune is the Maison’s first reference and the origin of its sculptural language. Born from the founder’s sensitivity to form, volume and detail, it establishes a vision of the watch case as more than architecture: a meaningful object that gives presence to the artwork it carries.

This founding language is not a limit, but a starting point. Octolune is one expression of its evolution, and future case designs may open new forms while preserving the same intention: to create watches shaped by human hands, made to carry human creativity.

Through Grand Art and Médaillon, each architecture becomes a space for artistic expression, from full miniature artworks to more intimate central compositions that can evolve through the Maison over time.

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CREATED FOR THOSE WHO SEEK DIFFERENCE

Every Schaefer & Companions creation begins with Solune, the Maison’s original case architecture designed to frame unique works of horological art. This artistic language also extends into Octolune, a more sculptural expression of the same vision.

Created for those who find beauty in difference, seek uniqueness and enjoy the contemplation of art, both families offer two artistic directions: Grand Art, where the entire dial becomes an artwork, and Médaillon, a more discreet and evolving expression with interchangeable medallions that allow the watch to move from one artwork to another.

SOLUNE Medaillon

A discreet artistic expression where a sculptural medallion reveals the artwork, with the freedom to change from one piece to another.

SOLUNE Grand Art

The original Schaefer & Companions creation, where the entire dial becomes a unique oeuvre d’art.

OCTOLUNE Grand Art

The Octolune architecture with interchangeable medallions, made for collectors who want their watch to evolve through different artworks.

OCTOLUNE Médaillon

A bolder and more sculptural interpretation, where the full dial becomes a striking artistic canvas.

THE SYMBOLISM OF SOLUNE

A JOURNEY BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHADOW

Solune draws its essence from the Renaissance and the Enlightenment: celebrating art, free thought, and cosmic beauty, where human creativity meets the infinite heavens.

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THE SUN WITHIN THE BEZEL

Radiant forms of the bezel echo the astral power of the sun.

Like in the age of Renaissance and Enlightenment, it symbolizes light as the origin of harmony, knowledge, and life.

02

THE ENGRAVED MOONPHASES

Moonphases carved within the Grand Art bezel connect us to the cosmos.

They embody the rhythm of nature, a constant reminder of our place within the universe.

03

THE INFINITY DIAL

A hypnotic wave opening onto eternity.

Its fluid form evokes limitless imagination, a visual echo of infinite creativity extending beyond the dial.

04

THE ASTRAL HANDS

Sculpted as if they were fragments of an extraterrestrial object, the Astral Hands extend the watch’s symbolic language beyond conventional timekeeping. Their sharp, celestial forms appear suspended above the dial, evoking distant constellations, unknown artefacts and movement through space.

At their centre, the seconds hand rotates perpetually, creating an uninterrupted orbit across the dial. More than a functional indication, it becomes a symbol of continuous motion, the passage of time and the infinite rhythm of the universe.

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THE MEDAILLON AS CANVAS

An intimate space shaped by human hands.

Each médaillon dial is a unique work of art, hand-crafted with passion, opening a window to another universe where creativity knows no bounds.