Les fondateurs

Alexandre & Trystan,
fondateurs de CAPTA

Childhood friends Alexandre and Trystan followed different paths, both in the arts and crafts, before reuniting around a shared realization: watchmaking had deeply impacted them, each in their own way.

CAPTA was not born out of a flamboyant ambition, but from a simple need: to bring a personal and fresh vision to a world that is often codified.

An adventure guided by the demands, curiosity, and respect for what makes watchmaking beautiful.

Trystan Jego, co-fondateur de CAPTA, lors de la conception de la montre Omnia
2 Fondateurs
Nîmes Ancrage local
∞ Exigence

Étymologie

An almost poetic origin

The word CAPTA came to us almost as instinctively as it did poetically.

While exploring the numismatic archives of the city of Nîmes, we came across a coin featuring a crocodile alongside the inscription "AEGYPTO CAPTA" This phrase referred to the Roman Empire's conquest of Egypt. Today the crocodile is the emblem of Nîmes.

It is a phrase steeped in history, originating in our region and linked to a local symbol, that perfectly expressed our initial concept : capturing and appropriating our surroundings in order to reinterpret them.

Monnaie antique de Nîmes (dupondius) portant l'inscription CAPTA et le crocodile, symbole de la ville — origine du nom de la marque horlogère

Image d'archive

En leurs mots

CAPTA et l'horlogerie

To connect with people.

CAPTA and watchmaking are about the subtlety of inspiration, the way a shape, a memory, or a light can influence a creation without the origin being immediately visible.

Alexandre

Excellence does not need to be displayed to exist. Watchmaking creates this bridge between aesthetic object and complex mechanics. CAPTA aims to be part of this paradigm.

Trystan