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Fouad Zrhari

Fouad Zrhari combined professional watch repair in Illzach with Elaqsa watch designs using Arabic calligraphy and regional numeral aesthetics. 1

France is the documented workshop location; Moroccan identity does not establish Moroccan movement manufacture. No national-first claim or complete in-house manufacture assertion.

At a glance

Place
France
Dates
Life dates not established in the consulted evidence.

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Fouad Zrhari's work include Elaqsa watches and Group Khalis repair practice. 1

Group Khalis Horlogerie is the name recorded for Fouad Zrhari's own watchmaking practice. 1

Fouad Zrhari designed, developed or supplied work for Elaqsa. 1

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented original work or professionally documented contribution

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Group Khalis Horlogerie; Elaqsa 1

Documented origin: Moroccan identity documented; birthplace not established

Geographic ties: Morocco; France; Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location 1

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

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

    Group Khalis Horlogerie — Own watchmaking practice. Watch repairer / watch designer 1

    Legacy affiliation: Group Khalis Horlogerie; Elaqsa. Person-level contribution: Combined professional watch repair in Illzach with Elaqsa watch designs using Arabic calligraphy and regional numeral aesthetics.

    Original affiliation wording: Group Khalis Horlogerie; Elaqsa. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

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

    Elaqsa — Designed / developed / supplied for. Calligraphy and regional-numeral watch designs 1

    Legacy affiliation: Group Khalis Horlogerie; Elaqsa. Person-level contribution: Combined professional watch repair in Illzach with Elaqsa watch designs using Arabic calligraphy and regional numeral aesthetics.

    Original affiliation wording: Group Khalis Horlogerie; Elaqsa. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 4 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (4)
  • Noteworthy contribution: France is the documented workshop location; Moroccan identity does not establish Moroccan movement manufacture. No national-first claim or complete in-house manufacture assertion. Recovered from earlier branch; fresh access status is in Source audit. 1
  • Representative work: France is the documented workshop location; Moroccan identity does not establish Moroccan movement manufacture. No national-first claim or complete in-house manufacture assertion. Recovered from earlier branch; fresh access status is in Source audit. 1
  • Affiliations / workshops: France is the documented workshop location; Moroccan identity does not establish Moroccan movement manufacture. No national-first claim or complete in-house manufacture assertion. Recovered from earlier branch; fresh access status is in Source audit. 1
  • Geographic ties: France is the documented workshop location; Moroccan identity does not establish Moroccan movement manufacture. No national-first claim or complete in-house manufacture assertion. Recovered from earlier branch; fresh access status is in Source audit. 1

Sources

  1. Fouad Zrhari, le créateur-horloger illzachois, maître du tempsEmilie Jafrate · Le Périscope · First-person interview · 2021-05-11

    [S0250] Emilie Jafrate. Le Périscope. "Fouad Zrhari, le créateur-horloger illzachois, maître du temps." 2021-05-11. https://le-periscope.info/le-journal/fouad-zrhari-le-createur-horloger-illzachois-maitre-du-temps/ Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Training, Elaqsa design and Illzach workshop paragraphs..

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: External regional interview

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

    Limitation: The article’s “first Moroccan watchmaker” claim is unsupported and explicitly excluded. Proposals for African factories are not evidence of operating factories.

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