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BaselWorld 2013 : Akrivia The minds behind the new brand Akrivia are the young watchmakers Rexhep Rexhepi and Etienne Deschamps. I had the pleasure of meeting them and seeing their first production, the Saturn tourbillon chronograph at BaselWorld. Both Re...  

made for Hublot, RJ, F. Villa for instance. Not very original to recycle an "old" movement like that... Not sure either if this is enough to successfully launch a new brand.

Hi Goldenlutin, Correct me if I am wrong, but as far as I can tell nearly every young brand/maker - including some now very well known and/or famous ones i know - started exactly like this. So what? It ain't easy to gather the several millions needed for ... 

Hello Theodore, Well, IMHO the now most successeful watchmakers/small brands started with something personal/unique: FP Journe, Urwerk, MB&F, Laurent Ferrier, Richard Mille, Gerber, Daniels, Smith, Dufour. Well some if not all might have used some exi... 

No problem, I understand what you are saying of course, but it is interesting to see how we all view things from different angles/perspectives. You brought up some interesting examples indeed; just for fun may I give my 'angle' on your list for a moment? ... 

Hi Theodore, Well, I actually had not Voutilainen on my list :), because he always uses old ébauches (Peseux 260, VJ, etc.) Regarding Daniels I was more thinking at his wonderfull pocket watches (like the Space Traveller), which are definitively not based... 

Hi everyone, My name is Etienne Deschamps and I am the co-founder of AkriviA. First of all, I would like to say thank you to Don Corson for his article! It was a real pleasure to meet Don and present him the prototype of our first watch as well as talking... 

From a design standpoint, I'm really fond of the case. The attention paid to the case finishing really elevates the design in my opinion. Photos can be deceptive, but the legibility of the main hands would be my main concern. The main hands are very close...