The access code to the Club Pecqueur Motorists:
Fine watchmaking
Bringing Together Enthusiasts
It’s one of the ironies of history (of which there are many) that the name of this genius inventor has fallen completely into oblivion. But it is about to be revived, thanks to the ambition of Patrick Bornhauser, founder and chairman of the BPM Group, which employs some 2000 staff over 110 sites, and operates in the motor vehicle distribution sector.
The great-grandson of Joachim Bornhauser, who was the official watchmaker of the Swiss town of Saint Gallen, Patrick Bornhauser has nurtured a lifelong fascination for all the disciplines that rely on the mechanical arts: fine watchmaking of course, but also cars, motorcycles, aviation and motor boats.
His tribute to Pecqueur began with the creation of a GMT watch equipped with a Pecqueur differential, in a tiered construction, which will be officially unveiled alongside Watches & Wonders in March 2023. Under the aegis of the BPM Exclusive division, this limited-edition watch will become the access code and emblem of the future “Pecqueur Motorists” club, whose motto “Mechanical Arts in Motion” perfectly captures the Pecqueur spirit.
