Rexhep Rexhepi (Watchmaker)

The Kosovo-born, Geneva-trained watchmaker behind Akrivia and the Rexhep Rexhepi Chronomètre Contemporain (RRCC) series. Among the most-collected of the post-2010 independent generation.

Rexhep Rexhepi (b. 1987, Kosovo) is one of the highest-profile of the post-2010 independent watchmakers. Trained at the Patek Philippe and F.P. Journe ateliers in Geneva, he founded Akrivia in 2012. The RRCC (Rexhep Rexhepi Chronomètre Contemporain) line, launched in 2018, is a finely-finished time-only chronometer with hand-applied chamfering and one of the strictest movement-finishing standards in modern watchmaking. RRCC pieces routinely sell out and command secondary-market multiples; auction results have established Rexhepi as a leading figure of the contemporary scene.

Born1987, Kosovo

Trained atPatek Philippe, F.P. Journe

BrandAkrivia (2012), RRCC line (2018)

LocatedGeneva

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2012Akrivia

2018RRCC

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The Rexhep Rexhepi (Watchmaker) Story

Rexhep Rexhepi moved from Kosovo to Geneva as a teenager and entered the Geneva watchmaking school. He apprenticed at Patek Philippe and at F.P. Journe, gaining hands-on movement-finishing experience at two of Geneva's defining manufactures. He founded Akrivia in 2012 with his brother Xhevdet, initially focused on complicated pieces (tourbillons, monopusher chronographs).

The RRCC (Rexhep Rexhepi Chronomètre Contemporain) line launched in 2018 as a deliberately stripped-down time-only chronometer. The signature is the level of hand-finishing: each movement bridge has hand-applied internal angles, and the case shows hand-polished bevels typical of haute horlogerie. RRCC waiting lists run several years; secondary-market prices have multiplied issue prices. The 2023 RRCC II added a small seconds and refined the case proportions. Rexhepi has won multiple GPHG prizes including the 2018 Men's Watch prize for the original RRCC.