{"id":31227,"date":"2024-06-19T02:10:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T00:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/?p=31227"},"modified":"2024-06-19T02:10:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T00:10:49","slug":"interview-tekitoi-vincent-calabrese-co-fondateur-ahci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/en\/interview-tekitoi-vincent-calabrese-co-fondateur-ahci\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;WhoAreU&#8221; interview with Vincent Calabrese, Co-founder of the AHCI"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>My name is Amandine, I am now 13 years old and keen on watchmaking. Since the age of 7, when asked what job I want to do, I answer \u201c<em>watchmaker-designer at Bulgari<\/em>\u201d\u2026 In the meantime, I interview people in the industry&#8230; At this year&#8217;s Time to Watches trade show in Geneva, I had the good fortune to meet Vincent Calabrese, an independent watchmaker, compulsive inventor who has made many brands famous, co-founder of the AHCI, and so on. What immediately appealed to me about this veteran watchmaker was the passion in his eyes when he talked to me about his watches.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>By Amandine, the youngest Swiss Watch Passport columnist<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/en\/careers-the-rising-stars-amandine-the-post-z-generation-is-coming\/\">Amandine\u2019s portrait<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/swisswatchpassport\/\">Insta SWP<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jshmagazine1876\/\">Insta JSH\u00ae<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/watch_it_with_amandine\/\">Insta Amandine<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JSH1876\/\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tagpress\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/jsh-archives-patrimoine\/\">Linkedin<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Who is Vincent Calabrese at the office?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A solitary man enjoying his freedom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And in real life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Always the same<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you get into watchmaking?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luckily, I left school against my will.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you remember about your first watch?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That it was damn small.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none meta_simple\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Vincent Calabrese\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese.jpg 750w, https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-462x600.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"w-image-meta\"><div class=\"w-image-title\">Vincent Calabrese, veteran independent watchmaker<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>And which watch has the most sentimental value for you today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The one with my latest invention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you make watches for young people?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Very few! Few are like you at 13 \/ 14.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you say to a young person under 15 to get them interested in mechanical watchmaking rather than their Apple Watch?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t ask.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none meta_simple\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-GPHG_2023_AHCI.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Svend Andersen (l) and Vincent Calabrese (r) at the GPHG 2023\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-GPHG_2023_AHCI.jpg 474w, https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-GPHG_2023_AHCI-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"w-image-meta\"><div class=\"w-image-title\">Svend Andersen (l) and Vincent Calabrese (r) awarded at the GPHG 2023 in th name of the AHCI (Acad\u00e9mie Horlog\u00e8re des Cr\u00e9ateurs Ind\u00e9pendants) that they co-founded.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none meta_simple\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-livre-le_temps-une-vie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"book Le Temps d&#039;une Vie about Vincent Calabrese\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-livre-le_temps-une-vie.jpg 402w, https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-livre-le_temps-une-vie-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"w-image-meta\"><div class=\"w-image-title\">Le Temps d'une Vie, Vincent Calabrese' biography<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none meta_simple\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-1996_prix_Gaia-600x413.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Vincent Calabrese, laureate of the Prix Ga\u00efa in 1996\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-1996_prix_Gaia-600x413.jpg 600w, https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-1996_prix_Gaia-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-1996_prix_Gaia.jpg 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"w-image-meta\"><div class=\"w-image-title\">Vicent Calabrese, Laureate of the Prix Ga\u00efa in 1996 with G\u00fcnter Bl\u00fcmlein (l) and Jean-Luc Maynaud (r)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>And what are your brand&#8217;s assets to win him over?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Originality<\/p>\n<p><strong>There&#8217;s a lot of talk about durability. What does that mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all about manipulation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you prefer TikTok, Instagram or LinkedIn?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none meta_simple\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1258\" height=\"1320\" src=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-instagram_vincent_calabrese-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Vincent Calabrese Instagram account\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-instagram_vincent_calabrese-scaled.jpg 1258w, https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-instagram_vincent_calabrese-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-instagram_vincent_calabrese-572x600.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1258px) 100vw, 1258px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"w-image-meta\"><div class=\"w-image-title\">Vincent Calabrese Instagram account<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_huge\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none meta_simple\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-flyora_collection.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Fly&#039;Ora watch - Vincent Calabrese\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-flyora_collection.png 328w, https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-flyora_collection-179x300.png 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"w-image-meta\"><div class=\"w-image-title\">Fly'Ora watch by Vincent Calabrese<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>What advice would you give me to be able to live my passion and work in watchmaking?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Try it and see.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anything you&#8217;d like to add?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations on your passion and keep it alive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I had the opportunity to do a cross-interview not long ago, and I thought the idea of the interviewer being interviewed was great&#8230; Would you have a question for me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you were making a watch, would you give priority to aesthetics or complication?<\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s hard to answer. In fact, a few months ago, I think I would have said aesthetics, because it&#8217;s the first thing you see and it&#8217;s often what makes you like or dislike the watch&#8230; I wanted to be a designer. But today, the more I meet watchmakers, the more I touch movements and the more I want to become a watchmaker, so complication is going to count. In the end, both are super important, so let&#8217;s say aesthetics at the service of complication. A bit like your watch with the butterflies<\/strong> (editor&#8217;s note: the Fly&#8217;ora model).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Shall we take a selfie for my album?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luckily, you already took one before the interview&#8230; But come and visit my workshop in Morges with your dad, and we&#8217;ll take lots more photos.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none meta_simple\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-portrait.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Vincent Calabrese and Amandine for the WhoAreU selfie\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-portrait.png 336w, https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/00_JSH-Swiss-Watch-Passport-Tekitoi-Vincent_Calabrese-portrait-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"w-image-meta\"><div class=\"w-image-title\">Vincent Calabrese and Amandine for the WhoAreU selfie<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vincent-calabrese.com\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Vincent Calabrese (official)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/watch_it_with_amandine\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">@watch_it_with_amandine<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"My name is Amandine, I am now 13 years old and keen on watchmaking. 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