La Chaux-de-Fonds: watchmaker Vianney Halter receives the Gaïa 2016 prize, in the Craftsmanship-Creation category

The official awards ceremony will take place on September 20.

In 2016, the best of the best , according to the terminology of the press release published on Thursday, are the watchmaker Vianney Halter in the Craftsmanship-Creation category, the Englishman Roger Smith for History-Research and Giovanni Busca and Pascal Rochat for Esprit d ’business. The official awards ceremony will take place on September 20.

Vianney Halter, who notably created the "Deep Space Tourbillon" in 2013, can be considered according to the MIH as "a precursor of a new era in the field of watchmaking design and display" thanks in particular to the work carried out " with respect for craftsmanship, but without making any concessions to conformity".

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