Urban Jürgensen welcomes Timothée Chalamet as a partner
Urban Jürgensen has welcomed Timothée Chalamet as a partner with a minority equity stake in the company.
He is joined by a small number of strategic external investors who together own a small portion of the company.
Chalamet, who has gained attention for his interest in independent watchmaking, first approached UJ as a collector.
Chalamet stated: “A couple of years ago, a film director I admire deeply piqued my interest in artisanal watchmaking — not the flashy kind, but the kind that demands years of discipline, patience, and ultimately, mastery.
“I started to see it as a sibling to filmmaking — a precise expression, just on a different scale. One lives on an IMAX screen, the other within 48 by 40 by 10 millimetres, but both have the ability to hold entire worlds within them.
“When Andy and Alex Rosenfield introduced me to Urban Jürgensen, what drew me in was how clearly the focus was on the watches themselves — on craft, on process, on getting it right. It also felt like something different than the typical arrangement — more of a creative collaboration than a traditional endorsement. I’m excited to be involved and to continue exploring this world alongside them.”
Chalamet will also work as a creative advisor to the house on a number of projects and initiatives.
