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2015 Celebration Contest 1

 

2015 Celebration Contest 1

So we have an independent watchmaker who is celebrating this year.
Your job is to figure out who it is and to post his name here.
The first 3 people posting the correct name will receive a copy of the book about him and his work that will be announced at BaselWorld this year.
A fourth book will be raffeled among all the other participants, MTFs faithful dog being the judge selecting the winner, as he has so well done in the past.

I will be posting hints over the next days.
Please respond with only one post per day with the name of only one watchmaker.  If there are more than one watchmakers names in your post or more than one post per day only the first one will be accepted.

Here we go!
The first hint you have already seen, our mystery watchmaker at an early age training his hand-eye coordination.

Who is it?

Good luck!
Don






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I am thinking to

 
By: patrickh : February 23rd, 2015-08:55
Laurent Ferrier who will be celebrating his 5th anniversary. In any case, many thanks for this very nice offer. Cheers, Patrickh

Don, as you know...

 
By: ztirual : February 23rd, 2015-14:03
it is not just one independent watchmaker who is celebrating this year. The Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants is turning 30... So in a way, it is a very special year for all it's 33 members. 30 amazing years of creativity. The whole watch indu... 

Andreas Strehler?

 
By: heartbreaker : February 24th, 2015-03:53
My guess is for Andreas Strehler, here in contemporary picture taken from the AHCI website... Ciao, Elio ...  

More hints....

 
By: DonCorson : February 25th, 2015-03:21
- For brands he is known for perpetual calendars, chronographs and manufacture calibers from scratch. - Most often he works in the background for some brands, but his own watches are only built by himself.

We have winners!

 
By: DonCorson : February 27th, 2015-08:30
Congratulations to Allen, pplater and Mark in Paris the first three with the correct answer. Boy are you guys fast! Please send me a PM with your full name and mailing address so I cab have your prises mailed to you. As for the rest of our participants it...  

A huge thank you to you, PuristsPro and Andreas Strehler

 
By: Mark in Paris : February 27th, 2015-08:49
I'm very glad to be able to read about him and his work, especially since I saw his watches in Paris last November. I love independent watchmaking and this is a reward I will appreciate very much. Thanks to all. Cheers, Mark

Thanks Allen...

 
By: pplater : March 7th, 2015-08:29
...couldn't have done it without you! ;-) Cheers, pplater.

The Assistant Associate PuristS' Adjudicator has chosen

 
By: MTF : March 2nd, 2015-02:25
The first round of random picking elicited the ballot paper for pplater!?! No...he does not win two books :-) Da Judge was admonished but pleaded ignorance of the contest winners by merit. She returned to the task; this time AFTER her stupid master had re...  

Many thanks to all of you,

 
By: patrickh : March 4th, 2015-09:02
Don Corson, Kimi and Da Judge for this great book. Since 2005, I am learning more and more with all of you Purists on quality and finishings of "Haute Horlogerie". I have met Laurent Ferrier, but do not know yet Andreas. I will read with very high pleasur... 

What a judge!...

 
By: pplater : March 7th, 2015-08:32
Have an extra bowl of kibble tonight, judge; you deserve it! Cheers, pplater.