Cartier Prize for Watchmaking Talents of Tomorrow

On 24 June 2026, the Cartier Prize for Watchmaking Talents of Tomorrow ceremony celebrated the excellence and creativity of eleven young watchmaking apprentices and technicians from France, Switzerland and Belgium.

The Cartier Prize for Watchmaking Talents of Tomorrow was set up in 1995 on the initiative of the Cartier Watchmaking Institute. Each year, this unique prize invites young watchmaking talents to transform a movement based on a set theme, rewarding both technical and creative ingenuity.

For the 28th edition of the Prize, entrants were asked to create a piece based on the motion of a pendulum, on the theme “Shifting the balance: Reading and understanding time differently”, or how to move beyond our traditional approach to understanding time. After being initially selected based on sketches, texts and video presentations, the 12 finalists were
given eighty hours over three months to turn their vision into reality, supported by their mentors. Their talent has given rise to unique creations that showcase their technical prowess and bold creativity, thereby opening up new avenues of exploration and offering a fresh perspective on time.

The jury comprised: Roy Davidoff, specialist in vintage watches and co-founder of Roy & Sacha Davidoff SA, Pascale Lepeu, Director of the Cartier Collection, Nathalie Marielloni, Curator at the Musée international d’horlogerie, Pascal Ravessoud, Vice-President of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, watchmaking specialist and collector and Kari Voutilainen, independent watchmaker.

In the “Apprentice Watchmakers” category, the first prize was awarded to Aymeric Peters from IATA, in
Namur, Belgium, for Silence Choisi (Chosen Silence). For Technicians, Arthur Choquet, from the Lycée Jean Jaurès in Rennes, France, won first prize with his creation Un Instant (A Moment). See the other winners on the website of the competition.