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Jean-Pierre Hagmann

Jean-Pierre Hagmann hand-crafted cases for complicated watches and transmitted traditional case-making skills at Akrivia. 1

Banbery credits Hagmann with case work and Christian Thibert with engraving on the Star Caliber 2000; the pierced-cover concept is separately credited to Banbery.

At a glance

Dates
1940–2025 11Akrivia's dedicated Hagmann passage explicitly gives 1940–2025; role is historical.

The watchmaking story

Useful places to start with Jean-Pierre Hagmann's work include JHP-hallmarked cases and Star Caliber 2000 case collaboration. 3

JHP is the name recorded for Jean-Pierre Hagmann's own watchmaking practice. 1234

Jean-Pierre Hagmann worked for or held a role at Atelier Akrivia. 1234

Recognition: Prix Gaïa, Craftsmanship-Creation, 2024 2

Scope: Component craft

Why this person is included

Documented original work

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: JHP; Atelier Akrivia

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

    JHP — Own watchmaking practice. Watch-case maker 1234

    Legacy affiliation: JHP; Atelier Akrivia. Person-level contribution: Hand-crafted cases for complicated watches and transmitted traditional case-making skills at Akrivia.

    Original affiliation wording: JHP; Atelier Akrivia. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  2. Watchmaking workshop / practice · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Atelier Akrivia — Worked for / held role. Watch-case maker 1234

    Legacy affiliation: JHP; Atelier Akrivia. Person-level contribution: Hand-crafted cases for complicated watches and transmitted traditional case-making skills at Akrivia.

    Original affiliation wording: JHP; Atelier Akrivia. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 6 field-specific evidence records with 4 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (6)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: Legend Jean-Pierre Hagmann 1
  • Specific role: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: Legend Jean-Pierre Hagmann 1
  • Birth year: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: Legend Jean-Pierre Hagmann 1
  • Death year: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: Legend Jean-Pierre Hagmann 1
  • Recognition: The mapping supports this award clause only, not other recognition or biographical fields. Locator: 2024 laureates, Craftsmanship-Creation. 2
  • Representative work: Firsthand retrospective; separate case, engraving and proposal roles. 3

Sources

  1. Portrait – Rexhep RexhepiRexhep Rexhepi / Atelier Akrivia · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0090] Rexhep Rexhepi / Atelier Akrivia. "Portrait – Rexhep Rexhepi." Not stated. https://www.rexheprexhepi.com/rexhep-rexhepi 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. The Banbery Chronicles Part II — Inside Patek Philippe: Sales, Design, and the Banbery TouchTania Edwards · Collectability · Original interview · 2026-01-08

    [S0305] Tania Edwards. Collectability. "The Banbery Chronicles Part II — Inside Patek Philippe: Sales, Design, and the Banbery Touch." 2026-01-08. https://collectability.com/learn/the-banbery-chronicles-part-ii-inside-patek-philippe-sales-design-and-the-banbery-touch/ Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Caliber 89; Star Caliber 2000; The Banbery watch ref. 3448; book authorship.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: First-person recollection published by a specialist dealer

    How it was checked: Opened and text inspected. Locator: Caliber 89; Star Caliber 2000; The Banbery watch ref. 3448; book authorship

    Limitation: Retrospective participant account. Separates concept requests, mechanism work, case craft and engraving. Not sole-inventor evidence.

  4. https://www.rexheprexhepi.com/rexhep-rexhepi https://www.mih.ch/en/the-laureats/ https://collectability.com/learn/the-banbery-chronicles-part-ii-inside-patek-philippe-sales-design-and-the-banbery-touch/linked source

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