He is an insatiably curious individual; the kind who takes an interest in everything, embracing each new subject with a passion, always eager to learn. Florian Preziuso could have been a racing driver, an astronomer or a mineralogist. He had the makings, the inclination and the experience. But his true vocation, watchmaking, was always there in the background. It ingrained itself slowly during his boyhood years. In 1987, when Antoine set up his workshop in the family home, Florian was just five years old. He observed the interlocking cogs and wheels, played with components, marvelled at mechanisms, forging his personality behind the doors of independent watchmaking. When customers came from around the world to visit Antoine at his workbench, Florian was never far away. He travelled with his father too, experiencing new countries including Japan where, as a young man, he would spend a month at the home of a friend and customer of Antoine, soaking up Japanese values and traditions.

Adolescence came, and his passion for watches eclipsed all others, even astronomy and motor racing, where he was a familiar figure on the competition circuit. He devoted himself to learning the trade through studies at the same school his father had attended, in Geneva, graduating top of his class for the practical exam in 2001. The next few years were spent with prestigious watch brands, where he earned a reputation designing complex tourbillon regulators. Then his decision was made: Florian chose independence and creative freedom, and in 2006 joined the family firm.