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Watchmaker profile

Antoine Preziuso

Antoine Preziuso combined museum and private restoration with the creation of complicated watches and experiments with dial materials. 1

Undated association profile: historical membership/candidacy is not a current operating-status claim; technical superlatives and priority language are not independently established.

At a glance

Dates
1957–? 1

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Antoine Preziuso's work include Complicated watches and meteorite timepieces.

Antoine Preziuso worked through a watchmaking practice under the same name. 123

Recognition: AHCI member; profile records 1996; Prix Gaïa, Craftsmanship-Creation, 2020 12

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Professional recognition and documented craft

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Antoine Preziuso

Documented origin: Geneva, 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

    Antoine Preziuso — Own watchmaking practice. Independent watchmaker / restorer 123

    Legacy affiliation: Antoine Preziuso. Person-level contribution: Combined museum and private restoration with the creation of complicated watches and experiments with dial materials.

    Original affiliation wording: Antoine Preziuso. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 5 field-specific evidence records with 3 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (5)
  • 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: 2020 laureates, Craftsmanship-Creation. 2

Sources

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

    [S0035] Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). "Antoine Preziuso – AHCI." Not stated. https://www.ahci.ch/members/antoine-preziuso/ 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. https://www.ahci.ch/members/antoine-preziuso/ https://www.mih.ch/en/the-laureats/linked source

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