====== Andreas Strehler ======

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**Andreas Strehler** is a Swiss watchmaker active since [[1994]].

===== Biography =====
Andreas Strehler was born and raised near [[Winterthur]], Switzerland. He graduated from the [[School of Horology]] in [[Solothurn]] in [[1991]] and began working at [[Renaud & Papi]] before setting up his own shop in [[1994]]. He produced [[repeater]] movements for [[Audemars Piguet]] (owner of Renaud & Papi), worked in restoration, and began developing for other brands. He exhibited at [[Baselworld]] in [[1998]] with the [[AHCI]].

Strehler made his name developing movement technologies for the re-started [[H. Moser & Cie]] and contributing to [[C. 125|Cal. C. 125]] for [[Chronoswiss]]. He also created the [[ML 106]] [[chronograph]] movement for [[Maurice Lacroix]] and the perpetual calendar complication for the [[H. Moser & Cie Perpetual 1]]. He is given credit as the main designer on the [[Harry Winston Opus 7|Opus 7]] for the [[Harry Winston Opus]] collection and collaborated with [[Kari Voutilainen]] to create the [[Maître du Temps Chapter Three|Chapter Three "Reveal"]] for [[Maître du Temps]].

In November, [[2006]] [[H. Moser & Cie.]] won one of the most prestigious prizes in the Swiss watch industry, the Best Complication prize at the [[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]], for the Strehler-designed [[H. Moser & Cie. Perpetual 1|Perpetual 1]]. The Perpetual 1 also won the "Over € 25,000" category at the [[Goldene Unruh]] for [[2010]]. In [[2013]], Andreas Strehler received the prestigious [[Prix Gaïa]] "Artisanat-Creation" award.

===== References =====
  * Andreas Strehler, QP Magazine, Vol. 25, 2007


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