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+====== AHCI ======
+{{wst>image_r|AHCI_Logo|Logo}}
+The **AHCI --- Académie horlogère des créateurs indépendants** is an academy of independent watch artists.
+===== Overview =====
+In [[1984]] the "Académie horlogère des créateurs indépendants" was established in [[Geneva]] by [[Vincent Calabrese]] and [[Svend Andersen]]. It is an international association of the elite of independent operating watchmakers. The founding members of the AHCI wanted to provide proof in [[1985]] that the small-scale manufacturing of watches also occupies a significant place in addition to the industrial.
+The following year, Andersen and Calabrese placed an advertisement in industry publications asking other independent watchmakers to join their new Academy. Early to sign on were [[Bernhard Lederer]], [[Josef Snétivy]], and [[George Daniels]], with [[Peter Wibmer]], [[Paul Gerber]], [[François-Paul Journe]], [[Jean Kazès]], and [[Matthias Naeschke]] all joining before [[1990]]. In the following decade, notable watchmakers like [[Christiaan van der Klaauw]], [[Kiu Tai Yu]], [[Antoine Preziuso]], [[Philippe Dufour]], and [[Franck Muller]] joined. Notable members in the 2000s included [[Vianney Halter]], [[Peter Speake-Marin]], and [[Kari Voutilainen]], and Muller was abruptly removed in [[2006]]. In the next decade, [[Konstantin Chaykin]] and [[Ludovic Ballouard]] joined, along with a number of lesser-known watchmakers.
+A process was established in the 1990s for watchmakers to become a candidate before being accepted. Some watchmakers never progressed beyond candidate status, notably [[Robert Greubel]] and [[Stephen Forsey]] as well as the only female candidate, [[Eva Leube]]. No American watchmaker has ever been accepted as a member, though a number of Asian watchmakers have joined, including [[Kiu Tai Yu]], [[Hajime Asaoka]], and [[Lin Yong-Hua]]. Unusually, [[Urwerk]] was able to join as a company rather than an individual, initially with [[Thomas Baumgartner]] as the contact, though this membership was switched to [[Felix Baumgartner]] in [[2004]] when he left the company. No other watchmaker has received this treatment before or since. The AHCI had "honorific" and "passive" members for a while, but these categories no longer exist since 2019.
+Since its inception, the Academy was involved decisively in the comeback of the mechanical watch that - after the "[[quartz crisis]]" had passed - was again recognized as the product of higher quality. The ingenuity of the AHCI members, rarely seen by the public, helped many a watch model from a reputable manufacturer to become a success. The members of the Academy show that the highest craftsmanship is not inferior to traditional forms of design.
+AHCI won the Special Jury Prize at the [[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]] for the in November, [[2010]]. Overall, AHCI members have claimed 25 prizes in this prestigious competition. AHCI members have also won the prestigious [[Prix Gaïa]] award 12 times [[as of 2023]].
+===== Members =====
+As of [[2023]], the following are members of the AHCI.
+==== Full Members ====
+  * [[Svend Andersen]] (since 1985)
+  * [[Hajime Asaoka]] (since 2015)
+  * [[Ludovic Ballouard]] (since 2015)
+  * [[Felix Baumgartner]] ([[Urwerk]]) (since 2005) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[Bexei|Aaron Becsei]] (since 2009)
+  * [[Robert Bray]] (since 2005)
+  * [[Cyril Brivet-Naudot]] (since 2021)
+  * [[Vincent Calabrese]] (since 1985) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[David Candaux]] (since 2019)
+  * [[Konstantin Chaykin]] (since 2010)
+  * [[Philippe Dufour]] (since 1997) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[Miki Eleta]] (since 2008)
+  * [[John-Mikael Flaux]] (since 2022)
+  * [[Paul Gerber]] (since 1988) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[Haldimann|Beat Haldimann]] (since 2001) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[Vianney Halter]] (since 2000) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[François-Paul Journe]] ([[F.P. Journe]]) (since 1988) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[Frank Jutzi]] (since 2000)
+  * [[Masahiro Kikuno]] (since 2013)
+  * [[Christian Klings]] (since 2009)
+  * [[Kudoke, Stefan|Stefan Kudoke]] (since 2022)
+  * [[Marco Lang]] ([[Lang & Heyne]]) (since 2005)
+  * [[Bernhard Lederer]] ([[Blu]]) (since 1985)
+  * [[Xushu Ma]] (since 2015)
+  * [[Daizoh Makihara]] (since 2022)
+  * [[Sebastian Naeschke]] ([[Matthias Naeschke]]) (since 2008)
+  * [[Pagès|Raúl Pagès]] (since 2017)
+  * [[Antoine Preziuso]] (since 1996) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[Alessandro Rigotto]] (since 2019)
+  * [[Florian Schlumpf]] (since 2021)
+  * [[Ludek Seryn]] (since 2022)
+  * [[Andreas Strehler]] (since 2000) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[Zehua Tan]] (since 2019)
+  * [[Voutilainen|Kari Voutilainen]] (since 2006) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[Lin Yong-Hua]] (since 2019)
+==== Candidates ====
+[[As of 2023]], the following candidates are working towards membership.
+  * [[Ming Guo]] (since 2017)
+  * [[Machiel Hulsman]] (since 2023)
+  * [[Sylvain Pinoud]] (since 2023)
+  * [[Anton Suhanov]] (since 2023)
+==== Former Members ====
+The AHCI officially recognizes the following as former members.
+  * [[Atelier Andersen|Søren Andersen]] (1992-2018)
+  * [[Valerii Danevych]] (2014-2018)
+  * [[Daniels, George|George Daniels]] (1987-2011) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[Xu Jiabao]] (2017-2019)
+  * [[Jean Kazès]] (1988-2018)
+  * [[McGonigle|John McGonigle]] (2013-2018)
+  * [[Matthias Naeschke]] (1988-2014)
+  * [[Nienaber|Rainer Nienaber]] (1993-2018)
+  * [[Aniceto Jiménez Pita]] ([[Pita Barcelona]]) (2006-2018)
+  * [[Thomas Prescher]] (2005-2018)
+  * [[Peter Schmid]] (1991-2012)
+  * [[Josef Snétivy]] (1986-1992)
+  * [[Speake-Marin|Peter Speake-Marin]] ([[Speake-Marin]]) (2004-2018)
+  * [[Kiu Tai Yu]] (1992-2012)
+  * [[Christiaan van der Klaauw]] (1990-2014)
+  * [[Vyskocil|Volker Vyskocil]] (2005-2018)
+  * [[Peter Wibmer]] (1987-2013)
+  * [[Philippe Wurtz]] (2005-2018)
+==== Additional Former Members ====
+In addition to the official list of former members, the following have been members of the AHCI.
+  * [[Thomas Baumgartner]] ([[Urwerk]]) (1999-2004)
+  * [[Nicolas Delaloye]] (2009-2017)
+  * [[Marc Jenni]] (2012-2017)
+  * [[Franck Muller]] (?-2006)
+  * [[Jozef Op de Beeck]] (1995)
+==== Former Candidates ====
+The following candidates never achieved membership.
+  * [[Vincent Bérard]] (2005-2006)
+  * [[Saskia Maaike Bouvier]] (2010-2012)
+  * [[Kim Djapri]] (2016-2017)
+  * [[John C Ermel]] (2006)
+  * [[Stephen Forsey]] (2004-2005) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[Andreas Fritsch]] (2014-2017)
+  * [[Dominique Fritz]] (2002-2005)
+  * [[Stephan Gagneux]] (2003-2004)
+  * [[Robert Greubel]] (2004-2005) [[Prix Gaïa]]
+  * [[Carlo Hengen]] (2002-2004)
+  * [[Eva Leube]] (2011-2015)
+  * [[Stephen McGonigle]] (2007-2012)
+  * [[Steven Phillips]] (2002-2004)
+===== Weblinks =====
+  *[[http://www.ahci.ch/|AHCI]]
+{{wst>author|[[Stephen Foskett]] ([[https://grail-watch.com/|Grail Watch]])}}
+{{tag>Organizations_and_institutions Abbreviations}}