In 2019, Maison Jean Rousseau celebrated 65 years of its know-how of excellence. On this occasion, its President, Jacques Bordier, and its brand director, Anaïs Bordier, review the history of this French local Maison with an international destiny.

An obvious word comes to mind to describe the approach and commitment of Maison Jean Rousseau: authenticity. In our modes of operation, in our fabrication processes, in our relationships with our clients and among colleagues, authenticity is a ruling principle.

Mark Cho is the co-founder of menswear brand The Armoury and co-owner of the London-based maker and haberdasher Drake’s. In the recent years, Mark Cho and Jean Rousseau have been collaborating many times over custom-made straps and leather items.

Glamourous night at JeanRousseauParis NY, with our guest Chalonne showing her new line of luxury Apple watch straps

Christian Zeron is the founder of Theo & Harris, an online vintage watch retail store and content producer. His is also one of the closest Jean Rousseau partners. For the last three years, Christian Zeron and our teams have indeed imagined and created custom-made straps …

Developing our business abroad has always been a priority. Not surprisingly, we have strong historical bonds with Switzerland but with time, we have also built close relationships with numerous international partners. Today, we are still working with the Swiss but we ar …

I am convinced that our team spirit is what makes Maison Jean Rousseau unique. We share strong values that create a sense of community within the Manufacture: the pride of making exceptional goods, a regional footprint and the family nature of the company. Of course, th …

At Jean Rousseau, we have always tried to conciliate respect of our cultural legacy with a strong sense of modernity. This is why the Research and Development department at our Manufacture holds a key position in our functioning. It is what differentiates us from subcon …

We have always been working in close collaboration with a set of clients – mostly luxury watchmakers, but not only – who are seeking our skills and expertise: new products development, advice when choosing a material or a manufacturing technique, etc. We make our kn …

Building a collection is a very exciting journey which often starts from a simple discussion and leads to a series of original creations a few months later. But of course, between these two moments, numerous hours of work are required to manufacture our products.