====== Speake-Marin, Peter ======
{{wst>image_r|Speake-Marin, Peter|Peter Speake-Marin (*1968)\\ © [[Speake-Marin]]}}

  *See Also [[Speake-Marin]]

**Speake-Marin** is an English watchmaker and founder of the [[eponymous]] Swiss watch manufacturer, [[Speake-Marin]].

===== Biography =====
Born in [[1968]], English watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin (born as Peter Neville Speake, Marin comes from his wife's name) studied at Hackney Technical College in London and later at the School of Watchmaking [[WOSTEP]] in [[Neuchâtel]]. He then returned to London and joined Somlo Antiques, heading the antique watch restoration department. After seven years at Somlo, Speake-Marin went back to Switzerland in 1996 to develop and build high-end complications for [[Renaud et Papi]].

In [[2000]] he became self-employed, launching his first branded model, the [[Speake-Marin Piccadilly]], in [[2003]]. This was the foundation of the Swiss watch manufacturer, [[Speake-Marin]].

Speake-Marin is a member of the renowned watchmakers association [[AHCI]]. He assisted in the creation of other high-end Swiss brands, including assisting [[Max Büsser]] in forming [[MB&F]] and designing the Excenter [[tourbillon]] for [[Harry Winston]]. He also founded the [[Maître du Temps]] brand with [[Steven Holtzman]], developing their [[Maître du Temps Chapter One|Chapter One]] and [[Maître du Temps Chapter Two|Two]], before focusing on his own Speake-Marin brand in [[2008]].

In June, [[2017]], Peter Speake-Marin announced that he would be leaving his eponymous company. It is now owned by the Rosnoblet family.


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