Within the first yr it has Louis Vuitton Watch Award for Impartial Creatives was awarded Raúl Pages and his RP1 Régulateur à Détente. Chosen by a five-person jury, the RP1 prevailed in opposition to 5 finalists, together with Andreas Strehler together with his Sympathique desk calendar and Petermann Bedat together with his split-seconds chronograph Reference 2941.
A watchmaker, restorer and automaton builder, Mr. Pagès’ profitable entry has created a time-only wristwatch with a regulator-style show and, extra importantly, a detent escapement motion of his personal design.
Along with the technical options, the RP1 motion can also be characterised by a excessive stage of ornament, which is of an artisanal nature and is made by hand. The finishes, structure and building are all in a classical model and mirror Mr. Pagès’ expertise as a restorer, notably at Parmigiani, maybe essentially the most revered restoration workshop in Switzerland.
His expertise and dedication have been acknowledged by the jury, consisting of Carole Forestier-Kasapi, Head of Motion Growth at TAG Heuer; collector and writer Auro Montanari; watchmaker Rexhep Rexhepi; our founder Jiaxian Su; and jury president Michael Tay from The Hour Glass.
Because the winner, Mr. Pagès will obtain a scholarship from Louis Vuitton and a year-long mentorship at La Fabrique du Temps, the luxurious items big’s Geneva manufacturing unit. He talked about utilizing the mentorship to additional develop his model, particularly since he’ll quickly be launching a watch mannequin with a completely new caliber.
The second Louis Vuitton Watch Prize will happen in 2026.
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