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Felix Baumgartner

Felix Baumgartner is a watchmaker who co-founded URWERK in 1997 to combine complicated mechanical watchmaking with unconventional displays. 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
1975–? 1

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Felix Baumgartner's work is URWERK mechanical wristwatches. 1

Felix Baumgartner founded or co-founded URWERK from 1997. 123

Recognition: AHCI member; profile records 1999; Prix Gaïa, Entrepreneurship, 2020 12

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Professional recognition and documented craft

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: URWERK

Documented origin: Schaffhausen, 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

    URWERK — Founder / co-founder From 1997. Independent watchmaker 123

    Legacy affiliation: URWERK. Person-level contribution: Watchmaker who co-founded URWERK in 1997 to combine complicated mechanical watchmaking with unconventional displays.

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

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 6 field-specific evidence records with 3 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (6)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Association profile may reflect subject-supplied information; no exclusive-inventor or present trading-status inference. 1
  • Birth year: Association profile may reflect subject-supplied information; no exclusive-inventor or present trading-status inference. 1
  • Documented origin: Association profile may reflect subject-supplied information; no exclusive-inventor or present trading-status inference. 1
  • Recognition: Association profile may reflect subject-supplied information; no exclusive-inventor or present trading-status inference. 1
  • Representative work: Association profile may reflect subject-supplied information; no exclusive-inventor or present trading-status inference. 1
  • Recognition: The mapping supports this award clause only, not other recognition or biographical fields. Locator: 2020 laureates, Entrepreneurship. 2

Sources

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

    [S0009] Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). "Felix Baumgartner – AHCI." Not stated. https://www.ahci.ch/members/felix-baumgartner/ 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/felix-baumgartner/ https://www.mih.ch/en/the-laureats/linked source

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