AKRIVIA

Born in Kosovo, Rexhep Rexhepi arrived in Switzerland at age 11. At 15, he began a five-year apprenticeship at Patek Philippe, gaining deep understanding of haute horlogerie. He subsequently worked at BNB Concept and F.P. Journe. In 2012, at age 25, Rexhepi founded Atelier Akrivia with 100,000 Swiss francs in savings. The name derives from the Greek word for precision (ακρίβεια). The atelier unveiled its first timepiece in 2013, the AK-01 Tourbillon Chronographe Monopoussoir. Complex creations followed: AK-02 and AK-03 in 2014, AK-04 at Baselworld in 2015. In 2017, the atelier relocated to Geneva's Old Town, eventually expanding to multiple workshops covering casemaking, strap-making, enamel, and engraving. The Chronometre Contemporain, launched in 2018, won the GPHG Men's Watch prize. The RRCC II repeated the feat in 2022.