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Inside Atelier AkriviA !

By: mahesh : February 28th, 2019-15:25

I was thrilled today to be in the Atelier AkriviA, meet Mr. Rexhepi and his team !

I spent almost 3 hours exchanging on watches, movements, Mr. Journe, things happening around the world…He is passionate about his work, very positive and yet humble - he started the brand when he was 25 & have already won a GPHG !

Now straight into Chronomètre Contemporain…all pieces of RG & Pt are booked & I wasn’t much surprised by that…the Black enamel dial on RG case is extremely attractive & I don’t want to incur the wrath of my wife ;-) In fact, myself & my son are more tilted towards Pt & white enamel…

Chronomètre Contemporain - gorgeous at 38 mm Pt White enamel dial + Zero reset seconds hand when the crown is pulled out !

Personal watch of Rexhep himself, the very first piece - a mandatory wrist shot for Purists !

i'm not a fan of colored metal but the Black enamel makes a BIG difference !

a movement under construction...

Not the best way to do macro shots....surely i couldn't do justice to the finishing :-(

Anglage...

My son was over the moon to see watches and a watchmaker in person !

Rexhep’s brother working the movement baseplate…he is wearing the Tourbillon regulator with the ‘heated blue’ steel dial – not need to say it was gorgeous…

The birthplace…

The watch he was wearing…another tourbillon with a gorgeous dial !

And one last thing, the right way to pronounce Rexhep Rexhepi is ReGep ReGepi - ‘xh’ pronounced as ‘G’ when we say Germany!

At the dinner table, my son asked ‘what is the meaning of AkriviA?’ I never thought of asking this to Rexhep, so reached out to the know-it-all source (yes Google it is !)….

AkriviA means Accuracy, Exactness, Preciseness, after knowing the man behind the watches I think Google missed one more adjective...PASSION !

Thanks to Rexhep and Annabelle !

& finally when I walked out of the Atelier...the watch devil inside is awake ;-)

Best,

mahesh.,

Thanks for report Mahesh

By: RG1 : February 28th, 2019-15:36

They create great watches...

Absolutely & very passionate about it ! [nt]

By: mahesh : February 28th, 2019-23:01

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Thanks Mahesh! Appreciate you taking us on the journey with you! You are a lucky to have had the original CC on your wrist! No doubt Rexhep has a bright future ahead of him! [nt]

By: Obeezy : February 28th, 2019-16:06

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Happy to share...

By: mahesh : February 28th, 2019-23:06

What I felt as as difference is that he knows what he want to do in future years in AkriviA and also he knows much clearly don’t want to do.

Having a vision and sticking to it is the formula for success! [nt]

By: Obeezy : March 1st, 2019-08:29

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Exactly my sales pitch to my wife to buy a watch 👍 [nt]

By: mahesh : March 1st, 2019-08:58

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Good luck with that! 😳😳😳 [nt]

By: Obeezy : March 1st, 2019-09:47

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We learned a lot about the band and the history.

By: Bill : February 28th, 2019-16:08

What a great adventure to share with your son.

Now we know the meaning of the brand name and how to pronounce Rexhepi.

Thank you for the report.

thanks Bill...

By: mahesh : February 28th, 2019-23:14

I have a big one in Apr that will leave my son ready as future Purist & there is no way back ;-)

Like father like son. [nt]

By: Bill : March 1st, 2019-14:08

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Which one? Now I am curious. [nt]

By: amanico : March 1st, 2019-14:09

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A beautiful family experience, thanks for sharing these special moments. [nt]

By: FabR : February 28th, 2019-16:40

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Thanks Fab ! In deed was a wonderful time spent ! [nt]

By: mahesh : February 28th, 2019-23:14

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lucky lucky man ( and son)

By: watch-guy.com : February 28th, 2019-16:52

Thanks for this insight into Rexep and his brand!

Julian

My pleasure Julian ! [nt]

By: mahesh : February 28th, 2019-23:15

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Thanks for sharing. Love the macro shot. [nt]

By: rolandc : February 28th, 2019-16:52

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Thanks Ronald, it was more a loupe shot to be honest... [nt]

By: mahesh : February 28th, 2019-23:16

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I like the effect of the macro using the loupe. [nt]

By: rolandc : February 28th, 2019-23:56

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Merci Roland ! [nt]

By: mahesh : March 1st, 2019-00:02

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Thank you for taking us on this journey with you!

By: BMR : February 28th, 2019-18:17

They make amazing pieces of mechanical art!

They are a small team of excellent watchmakers...

By: mahesh : February 28th, 2019-23:19

Every person does the watch end to end which is in a way struggle by itself, to have all skill set !

If you’re anytime in Geneva I recommend you visit them - very nice people !

Best,
Mahesh.,

That is really impressive. I’d love to go visit one day! It’s certainly on my list. Thanks again for this. [nt]

By: BMR : March 1st, 2019-08:51

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great post!

By: avseg : February 28th, 2019-20:07

Thanks for sharing. Definitely want to pick up an AkriviA piece at some point.

Also, re: the pronunciation, there is an interview with Rexhep on Albanian TV that got posted to youtube, which should provide an accurate native pronunciation.

Thanks avseg...

By: mahesh : February 28th, 2019-23:21

I didn’t know that, I’ll have a look at it !

Thanks for sharing this Special Visit with your son

By: patrickh : February 28th, 2019-21:22

A very nice idea and a beautiful report and photos of Rexhepi and his creations.

Best,

Patrickh

Merci Patrick!

By: mahesh : February 28th, 2019-23:23

watches are addictive & with family on it the pleasure doubles !!

Fantastic report, Mahesh

By: ChristianDK : February 28th, 2019-21:27

I have to agree that the gold piece with black dial looks amazing. I look forward to here more about your adventure when I see you.

Best

Christian

sure my friend...

By: mahesh : February 28th, 2019-23:29

Rexhep has a great respect for FPJ & we spoke for long about of him working with Mr Journe himself etc

RG piece in flesh changed my impressions from the photos.

See you soon !

Best,
Mahesh.,

Now I’m even more curious 😄

By: ChristianDK : March 1st, 2019-10:06

Have a great weekend, dear friend.

Best

Christian

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