10/09/2026
Meet the visionaries behind independent watchmaking.
Throughout the Cellini Watch Fair, guests will have the opportunity to meet and engage with the founders, watchmakers, and creative minds responsible for some of contemporary horology’s most distinctive timepieces.
Hear their stories, discover the ideas behind their creations, and gain a closer look at the craftsmanship and innovation that defines watchmaking.
Meet:
Antoine Preziuso
David Candaux
Jens Schneider
Bernhard Lederer
Wei Koh
Explore the full schedule and participating brands through the link in our bio.
Cellini Watch Fair 2026
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🗓️October 15th - 17th, 2026
🕚11am - 5pm
📍430 Park Avenue NYC
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✉️No RSVP Required
Meet Antoine Preziuso
For three exciting and fulfilling decades, Antoine Preziuso has been forging an intensely personal and groundbreaking path in the watchmaking world. Drawing upon a proud heritage of fine craftsmanship while refusing the constraints of convention, his creations combine Latin artistry and design flair with skilled Swiss workmanship, inspired by his native Geneva.
Meet David Candaux
David Candaux trained as a restorer, engineer, designer, and constructor, learning from master craftsmen and prestigious maisons. For over 20 years, he deepened his expertise while also pursuing evening studies in mechanical engineering. In 2017, he founded his eponymous brand, determined to create timepieces entirely conceived, constructed, and hand-finished in-house. Few independent watchmakers today master every stage of the process as he does.
Meet Jens Schneider
Jens Schneider is a German watchmaker and technical innovator whose career includes significant contributions to the development of A. Lange & Söhne’s ZEITWERK and technical leadership at Moritz Grossmann. Today, as Head of Development at Lang & Heyne, he brings together mechanical ingenuity, precision engineering, and refined design.
Meet Bernhard Lederer
Bernhard Lederer is a German independent master watchmaker, internationally recognized for his unique expertise in chronometry and escapement development. With over 40 y