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2015 Celebration Contest 1

 
 By: DonCorson : February 23rd, 2015-08:45
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...  

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

My guess

 
 By: Allen : February 23rd, 2015-09:21
Andreas Streahler

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: pplater : February 23rd, 2015-09:32
(Because Allen said so!). :-) Cheers, pplater.

Andreas Strehler [nt]

 
 By: Mark in Paris : February 23rd, 2015-09:37

Calabrese [nt]

 
 By: Grosbard : February 23rd, 2015-11:17

Paul Gerber... [nt]

 
 By: bartlibb : February 23rd, 2015-11:50

Andreas Strehler! [nt]

 
 By: cholack : February 23rd, 2015-11:54

Paul Gerber

 
 By: Goldenlutin : February 23rd, 2015-14:25
Paul Gerber

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 ...  

Andreas Strehler [nt]

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : February 25th, 2015-02:24

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.

Andreas Strehler

 
 By: Goldenlutin : February 25th, 2015-12:58
How can I have been wrong in the first place...

Paul Gerber [nt]

 
 By: Allen : February 25th, 2015-08:28

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 Don

 
 By: Allen : February 27th, 2015-11:21
I got lucky this time!

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...  

Long live Da Judge

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : March 2nd, 2015-07:57
Congrats to all winners Sincerely Damjan

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.