Lip

Emmanuel Isaac Lipmann was born in Neuf Brisach in 1844 into a family of Alsatian watchmakers. Passionate, he founded in 1867, at only 23 years old, a watchmaking workshop in Besançon named "Le Comptoir Lipmann". The workshop develops rapidly, thanks to the work power of its founder, his innovative vision of aesthetics and his voluntary character leading the people of Besançon in a prodigious and impressive watchmaking adventure that will mark the history of France. Ernest and Camille, Emmanuel's children, followed by Fred, his grandson, will effectively participate in the expansion of the family business.

"The hours of happiness are marked by LIP".

Today's watchmaking owes so many things to Lip! The automation of the assembly line, the first watch with an electric bracelet, the first and only programmable mechanical satellite timer built for the ESA ! LIP has become an emblematic name for a three-letter identity that will echo its style, its success and its history.

Pierre and Marie Curie will invent for Lip the first phosphorescent dials based on radium, to be able to read the time in the dark. Sir Winston Churchill received in 1948 a T18 watch from the French government in appreciation of the services rendered by Great Britain to France during the Second World War. Eric Tabarly was accompanied by the famous Nautic-ski watch during his world crossing. Maurice Herzog, a renowned mountaineer and French politician, contributed to the success of the Himalaya collection, which was designed to be extraordinarily resistant to the elements and shocks. Prince François de Baschmakoff, a great colorist, known for his drawings in certain fashion magazines, collaborates in the creation of mechanical watches with digital readout. And many other designers, coming from different horizons and considered as the best, have collaborated with Fred Lip to create quality models: Roger Tallon, Rudolf Meyer, Marc Held, Michel Boyer, Isabelle Hebey, Michel Kinn and Jean Dinh Van.

Doyenne of the French watchmaking companies and only survivor of the Doubs workshops of the XVIIIth century, it is important to underline that the House of Lip has always been a company that respects the values of the French craftsmanship and its traditions. Lip continues to think that a watch is an object that must go through the years thanks to the expertise of real passionate professionals in order to provide a quality service to conceive racy, reliable and precise watches, faithful to the values of Lip.