On October 31st, 2014 at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Kari Voutilainen and Felix Baumgartner & Martin Frei (Co-founders of URWERK) became winners of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2014. Kari Voutilainen was awarded the Artistic Crafts Watch Prize, while Felix and Martin won the Mechanical Exception Watch Prize and the Innovation Watch Prize.
The Board members of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants are pleased to announce Ludovic Ballouard and Andreas Fritsch as new AHCI Candidates.
https://www.ahci.ch/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-gaia-award-kari-voutilainen.jpg353530Nicolas Staufferhttps://www.ahci.ch/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ahci-logo.pngNicolas Stauffer2014-10-30 15:00:552015-03-13 15:40:332014 Gaïa Award – Kari Voutilainen
On the occasion of their recent General Assembly on March 29, 2014, the Board of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants were pleased to announce the elevation of Kiev-based watch maker Valerii Danevych from candidate to full member of the AHCI.
In 1993, the International Watch Museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds (MIH) created the Gaïa Award in order to honor the people who have left and still leave its mark on the reputation in watchmaking, the history, technology and it’s industry. Unique in its kind, this award honors only the best of the best.
https://www.ahci.ch/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/prix-gaia-2013.jpg391530Nicolas Staufferhttps://www.ahci.ch/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ahci-logo.pngNicolas Stauffer2013-09-19 15:00:012015-03-13 16:09:02Gaïa Award 2013 – Andreas Strehler
The Board members of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants are pleased to introduce Xushu Ma as new AHCI Candidate.
Recently described as ‘The Best Watchmaker in China’, and with complications such as a three-dimensional double axis tourbillon behind him, Xushu Ma’s odyssey has seen the triumph of a pure and natural talent over the adversity imposed by an unflinching political system which seemed certain to suppress the abilities of it’s most gifted citizens.
The Board members of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants are pleased to introduce Hajime Asaoka as new AHCI Candidate.
Ensconced far away from the traditional home of watchmaking in his Tokyo workshop, Hajime’s route to horlogic excellence is all the more remarkable because unlike most watchmakers of distinction, his skills have been entirely self-taught.
Following the occasion of their recent General Assembly on April 27, 2013, the Board of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants are pleased to announce the elevation of young Japanese watch maker Masahiro Kikuno from candidate to full member of the AHCI.
The AHCI board members are proud to present a new candidate, Raúl Pagès from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Crafting high-end automata is his world. His universe are micro-mechanisms that imitate natural movements of the animal.
GPHG 2014 – New awards !
/in News /by Nicolas StaufferOn October 31st, 2014 at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Kari Voutilainen and Felix Baumgartner & Martin Frei (Co-founders of URWERK) became winners of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève 2014. Kari Voutilainen was awarded the Artistic Crafts Watch Prize, while Felix and Martin won the Mechanical Exception Watch Prize and the Innovation Watch Prize.
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New candidates: Ludovic Ballouard and Andreas Fritsch
/in News /by Nicolas StaufferThe Board members of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants are pleased to announce Ludovic Ballouard and Andreas Fritsch as new AHCI Candidates.
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2014 Gaïa Award – Kari Voutilainen
/in News /by Nicolas StaufferThe twentieth edition of the Gaïa Award was held on 18 September this year at the International Museum of Horology (MIH) in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
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New member : Valerii Danevych
/in News /by Nicolas StaufferOn the occasion of their recent General Assembly on March 29, 2014, the Board of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants were pleased to announce the elevation of Kiev-based watch maker Valerii Danevych from candidate to full member of the AHCI.
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GPHG 2013 – An excellent year !
/in News /by Nicolas StaufferDuring the 2013 edition of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix „GPHG“ three of our members have been distinguished with a prize.
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Gaïa Award 2013 – Andreas Strehler
/in News /by Nicolas StaufferIn 1993, the International Watch Museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds (MIH) created the Gaïa Award in order to honor the people who have left and still leave its mark on the reputation in watchmaking, the history, technology and it’s industry. Unique in its kind, this award honors only the best of the best.
Read more
New candidate : Xushu Ma
/in News /by Nicolas StaufferThe Board members of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants are pleased to introduce Xushu Ma as new AHCI Candidate.
Recently described as ‘The Best Watchmaker in China’, and with complications such as a three-dimensional double axis tourbillon behind him, Xushu Ma’s odyssey has seen the triumph of a pure and natural talent over the adversity imposed by an unflinching political system which seemed certain to suppress the abilities of it’s most gifted citizens.
Read more
New candidate : Hajime Asaoka
/in News /by Nicolas StaufferThe Board members of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants are pleased to introduce Hajime Asaoka as new AHCI Candidate.
Ensconced far away from the traditional home of watchmaking in his Tokyo workshop, Hajime’s route to horlogic excellence is all the more remarkable because unlike most watchmakers of distinction, his skills have been entirely self-taught.
Read more
New member : Masahiro Kikuno
/in News /by Nicolas StaufferFollowing the occasion of their recent General Assembly on April 27, 2013, the Board of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants are pleased to announce the elevation of young Japanese watch maker Masahiro Kikuno from candidate to full member of the AHCI.
Read more
New candidate : Raúl Pagès
/in News /by Nicolas StaufferThe AHCI board members are proud to present a new candidate, Raúl Pagès from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Crafting high-end automata is his world. His universe are micro-mechanisms that imitate natural movements of the animal.
Read more