Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants


The Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants is a non-profit association, founded in 1985 by Svend Andersen and Vincent Calabrese under Swiss civil law. Its mission was to perpetuate the art of independent watch- and clock-making. The AHCI is based in Zürich.
The AHCI is an international institution with 33 Members, 7 honorary members and 6 candidates from over 12 countries.

Goal, membership and elements

Goal of the association

The AHCI also gives the members and the candidates the chance to participate in joint exhibitions.

Membership

The following conditions are needed to become a member:
The candidate doesn't need to be a watchmaker by profession. Many famous historical watchmakers has been autodidact. For this reason the AHCI has members which are scientists or engineers.
Only the skills count.

Elements

The central element is the general assembly. The members meets twice a year, in spring at BaselWorld and in autumn at a central meeting location.

Members

The most famous members are the founders and the honorary members George Daniels, Jean Kazes und Peter Schmid. The following members are part of the executive board: Becsei, Aaron, Bray, Robert, Calabrese, Vincent, Chaykin, Konstantin and Eleta, Miki;

Members

Andersen, Søren;
Baumgartner, Felix;
Becsei, Aaron;
Bray, Robert;
Calabrese, Vincent;
Chaykin, Konstantin;
Valerii Danevych;
Delaloye, Nicolas;
Dufour, Philippe;
Eleta, Miki;
Paul Gerber;
Haldimann, Beat;
Halter, Vianney;
Jenni, Marc;
Journe, François-Paul;
Jutzi, Frank;
Kikuno, Masahiro;
Klings, Christian;
Lang, Marco;
Lederer, Bernhard;
Ma, Xushu;
McGonigle, John;
Naeschke, Sebastian;
Nienaber, Rainer;
Pita, Aniceto;
Prescher, Thomas;
Preziuso, Antoine;
Speake-Marin, Peter;
Strehler, Andreas;
Voutilainen, Kari;
Vyskocil, Volker;
Wurtz, Philippe

Honorary members

Kazes, Jean;
Naeschke, Matthias;
Schmid, Peter;
Snétivy, Joseph;
Tai Yu, Kiu;
Van der Klaauw, Christian;
Wibmer, Peter;

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