Thierry Faivre
artisan, Celebrities
To develop his dies – complex pieces of equipment used to stamp out pieces in series with extreme precision –, Thierry Faivre needs to feel free to proceed on his own terms. After all, he shapes them for all eternity
On his chosen profession
“I didn't really choose this profession, it turns out that the nearest school taught micromechanics and at fourteen, my means of transport were limited. In my region, the industry was quite widespread and I liked the job. Two years later, I worked as an assistant turner then a polisher.
I then joined a large quartz watch movement factory which trained me on progressive cutting tools and then I went to work in the Vallée de Joux for two years. I returned to La Chaux-de-fonds in a company that essentially made stamps for many fields (watchmaking, the medical field, aeronautics, etc.) where I learned to make punches by hand. Since 2006, I have been a stamp maker at the Bovet factory.
This profession is very interesting and evolving: you have to be perseverant, creative and have knowledge in many areas to create tools according to the characteristics of the parts to be stamped.”