Hautlence watches

Hautlence was founded in Neuchâtel in 2004, and its name is an anagram of the town. Its first calibre, the HL04, combined a jumping hour with a retrograde minute, a pairing the brand has continued in later models such as the HL Sphere, which shows the hour on a three-dimensional ball. A case shaped like a television screen became the brand's characteristic form.

MELB Holding, the Meylan family company that also owns H. Moser & Cie., took over Hautlence in 2012; part of its production is housed in Moser's premises in Schaffhausen. In 2024 the brand marked its 20th anniversary with the HLXX, a limited edition of 20 pieces.