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Watchmaker profile

Shona Taine

Shona Taine is an independent maker combining hand-operated traditional tools with personally designed mechanical watches. 1

AHCI membership is documented; no unsupported 'first woman' or youngest-ever claim is used. 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
1998–? 1

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Shona Taine's work is Independent mechanical wristwatches.

Khemea is the name recorded for Shona Taine's own watchmaking practice. 1

Recognition: AHCI member; profile records 2025 1

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Professional recognition and documented craft

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: Khemea

Documented origin: France 1

Geographic ties: France; 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

    Khemea — Own watchmaking practice. Independent watchmaker 1

    Legacy affiliation: Khemea. Person-level contribution: Independent maker combining hand-operated traditional tools with personally designed mechanical watches.

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

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 8 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (8)
  • 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
  • Birth year: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened inherited association source and added individual field mappings; source count is unchanged. 1
  • Documented origin: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened inherited association source and added individual field mappings; source count is unchanged. 1
  • Recognition: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened inherited association source and added individual field mappings; source count is unchanged. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Reopened inherited association source and added individual field mappings; source count is unchanged. 1

Sources

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

    [S0005] Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). "Shona Taine – AHCI." Not stated. https://www.ahci.ch/members/shona-taine/ 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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