Louis Vuitton may have just crowned the next hot indie watchmaker. Swiss brand Hazemann & Monnin took home LV’s Watch Prize for Independent Creatives in Paris yesterday evening, making the second time the famed fashion house has doled out the award. And if the accolade itself wasn’t enough, Hazemann & Monnin also snagged a €150,000 grant and a year-long mentorship with the storied watchmakers at La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton. Alexandre Hazemann and Victor Monnin founded their workshop in 2024, though the duo has known each other since their days at France’s Edgar Faure high school, where they were part of the prestigious watchmaking program. All the horological know-how they learned there culminated in their first timepiece, aptly known as the School Watch. The model offers up a movement that plays host to both an instantaneous jumping hour and a passing chime. And while the watch shows off their mechanical capabilities..
