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Créations Kazès Genève

AHCI lists Jean Kazès under Créations Kazès Genève, a practice producing sculptural mechanical clocks. 1

This profile covers the maker’s identity, history and documented work. A complete model catalogue is being researched separately.

At a glance

Subject
Independent Atelier 1
Documented work
Explorer for Hora Nova 5
Documented work
Wall clock at MB&F M.A.D. House 34

Maker and atelier origins

AHCI lists Jean Kazès under Créations Kazès Genève, a practice producing sculptural mechanical clocks. The AHCI profile describes Kazès’ background in precision mechanics, mechanical engineering and technical teaching.

The maker’s historical page dates his independent practice to 1972. 12

Sculptural clockmaking

AHCI describes wall and table clocks made as individual pieces or small series, with the movement treated as a sculptural composition. The association profile records AHCI membership from 1988.

The AHCI listing gives a Carouge, Geneva, atelier address and links jean-kazes.ch. Kazès’ dossier belongs to broader horology: the movement itself becomes the architectural or sculptural object, and collaborations need credit beyond the atelier’s name. 154

Named collaborative and installed works

The 2014 Explorer announcement credits Jean Kazès with Vincent Calabrese for an eight-day mechanical clock for Hora Nova. A Jean Kazès wall clock is documented in the central staircase of MB&F’s M.A.D. House in reporting from 2023 and 2024. 534

Ownership and continuity

AHCI lists Jean Kazès under Créations Kazès Genève, a practice producing sculptural mechanical clocks. 1

Watchmakers and designers linked to Créations Kazès Genève

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Identification and service

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Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. verified fact

    AHCI lists Jean Kazès under Créations Kazès Genève, a practice producing sculptural mechanical clocks.

  2. verified fact

    The AHCI profile describes Kazès’ background in precision mechanics, mechanical engineering and technical teaching.

  3. source stated claim

    The maker’s historical page dates his independent practice to 1972.

  4. verified fact

    AHCI describes wall and table clocks made as individual pieces or small series, with the movement treated as a sculptural composition.

  5. verified fact

    The association profile records AHCI membership from 1988.

  6. verified fact

    The AHCI listing gives a Carouge, Geneva, atelier address and links jean-kazes.ch.

  7. verified fact

    A Jean Kazès wall clock is documented in the central staircase of MB&F’s M.A.D. House in reporting from 2023 and 2024.

  8. source stated claim

    The 2014 Explorer announcement credits Jean Kazès with Vincent Calabrese for an eight-day mechanical clock for Hora Nova.

  9. verified fact

    Kazès’ dossier belongs to broader horology: the movement itself becomes the architectural or sculptural object, and collaborations need credit beyond the atelier’s name.

Known limits

  • This identity dossier is not a complete catalogue of every watch or reference.

Direct sources

  1. Jean KazèsAcadémie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants · professional association profile · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  2. HistoriqueJean Kazès / Créations Kazès Genève · maker history · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  3. MB&F’s new M.A.D. HouseLoupiosity · reported site visit · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  4. MB&F — M.A.D. HouseFédération de l’industrie horlogère suisse FH · trade federation reporting · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  5. Jean Kazès — Explorer for Hora Nova, in association with Vincent CalabreseMasterHorologer · product announcement republication · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

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