Cartier's Annual Watchmaking Competition

CARTIER WATCHMAKING EXPERTISE

At Cartier, a watchmaker of shapes since 1853, technical know-how supports design. To train the next generation of watchmakers, the Cartier Watchmaking Institute, established in 1993, created an annual competition in 1995 dedicated to apprentice watchmakers.

THE CARTIER WATCHMAKING PRIZE

The competition invites apprentice watchmakers from Switzerland, France, Germany and Belgium to design a movement based on a chosen theme. This year, the competition is also open to ES technicians in micro-technology from watchmaking schools and training centres. There will be a total of six laureates, who will ensure the future of watchmaking.

KEY DATES

January 14th 2025: Prizegiving ceremony at the International Museum of Horology in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Announcement of the three laureates per category: ‘Apprentice’ and ‘Technician’.

THE 2024 EDITION

The applicants will be given a clock movement and asked to reinvent it, based on the theme of the Magic of the Senses. They will be invited to add one or several sensory touches.

JURY 2024

Roy Davidoff

Collector’s watch specialist and co-founder of Roy & Sacha Davidoff SA

Pascale Lepeu

Director of the Cartier Collection

Nathalie Marielloni

Associate Curator at the International Museum of Horology

Pascal Ravessoud

Vice-Chairman of Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, watch specialist and collector

Kari Voutilainen

Independent watchmaker