Space One
SpaceOne was founded in Paris in 2023 as a collaboration between Théo Auffret — an independent watchmaker who studied under Jean-Baptiste Viot, interned at Ateliers 7h38, and won F.P. Journe’s Young Talent Competition in 2018 — and entrepreneur Guillaume Laidet. Their shared brief: create complications-forward watches inspired by the visual design era of the 1960s space race, assembled in France, at a price point that doesn’t require a waiting list.
Achivement
SpaceOne’s custom French-made modules — jumping hour, WorldTimer, Tellurium — sit atop standard Swiss movements, allowing complications of genuine horological substance to arrive at prices that actual enthusiasts can reach. The case language remains unmistakable: spacecraft geometry, no lugs, asymmetric layout.
2018 F.P. Journe Young Talent Win
3 Signature Collections
FR French Assembly
Origin
Théo Auffret’s atelier in Paris has produced tourbillons for the haute horlogerie market. SpaceOne is the democratising experiment: what happens when you apply that level of mechanical seriousness to watches in stainless steel, titanium, and forged carbon, for enthusiasts who have been priced out of the usual suspects?
Design Philosophy
The 1960s space age was the last moment when engineering and popular design shared the same ambition. SpaceOne embodies that era — the Jumping Hour model looks like an instrument from a Kubrick set. The WorldTimer’s asymmetric triple-disc display reads as a navigation console. Every design decision is period-coherent and technically justified.
The Collection
The Tellurium — representing astronomical movements of Earth, Moon and Sun via three-dimensional spheres — represents SpaceOne at its most ambitious. Available in stainless steel, titanium, and forged carbon. Exclusive collaborative versions produced for boutique partners. Limited-series production maintains scarcity without artificial restriction.