The Independents' Off 11

from November 12

as of December 31, 2026

at the house of...

For the 11th edition of the "Off des Indépendants",

The shopFréret-Roy has, as usual, a few surprises in store for you !

Below are the first new products or brands announced!

The brands at

Off 11 des Indépendants 2026!

Discover below the brands and key models that will be showcased at the eleventh edition of "OFF des Indépendants", beginning on November 5, 2026. Details of the two cocktail events, taking place on Thursday, November 5 and Thursday, November 26, will be posted on the "Events" page of our website.

The following brands have already confirmed their participation: Apose, Cuervo y Sobrinos, Emile Chouriet, Fréret-Roy 1818 (of course!), Maison Horlogère Palmer, Schaefer & Companions, Timeless, U-Boat, Zannetti.

Discover the first brands taking part in Off 11 des Indépendants in the special issue of Montres Magazine, published on October 23, 2026!

Apose

There are watches that we look at. Others that we recognize. And then there are those that we understand.

Apose belongs to this category. It doesn't seek to convince. It offers something else: a step aside. Another way of inhabiting time.

Behind this understated elegance lies an uncompromising commitment to excellence. Each watch is born from high-end craftsmanship, honed through a network of 15 partner workshops across France. Every component is custom-made. Nothing is standardized. Nothing is left to chance.

An aesthetic that attracts without overwhelming. A discreet yet distinctive object. Something that stands out without being ostentatious.

Another idea of elegance. Another way of holding time.

Apose N3, Pure, Jet Black

There are blacks that absorb light. The black of Pure Jet Black reflects it.

Its polished dial offers intense depth. But let a ray of light touch it, and the black disappears: the surface becomes a mirror, a dazzling white. The same watch, two faces, depending on the time of day and the angle of view.
This performance is no accident. Achieving such a deep black on a polished surface requires a mastery of finishing that few dials can match.

This piece is perhaps the one that best encapsulates what Apose is all about. A restraint that is never simplistic. A subtle complexity that reveals itself to those who take the time to look.

Historiador Cronógrafo

Gran Premio de Cuba 1957

Ref. 3145.1GP57 - Limited to 162 pieces

41mm steel case, 15.25mm thick, domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, sapphire case back. Mechanical chronograph movement with three counters and automatic winding, based on the Valjoux 7750, with a flywheel-shaped rotor and a 48-hour power reserve. Brick-colored dial with two ochre-yellow counters, perforated black leather strap with yellow stitching,  folding clasp.

Price €5200 including VAT, available on order

Historiador Cronógrafo

Gran Premio de Cuba 1958

Ref. 3145.1GP58 - Limited to 174 pieces

41mm steel case, 15.25mm thick, domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, sapphire case back. Mechanical self-winding chronograph movement with three counters, based on the Valjoux 7750, flywheel-shaped rotor, 48-hour power reserve. Ochre yellow dial with two green counters, perforated black leather strap with green stitching, folding clasp.

Price €5200 including VAT, available on order

Historiador Cronógrafo

Gran Premio de Cuba 1960

Ref. 3145.1GP60 - Limited to 202 pieces

41mm steel case, 15.25mm thick, domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, sapphire case back. Self-winding mechanical chronograph movement with three counters, based on the Valjoux 7750, flywheel-shaped rotor, 48-hour power reserve. Off-white dial with two brick-colored counters, perforated black leather strap with red stitching, folding clasp.

Price €5200 including VAT, available on order

A true watchmaking factory!

Located in the canton of Geneva, in the municipality of Meyrin, the Montres Chouriet SA manufacture is above all a story of family, a passion for watchmaking, and a love for the Geneva region. To understand the brand's origins, one must go back in time and embark on a two-part journey: the first to the end of the 17th century and the second just before the turn of the millennium.

In 1685, Emile Chouriet opened his watchmaking workshop in Geneva. He specialized in decorating pocket watches, some of whose components were supplied by François Dagobert Depéry. The breadth of his creative work—from enameling and guilloché work to pearl setting and the use of various colored golds—allowed Emile Chouriet to distinguish himself and gain the appreciation of Geneva's aristocracy. In the 17th century, long before the emergence of the first factories, watchmaking was a craft practiced in a workshop or shop, combining the expertise of several people, like Emile Chouriet, the watchmaker who sourced his components from François Dagobert Depéry.

This almost magical synergy, born from the combination of different talents and the marriage of different personalities, is a precious asset that Montres Chouriet SA wishes to perpetuate. It's a way of working in the "old style" that can still be found and felt today within the walls of the Geneva manufacture.

More than three centuries later, after training in microtechnology, Jean Depéry continued, in a way, the work of his ancestor, François Dagobert Depéry, by embarking on the design and production of watch components. In 1998, as a tribute to the past and family tradition, Jean Depéry founded his own watch brand, Montres Chouriet SA, based in Geneva.

The building housing Montres Chouriet SA is located in Meyrin, a dynamic municipality in the canton of Geneva. Inaugurated in 2012, it brings together the manufacture and the various departments of the company under one roof. And it is indeed a true manufacture, since the brand presented its first "in-house" movement in 2016, designed, developed and manufactured within its own workshop.Three years of development were required to create the self-winding caliber EC5318. And for once, it is a "small" movement which today mainly equips women's models, due to the size of the caliber.

Challenger Cliff 

Chronograph

Sporty, robust and designed to adapt to any situation, Emile Chouriet's Challenger Cliff collection perfectly embodies the Geneva-based brand's philosophy, "Be Free, Be Easy". Its latest model, the Challenger Cliff Chronograph, offers useful functions for everyday adventures. Its Dubois-Dépraz chronograph calibre features a 42-hour power reserve, a 30-minute counter at 9 o'clock, a small seconds at 3 o'clock and a date window at 4:30.

Challenger Cliff Chronograph

midnight blue dial

Ref. 16.1172.G.6.6.N8.6
Automatic chronograph movement with power reserve indicator, 30-minute counter, small seconds, date at 4 o'clock.

41mm steel case, sapphire crystal, sapphire case back, water resistant to 5 ATM.

Midnight blue dial with vertical stripes. Steel bracelet with folding clasp.

Price: €3500 including VAT, available

Coeur Ouvert® Tourbillon Black

One-of-a-kind 1/1

Hand-satin-finished black steel case, 42 mm in diameter, domed multi-layer anti-reflective sapphire crystal, sapphire caseback.

Manufacture calibre with a 4-day power reserve

Black alligator strap with folding clasp

Presented in a fine wooden box, entirely handmade in Paris.

Price: €26,500 excl. VAT / €31,800 incl. VAT, available!

MHP Grand Classic Atelier White

Ref. MHPS002M

Steel case, 41 mm in diameter, 14.77 mm thick.

Hand-crafted solid silver dial

Monopusher chronograph caliber with hand-decorated and beveled plates.

Full-skin alligator strap lined with alligator flank and MHP folding clasp

Price: €10,900 (VAT included)

Maël Oberkampf

Founder of Timeless

Both timeless and original!

The Timless Watch collection was conceived in Vevey, Switzerland, in 2017 by Maël Oberkampf, a Swiss graphic designer and illustrator who has been passionate since childhood about industrial design in all its forms. This watch is a synthesis of the curved lines of early 20th-century industrial design and a more contemporary, pared-back style. The meeting of design's past and future is embodied in the timelessness of this timepiece.

This timepiece plays with curves, textures and depth, combining powerful forms and subtle details, simplicity and complexity. Our source of inspiration? Switzerland's industrial heritage, which made the country famous and shaped its pioneering image. Vintage locomotives, heavy machinery, industrial tools and the iconic cylindrical turbines of dams... all these creations have fuelled our imagination and guided our aesthetic choices in designing this watch.

The model below is the latest evolution unveiled by the brand...

Timeless Watch HMS002 ARA

Case: 41.5mm, thickness: 12.8mm, domed sapphire crystal, solid engraved caseback.
Dial: apple-green guilloché, with the hour wheel visible at its center.
Swiss automatic STP1-11 movement
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, date at 6 o'clock
Solid steel Milanese bracelet

Price: €1,750 incl. VAT, available

THE STORY OF RICCARDO ZANNETTI...

is anything but ordinary.

His journey began long ago, inspired by Riccardo Zannetti's passion for beauty, painting and the figurative arts.

From a young age, he attended art school, where he discovered his true talent for drawing.

Drawing on his family's experience in watchmaking and artistic creation, in the 1980s Riccardo Zannetti began producing small runs of gold and silver watches, distinguished by graphic references to Roman and Greek art and by their classic shapes. Greek symbols soon became his signature, while the frog would be his lucky charm for years.

His distinctive specialisation, the growing number of artisans involved and the applied arts used in crafting his timepieces quickly made the Zannetti workshop one of the most important and best-known, attracting clients from
the United States, Germany, France, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Middle East.

Each timepiece bears an artistic touch and a personal approach to watchmaking—two qualities that only very limited production can guarantee.

The "Regatta" watch featured here is undoubtedly one of my favourites from the Roman brand.

"Time of Drivers"

The "Time Of Drivers" watches fully express Zannetti's philosophy.

Meticulous finishing, the finest materials and an extremely complex dial, entirely handcrafted. The crown is engraved with a Dunlop tire tread, while the reset button is shaped like a gearshift. Time of Drivers models are available in a traditional version with three counters or a Racing edition with two vertical counters.

The available dials depict legendary Ferraris and Alfa Romeos, Jaguars or Rolls-Royces, but any car model—including your own—can be reproduced on the dial, hand-painted and crafted for you to order.

Time of Drivers

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce

Engraved steel case, 41.5mm diameter,

sapphire crystal

Chronograph, top finish, hand-painted polychrome enamel dial

Price €9000 incl. VAT (€7500 excl. VAT), available

"Gladiatore"

Mother of Pearl

"Gladiatore Mother of Pearl"

44mm polished steel case, 12.602mm thick.

Hand-worked blue sunray mother-of-pearl dial,

automatic calibre, alligator strap and folding clasp.

Price: €7,320 incl. VAT (€6,100 excl. VAT), available; see photo below...