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Dann Phimphrachanh

AHCI identifies an independent practice under Dann Phimphrachanh’s own name, listing Saint-Blaise and dannph.ch. 123

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
Seconde Vive 32

Independent-business identity

AHCI identifies an independent practice under Dann Phimphrachanh’s own name, listing Saint-Blaise and dannph.ch. The AHCI biography places his earlier work at Parmigiani, Greubel Forsey, Daniel Roth and Jaeger-LeCoultre and records further watch-construction training completed in 2012.

AHCI and event reporting date his independent business to 2018. 12

Prototype and recognition

Brechtel’s workshop report dates presentation of the first finished Seconde Vive prototype to the AHCI exhibition in Geneva in April 2025. AHCI lists Phimphrachanh as a candidate since 2025, not a full member.

Seconde Vive is presented as a mechanical jumping-seconds wristwatch. This is an identifiable maker-business with a documented prototype and workshop, not merely a person mentioned in another brand’s history. 312

Workshop and manufacturing limits

The October 2025 visit documents a recent move from Yverdon-les-Bains to a new workshop in Saint-Blaise. The visitor describes conventional, non-CNC component manufacture but digital design and testing.

The October 2025 visit describes a one-person workshop; discussion of future hiring is not evidence that staff had already been added. 3

Ownership and continuity

AHCI identifies an independent practice under Dann Phimphrachanh’s own name, listing Saint-Blaise and dannph.ch. 1

Watchmakers and designers linked to Dann Phimphrachanh

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Identification and service

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Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. verified fact

    AHCI identifies an independent practice under Dann Phimphrachanh’s own name, listing Saint-Blaise and dannph.ch.

  2. verified fact

    The AHCI biography places his earlier work at Parmigiani, Greubel Forsey, Daniel Roth and Jaeger-LeCoultre and records further watch-construction training completed in 2012.

  3. verified fact

    AHCI and event reporting date his independent business to 2018.

  4. verified fact

    Brechtel’s workshop report dates presentation of the first finished Seconde Vive prototype to the AHCI exhibition in Geneva in April 2025.

  5. verified fact

    AHCI lists Phimphrachanh as a candidate since 2025, not a full member.

  6. verified fact

    The October 2025 visit documents a recent move from Yverdon-les-Bains to a new workshop in Saint-Blaise.

  7. verified fact

    Seconde Vive is presented as a mechanical jumping-seconds wristwatch.

  8. verified fact

    The visitor describes conventional, non-CNC component manufacture but digital design and testing.

  9. verified fact

    The October 2025 visit describes a one-person workshop; discussion of future hiring is not evidence that staff had already been added.

  10. verified fact

    This is an identifiable maker-business with a documented prototype and workshop, not merely a person mentioned in another brand’s history.

Known limits

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

Direct sources

  1. Dann PhimphrachanhAcadémie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants · professional association candidate profile · accessed September 15, 2026

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

  2. The best new independent watches at Watches and Wonders 2025Time+Tide · event reporting · accessed September 15, 2026

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

  3. Visiting Independent Watchmaker Dann Phimphrachanh and His Seconde Vive in His New WorkshopQuill & Pad; Thomas Brechtel · firsthand workshop visit · accessed September 15, 2026

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

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