“Klaus Kutter", he was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. At the age of five, he moved with his family back to Switzerland.
In 1987, he entered the apprenticeship program at the Jens Grisson “Atelier” in Geneva, Switzerland. After four years, in 1991, under the critical eye of Master Grisson, he graduated with the best national jewelry exam results in a decade. In Geneva, his primary work was developing special edition ROLEX watches and ROLEX jewelry, as well as some PATEK PHILIPPE watches. Klaus worked on a important crown and much more.
In 1992, he took over the Jewelry Design Department at the KRIA Company in Milan, Italy. There he had the privilege of working directly with jewelry designer FULVIO PORLEZZA, a leading Italian designer.
In 1994, Klaus returned to his roots, back to the US, where he began A JOUR, INC.“