Urwerk’s founders receive the Gaïa Prize
On September 17, 2020, Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei, Urwerk’s cofounders, received the Gaïa Prize for entrepreneurial spirit from Régis Huguenin, curator of the International Horological Museum of La Chaux-de-Fonds and chairman of the jury. The evening also saw the award for craftmanship and creativeness go to independent watchmaker, Antoine Preziuso, fellow member of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI). Denis Savoie, the historian, was also honoured for his work. “We are especially honoured to receive the Gaïa Prize this evening, because it is regarded as one of the most prestigious, if not the most prestigious, prize for watchmaking,” said Felix Baumgartner, co-founder of the Urwerk watch company. “For Martin Frei and me, this award acknowledges the lucky star under which we met for the first time at a New Year’s party in 1995.”