John-Mikaël Flaux

John-Mikaël Flaux, French watchmaking artist born in 1990, dedicated his talent to the world of mechanical art after six years of studies in watchmaking and five years at Ulysse-Nardin in Switzerland. Gold medal winner at the national competition “One of the best apprentices of France” during his apprenticeship, it is in 2008 that he begins the creation of his workshop.

In 2012, after obtaining his Diploma of the Art of watchmaking («Diplôme des Métiers d'Art Horloger »), he was noticed by Ulysse-Nardin and became a watchmaker on watches with great complications. But it was his creation of “The Wasp” in 2014, whose mechanism imitates the insect, that marked the beginning of his creative exploration.

In 2018, John-Mikaël established his workshop in Morteau, specializing in artistic and watchmaking mechanics. The same year he is winner of the craftsmanship competition “Talent start-up 2018” and presents the “Car Clock”. In 2019, he moved to Besançon and unveiled the “Time Fury P18”, followed by “Le Guépard” in 2020 and “Le Cabré” in 2021, also becoming an official member of the ‘Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants’ (AHCI) that same year. In 2022, he presented the watch “Homage to Al Jazari”.

His workshop embodies the essence of watchmaking craftsmanship. The tools, witnesses of the past, coexist with modern equipment, symbolizing the balance between tradition and innovation. Each piece, carefully crafted, reveals passion and precision. John-Mikaël Flaux transcends conventional watchmaking to create emotional timepieces, a new expression of mechanical art.