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Andreas Strehler

Andreas Strehler established an independent movement-development and watchmaking manufacture after working at Renaud & Papi. 1

Undated association profile: historical membership/candidacy is not a current operating-status claim; technical superlatives and priority language are not independently established. Bernhard Zwinz credits Strehler with making most components to Zwinz's modern Winnerl designs; supplier work is not attributed as sole movement design.

At a glance

Dates
1971–? 1

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Andreas Strehler's work include Independent mechanical watches and movements and Winnerl movement-component supply (Zwinz account). 3

Andreas Strehler worked through a watchmaking practice under the same name. 1234

Andreas Strehler worked for or held a role at Renaud & Papi. 1234

Recognition: AHCI member; profile records 2000; Prix Gaïa, Craftsmanship-Creation, 2013 12

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Professional recognition and documented craft

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Andreas Strehler

Documented origin: Winterthur, Switzerland 1

Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Andreas Strehler — Own watchmaking practice. Independent watchmaker / movement developer 1234

    Legacy affiliation: Andreas Strehler. Person-level contribution: Established an independent movement-development and watchmaking manufacture after working at Renaud & Papi.

    Original affiliation wording: Andreas Strehler. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  2. Movement / component supplier or manufacturer · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Renaud & Papi — Worked for / held role. Independent watchmaker / movement developer 1234

    Legacy affiliation: Andreas Strehler. Person-level contribution: Established an independent movement-development and watchmaking manufacture after working at Renaud & Papi.

    Original affiliation wording: Andreas Strehler. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 7 field-specific evidence records with 4 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (7)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Birth year: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Documented origin: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Recognition: Scoped association statements, not independent technical-performance or present-status verification. 1
  • Recognition: The mapping supports this award clause only, not other recognition or biographical fields. Locator: 2013 laureates, Craftsmanship-Creation. 2
  • Representative work: Customer/maker's own account; no independent component-factory audit. 3
  • Qualifications / caveats: Customer/maker's own account; no independent component-factory audit. 3

Sources

  1. Andreas Strehler – AHCIAcadémie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) · Institutional / association · Not stated

    [S0039] Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). "Andreas Strehler – AHCI." Not stated. https://www.ahci.ch/members/andreas-strehler/ Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Associated professional body

    How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text inspected in this pass.

    Limitation: Association profile; undated text can contain legacy role or production claims. Only the recorded biographical facts are used.

  2. The laureates since 1993Musée international d'horlogerie · Award-organizer record · Not stated

    [S0290] Musée international d'horlogerie. "The laureates since 1993." Not stated. https://www.mih.ch/en/the-laureats/ Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Award year and category, individually matched

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Award organizer's own results list

    How it was checked: Opened and text inspected

    Limitation: Supports named recognition only. Roger Smith (2016 History-research) is not automatically Roger W. Smith the watchmaker.

  3. Watchmaker — Interview with Bernhard ZwinzBernhard Zwinz; interviewer not named · Winnerl · Maker-republished original interview · Not stated

    [S0299] Bernhard Zwinz; interviewer not named. Winnerl. "Watchmaker — Interview with Bernhard Zwinz." Not stated. https://winnerl.ch/watchmaker.html Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Interview: Simplicity assembly, L’Atelier de Joux, first Winnerl movement and component suppliers.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Interview with modern Winnerl maker; published by his business

    How it was checked: Opened and text inspected. Locator: Interview: Simplicity assembly, L’Atelier de Joux, first Winnerl movement and component suppliers

    Limitation: Reprinted excerpt from Wristwatch Magazine USA, date not supplied. Chronometer-versus-quartz and historical priority superlatives are not adopted. Interview time references are historical.

  4. https://www.ahci.ch/members/andreas-strehler/ https://www.mih.ch/en/the-laureats/ https://winnerl.ch/watchmaker.htmllinked source

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