LEGARE is an independent Swiss brand founded in late 2024 by two industry veterans as a tribute to the hidden treasures of watchmaking.

Asking the question “What if?”, they are dedicated to tracking down some of the most important horological achievements that were never introduced to the market and bringing them to the modern world.

Its name derives from the Latin word legare, meaning “to bequeath,” while its guiding philosophy, À la recherche du temps perdu — In Search of Lost Time — reflects an enduring fascination not only with the history that was made, but also with the remarkable ideas that were left behind.

Working with a close network of Switzerland’s leading specialists, LEGARE rediscovers, reimagines and realizes watchmaking creations whose stories were never fully told.

A contemporary interpretation of Albert Gustave Piguet's 1932 Double Balance Chronometer, reimagined as a modern wristwatch with two balance wheels, a differential mechanism, and inverted architecture. The perfect geometric harmony of this movement, with the center of each balance and that of the barrel forming a perfect triangle, coupled with the rich finishing, creates a visual and technical masterpiece. The arrangement of the gear train in a dramatic straight vertical line from the barrel to the two stacked fourth wheels. Piguet's idea of placing both seconds wheels and the differential on top of each other created both elegance and a small seconds indicator driven by the differential mechanism.