Catherine Rénier is French, a young mother of three, originally from Laval, in Mayenne. A Boston University MBA graduate, she cut her teeth at Cartier, which she joined in 1999 as Retail Development Director. In 2003 she moved to Van Cleef & Arpels to work in Marketing, before becoming President of the Asia-Pacific region. Since 1 May 2018 she has headed the Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture, nicknamed the Grande Maison and based in Le Sentier, Switzerland. An interview with a woman whose determination is matched only by her tenacity.
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- Which watch are you wearing during this interview?
- What is your greatest achievement in watchmaking?
- What is your favourite watch complication?
- What passions do you have besides watchmaking?
- Which car do you admire?
- What is your favourite wine?
- How would you define luxury?
- Which brand best embodies luxury in your view?
- Which figure (historical or contemporary) inspires you?
- Which quality do you most appreciate in others?
- Which quotation do you particularly like?
- What time is it?
Which watch are you wearing during this interview?
I am wearing a Reverso One Duetto Moon in pink gold.
What is your greatest achievement in watchmaking?
Joining Jaeger-LeCoultre is a remarkable achievement, and I can already see a wonderful adventure awaiting us within the Grande Maison.
What is your favourite watch complication?
The perpetual calendar, an eloquent complication that brings together so much know-how.
What passions do you have besides watchmaking?
Travelling with my family and sharing convivial moments with my loved ones.
Which car do you admire?
The Austin Mini, for a personality that spans the decades, and for its energy and punch, reflected in its contemporary style.
What is your favourite wine?
Burgundy Meursault Charmes
How would you define luxury?
A perfect blend of heritage and know-how. It is the passing on of a product with a story all its own; in short, the raw expression of what passion is.
Which brand best embodies luxury in your view?
Jaeger-LeCoultre, through its origins, its technical accomplishments and its aesthetic achievements.
Which figure (historical or contemporary) inspires you?
Antoine LeCoultre, of course, for his creativity and determination, but also for his ability, more than 186 years ago, to bring so much know-how together under one roof.
Which quality do you most appreciate in others?
I appreciate the qualities I have found within the Manufacture: honesty, listening, team spirit and passion
Which quotation do you particularly like?
“You never lose: either you win or you learn”
What time is it?
8:28
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