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Brand profile
Gorilla Watches
Swiss independent watchmaker founded in 2016 by ex-Audemars Piguet designer Octavio Garcia, making car-culture-inspired Fastback watches in titanium and carbon.
NeuchâtelOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$$$Price
What to know about Gorilla Watches
Run by an ex-Audemars Piguet designer
Octavio Garcia, formerly artistic director at Audemars Piguet, started the family-owned brand in Neuchâtel in 2016 with Lukas Gopp.
Hot-rod styling, not dress watches
The Fastback and Fastback GT lines borrow from custom car culture: multi-part titanium, forged carbon and aluminium cases, layered dials, loud colours or matte black.
Serious Swiss parts under the paint
Movement and component work comes from Swiss suppliers including Dubois Depraz and Vaucher Manufacture, and the watches have picked up Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve nominations.
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Brand facts
Gorilla Watches is a family-owned Swiss watch brand based in Cressier, canton of Neuchâtel, founded in 2016 by Octavio Garcia, former artistic director of Audemars Piguet, with Lukas Gopp. Its Fastback and Fastback GT lines take cues from custom car and hot-rod culture: multi-part cases in titanium, forged carbon and aluminium, layered dials, and loud colourways alongside tactical matte finishes. The brand works with Swiss suppliers including Dubois Dépraz and Vaucher Manufacture, and has earned Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève nominations.
- Founded
- 2016
- Origin
- Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- Made in
- Switzerland, Asia
- Price
- $$$$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Avant-garde, Streetwear