Reuge manufactures mechanical musical movements, singing-bird automata and luxury music boxes in Sainte-Croix according to traditional craftsmanship.

Manufacture Reuge SA

Sainte-Croix (CH)New on Amplifa

1865Founded

Sainte-Croix, SwitzerlandManufacturing site

Over 150 yearsPassed-down craftsmanship knowledge

About Reuge

The Manufacture Reuge was founded in 1865 in Sainte-Croix in the Swiss Jura and is the only still-active manufacture that designs and produces luxury music boxes. The product portfolio includes mechanical musical movements, singing-bird automata (oiseaux chanteurs) and tabatières as well as music boxes in traditional and contemporary creations, including automated sound sculptures. The craft know-how has been passed on orally from generation to generation for over 150 years. Since 2023, the manufacture has belonged to the independent watchmaking house De Bethune. The products are sold worldwide; production takes place entirely at the Sainte-Croix site on the Balcon du Jura.

Site: Sainte-Croix, Switzerland
Processes: Mechanical musical movements (mouvements à musique), Singing-bird movements (mouvements à oiseaux chanteurs), Luxury music boxes (traditional and contemporary creations), Tabatières
Materials: Mechanical musical movements, Singing-bird automata (oiseaux chanteurs), Tabatières
Founded: 1865
Industries: Watchmaking and luxury goods, Fine craftsmanship, Luxury objects, Horlogerie, Objets de luxe, Artisanat d'art

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Construction and design
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Manual production of the musical movements
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Assembly
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Worldwide distribution

Savoir-faire & Processes

Musikwerke

Mechanical musical movements

Core product of the manufacture, used in traditional and contemporary creations.

Automaten

Singing-bird automata (oiseaux chanteurs)

Automata whose craftwork takes nature as its source of inspiration.

Tabatières

Snuffbox automata as part of the craft collection.

Sites

Sainte-Croix

Manufacture and head office

Products

**Onkō Ikebana**Sound sculpture with automaton movement · Luxury objects

Inside the production

Manufactory Sainte-Croix, Balcon du Jura

Industries

Watchmaking and luxury goodsFine craftsmanshipLuxury objectsHorlogerieObjets de luxeArtisanat d'art

Additional services

Mechanical musical movements (mouvements à musique)Singing-bird movements (mouvements à oiseaux chanteurs)Luxury music boxes (traditional and contemporary creations)Tabatières

History

1865
Foundation of Reuge, the only manufacture for luxury music boxes still active today.
2023
Acquisition of the manufacture by the independent watchmaking house De Bethune.