The Fondation Haute Horlogerie celebrates 20 years of commitment to watchmaking culture and begins a new chapter, starting with the ‘Watch Makers’ exhibition in Geneva.
The Fondation Haute Horlogerie (FHH) celebrated its 20th anniversary last night at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Geneva and at its headquarters at the city’s landmark Pont de la Machine. Ilaria Resta, Chief Executive Officer of Audemars Piguet, Patrick Pruniaux, Chairman & CEO of Girard-Perregaux, and Cyrille Vigneron, Chairman of Culture and Philanthropy at Cartier, representing Richemont, were present to honour the FHH’s founding members.
The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie was the vision of Franco Cologni, the Italian entrepreneur, author, cultural authority and luxury industry veteran. The FHH was established in Geneva in 2005 by Audemars Piguet, Girard-Perregaux and the Richemont Group to promote fine watchmaking internationally. Together with its partners, the Foundation has three major goals; to inform and educate about fine watchmaking, to train fine watch professionals and to affirm its role as a Think Tank of the fine watch industry.
Yesterday FHH announced a new online public training platform called FHH Boutique, and opened ‘Watch Makers’, a new, free-to-enter exhibition dedicated to the art, craft and timeless value of watchmaking. The FHH Boutique is a dedicated online ecommerce platform that makes the FHH Academy’s expert training videos and certifications available for purchase to non-professional members of the public from outside the industry.
From 26 June to 7 September 2025, FHH is holding on Pont de la Machine, its newest experiential exhibition ‘Watch Makers’. Throughout an educational, playful, and tactile journey, designed with an evolving scenography, visitors will understand the processes, experience the techniques, and discover the forty or so professions that make up traditional watchmaking.
The FHH would like to thank wholeheartedly its valued partner brands for their vital support of its programmes yesterday, today and tomorrow.
A. Lange & Söhne*, Armin Strom, Audemars Piguet*, Baume & Mercier*, Bovet*, Breitling*, Bvlgari*, Carl F. Bucherer, Cartier*, Chanel, Czapek*, Gerald Charles*, Girard-Perregaux*, Grönefeld, H. Moser & Cie.*, Hautlence*, Hermès*, IWC Schaffhausen*, Jaeger-LeCoultre*, Louis Moinet, Louis Vuitton, MB&F*, Montblanc*, Oris*, Panerai*, Parmigiani, Piaget*, Ressence*, Roger Dubuis*, Romain Gauthier*, Rudis Sylva, Speake Marin*, Tag Heuer*, Trilobe*, Ulysse Nardin*, Vacheron Constantin*, Van Cleef & Arpels*.
Brands with (*) have supported the ‘Watch Makers’ exhibition with content/experiences.
Source: press release. Photo credits: FHH. Jordi Ruiz Cirera
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