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Jean Kazès

Jean Kazès transformed mechanical clock movements into sculptural wall and table timepieces. 1

Historical membership record; this does not assert current membership or operating status. 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
1930–? 1

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Jean Kazès' work is Sculptural mechanical clocks. 1

Créations Kazès Genève is the name recorded for Jean Kazès' own watchmaking practice. 1

Recognition: AHCI former member; profile records 1988 1

Scope: Broader horology

Why this person is included

Professional recognition and documented craft

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Créations Kazès Genève

Documented origin: Sofia, Bulgaria 1

Geographic ties: Bulgaria; Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Clockmaking practice / brand · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Créations Kazès Genève — Own watchmaking practice. Clockmaker / sculptor 1

    Legacy affiliation: Créations Kazès Genève. Person-level contribution: Transformed mechanical clock movements into sculptural wall and table timepieces.

    Original affiliation wording: Créations Kazès Genève. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 9 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (9)
  • 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
  • Birth year: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened the inherited association biography; mapped explicit life year, origin and craft. 1
  • Documented origin: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened the inherited association biography; mapped explicit life year, origin and craft. 1
  • Recognition: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened the inherited association biography; mapped explicit life year, origin and craft. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened the inherited association biography; mapped explicit life year, origin and craft. 1
  • Representative work: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened the inherited association biography; mapped explicit life year, origin and craft. 1

Sources

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

    [S0049] Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). "Jean Kazès – AHCI." Not stated. https://www.ahci.ch/members/jean-kazes/ 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.

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