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Kari Voutilainen
Independent Watchmaking Defined by Hand-Finishing, Chronometry and Guilloché
Finnish-born watchmaker Kari Voutilainen trained in watchmaking before moving to Switzerland in 1988 for further study. After years working on complicated and restoration projects, he created his first personal timepiece in 1994: a tourbillon pocket watch that required roughly 2,000 hours of work.
Voutilainen established his independent workshop in Môtiers, in Switzerland's Val-de-Travers, in 2002. The manufacture became known for classical proportions, exceptional movement finishing, hand-guilloché dials and a strong focus on chronometry. Its work ranges from minute repeaters and tourbillons to in-house calibres and carefully reworked historic movements.
The Vingt-8 calibre became central to the modern Voutilainen identity, combining a direct-impulse escapement with the atelier's traditional finishing. Over time the workshop has also brought dial, case and guilloché capabilities closer to its own production, reinforcing the independence that defines the brand.
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