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Yohan Bizy: Templus, Frederique Constant and Citizen in France
Yohan Bizy runs the distribution of Frederique Constant, Citizen, Alpina and Meistersinger in France. This page gathers the Passion Horlogère articles in which he appears: interviews, watch launches and brand announcements.
Yohan Bizy oversees in France the distribution of watch brands from the Citizen group, owner of Frederique Constant since 2016. According to articles on the site, he took over the destinies of Frederique Constant in France in 2017. In the November 2020 interview, he represents Frederique Constant, Citizen, Alpina and Meistersinger in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.
His title varies from article to article and date to date. In February 2019, he is introduced as President of Templus, a subsidiary of the Citizen / Frederique Constant group. In December 2019, he is CEO of Templus, the Frederique Constant importer in France, and Brand Manager for the French market. In October 2020, he is Managing Director of Frederique Constant France. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, he is Managing Director of Templus. In October 2024, he is Managing Director of CITIZEN in France.
Passion Horlogère has interviewed him several times. In the November 2020 interview, he discusses the overhaul of the brands' distribution, the success of the Highlife collection and the Citizen range, centred on automatic or Eco-Drive calibres. In the article on the “French Touch”, he details the France-exclusive editions: the Black-Line capsule collection, the Runabout French Riviera limited to 188 pieces and the Healey Chronograph limited to 50 pieces, sold out within a few months.
He also appears in launches. On the Slimline Monolithic Manufacture (April 2021), he explains that the oscillator is the result of three years of development with Flexous, with announced COSC-level precision. In October 2020, he welcomed footballer Clément Grenier as Frederique Constant's new ambassador in France.
On the Citizen side, in 2022 the site notes the brand being taken back in hand in France, with the Tsuyosa collection and then the “Fujitsubo” diver. In October 2024, he spoke at the exhibition for CITIZEN's 100th anniversary, which came with a reissue of the first pocket watch from 1924.
Find above the Passion Horlogère articles that mention Yohan Bizy.