HISTORY OF RETOURET
RETOURET was founded by two brothers, Pierre Hippolyte Retouret a skilled jeweler (1828-1892), and Benoit Félix Retouret a clock and watchmaker (1832-1868) who were from Limoges, France. Pierre moved to Paris in 1857 to open their first store 45 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 75009 Paris, while his brother Benoit stayed in Limoges to manufacture the watches. In 1868, after the death of Benoit, Pierre moved to Geneva with his wife Clémence Honorine Courmont ( 1838- 1922)
to relocate his store and the production of his watches in 18 Grand Quai, Geneva. From this time on, the watches were signed with “RETOURET, Fabricant à Paris et Genève”.
The company was known for being a watchmaker finisher specialized in complicated astronomical watches with unusual movement bridges, intricate jewelry designs, and high quality retrograde perpetual calendars.