Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants

Creativity and human genius in haute horlogerie

The beginning

In 1985, watchmakers Svend Andersen from Geneva, and Vincent Calabrese, who worked in Lausanne, established a community of independent watchmakers. They were driven by a desire to preserve the traditions of watchmaking and understanding of the danger that independent watchmakers, the guardians of these traditions, could disappear as individuals in big brands and corporations. To resist the current negative situation, it became necessary to advertise the activities of independent watchmakers, as well as to support their discoveries, inventions, and creative approach to the development of watchmaking art.