AHCI - A very good read

A very good read

Feb 10, 2021,22:20 PM

Some time ago, I ordered this book - The Independent Spirits (Time makers since 1985) - newly published by the Academie Horlogere des Createurs Independents (AHCI), an association co-founded by Vincent Calabrese and Svend Andersen some 36 years ago. It features prominent independent watchmakers including the usual suspects such as (not in any particular order) Philip Dufour, Francois Paul Journe, Kari Voutilainen, Ludovic Ballouard, Konstanin Chaykin, Paul Gerber, Vianney Halter, Marco Lang, Raul Pages, Hajime Asaoka, Andreas Strehler and many, many more. Predictably, a few like Roger W Smith, Peter Speake Marin, Romain Gauthier are conspicuously missing because they are not members of the AHCI. Still, the biographies and important milestones of those members are very worthwhile literature. One can spend an entire afternoon reading them...

A few extracts.

More posts: Andreas StrehlerDufourHajime AsaokaKonstantin ChaykinLang and HeyneLudovic BallouardPaul GerberRomain GauthierSvend AndersenVianney HalterVincent CalabreseVoutilainen

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hi Thank you for such a great recommendation, samwan.

By: ArmisT : February 10th, 2021-23:22

As i’d noticed occasional posts about good “coffee table” books and historical accounts, I’ve been looking for good recommendations. And when AP sent me a large hardcover book just yesterday, I appreciated how valuable such books can be as educational and...

Independents

A very good read

A very good read

hi Thank you for such a great recommendation, samwan.

You are welcome

I have this one.

I will read it over again

A book i need to order too. I am a big indie fan and would love to read it .

You can get it at Watchprint

Great book

I like the diversity of this book

Still not an independent watch into my collection

Thanks for sharing...I will seek out this book too...looks very interesting

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