Year of the Polaris
Jaeger-LeCoultureâs design director, Lionel Favre, decodes the brandâs evolving design aesthetic.
From jewellery design to high jewellery to watches, how did you make the transition?
I started out very young, working in jewellery design in Geneva, right after I finished my studies. After working for several years for high jewellery companies in Geneva and Paris, I discovered watchmaking design in the 2000s. In watchmaking, the approach is much more technique, but the two universes have their similarities. When we design high jewellery pieces,
