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Éric Coudray

Éric Coudray conceived the TriAx regulating mechanism for Legacy Machine Thunderdome, collaborating with Kari Voutilainen on the movement. 1

Technical conception credited to Coudray; movement aesthetics credited to Voutilainen.

At a glance

Also known as
Eric Coudray

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Éric Coudray's work is Legacy Machine Thunderdome. 1

Éric Coudray designed, developed or supplied work for MB&F. 123

Recognition: Prix Gaïa, Craftsmanship-Creation, 2012 2

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented original work

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: MB&F collaboration

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

    MB&F — Designed / developed / supplied for. Complicated-movement constructor 123

    Legacy affiliation: MB&F collaboration. Person-level contribution: Conceived the TriAx regulating mechanism for Legacy Machine Thunderdome, collaborating with Kari Voutilainen on the movement.

    Original affiliation wording: MB&F collaboration. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 4 field-specific evidence records with 3 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (4)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Model-specific collaboration attribution; marketing first/best claims excluded. 1
  • Representative work: Model-specific collaboration attribution; marketing first/best claims excluded. 1
  • Specific role: Model-specific collaboration attribution; marketing first/best claims excluded. 1
  • Recognition: The mapping supports this award clause only, not other recognition or biographical fields. Locator: 2012 laureates, Craftsmanship-Creation. 2

Sources

  1. Legacy Machine ThunderdomeMB&F · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0117] MB&F. "Legacy Machine Thunderdome." Not stated. https://www.mbandf.com/machines/mbf-machines/legacy-machines/lm-thunderdome Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Original source text inspected; not independent corroboration of every profile clause.

  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.mbandf.com/machines/mbf-machines/legacy-machines/lm-thunderdome https://www.mih.ch/en/the-laureats/linked source

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