Péquignet’s EPM01 movement

Péquignet’s innovative and amazing EPM01 movement – well on its way towards mass production


EuropaStar - http://www.europastar.com/europastar/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004058592

A brief introduction - the balance of the article can be viewed at the link above
February 03, 2010
By Pierre Maillard



Last year in its BaselWorld issue, Europa Star was the first to present a very innovative movement, the EPM01, that was being developed by the Emile Péquignet brand. Our article was entitled “The strength of a dream,” which evoked the passion and determination of one man, Didier Leibundgut. In order to develop his amazing movement, Leibundgut, the owner of Péquignet, gathered together a small but talented team made up of the constructor Huy Van Tran, the watchmaker Ludovic Perez, and the industrial director, Philippe Blanchot.

First presented in the form of a prototype at last year’s BaselWorld, this movement surprised more than one person. Was it such an amazing calibre that it created some jealousy? We might imagine so because, starting this summer, rumours abounded with an unusual persistence and frequency. They wanted people to believe that Péquignet was having difficulties, and it would never be able to produce its new movement.
We are now definitely putting those rumours to rest. After visiting the factory, we can say with certainty that there is no merit in the gossip that has been circulating. In fact, quite the opposite is true. The EPM01 is already in an advanced stage of industrialization. All the plans (more than 200) have been finalized and all the negotiations with suppliers have been concluded. At BaselWorld this year, we will see the first 100 examples of the pre-series, while waiting for the mass production of 3,000 movements during the course of 2010.

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andrema wrote:

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