MARIE-AUDE ACKER
CO-FOUNDER
Over 15 years of experience in Swiss haute horlogerie. Former roles within LVMH Group with expertise in calibre development and horological presentation.
ABOUT KERIS
"We do not design watches. We reveal what makes them come alive."
ATELIER KERIS — CORCELLES, NEUCHÂTEL
WHY
"There is a moment when a watch stops being an object — and becomes a system you begin to understand.
KERIS was created for that moment."
To invent new ways to discover, understand and admire watchmaking.
Making the invisible visible.
To create objects and experiences that reveal the spectacular nature of mechanical watch movements.
Changing scale requires reinventing everything. Materials, tolerances, kinematics, assembly methods — every aspect must be rethought. KERIS approaches large-scale watchmaking as a discipline in itself, combining engineering, horological knowledge and creative problem-solving to achieve faithful and functional results.
LEADERSHIP
Bringing together years of expertise from prestigious Swiss watch manufactures.
CO-FOUNDER
Over 15 years of experience in Swiss haute horlogerie. Former roles within LVMH Group with expertise in calibre development and horological presentation.
CO-FOUNDER
Over 15 years in the Swiss watchmaking industry. Specialist in industrialisation, precision engineering, and large-scale mechanical sculpture production.
In 2024, Benoît Ducray joined as strategic advisor.
EXPERTISE
ENGINEERING
Changing scale requires reinventing everything. Weight, friction, and inertia behave differently at 7:1. Every component is redesigned from the ground up — from 3D CAD models to kinematic simulations — ensuring each mechanism operates with precision at monumental scale.
"Tolerances measured in hundredths of a millimeter. Every detail matters."
WORKSHOP
Hand-brushed surfaces, polished edges — each element is treated with the same care applied to the finest timepieces. Our atelier in Corcelles houses assembly benches and hand-finishing stations where every sculpture takes shape.
DISTRIBUTION
KERIS sculptures are released in strictly limited quantities through a curated drop-based model. Each release is an event — announced to our community and available for a limited window.
We do not mass-produce. We do not restock. Once a series is complete, it enters the archive.
REGISTER FOR UPCOMING RELEASESRECOGNITION
Watches & Wonders Geneva
2024 & 2026
BCN Innovation Prize
Finalist 2022
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