2025 Cartier Prize for Watchmaking Talents of Tomorrow

Cartier invites young watchmakers to join the 2025 Cartier Prize for Watchmaking Talents of Tomorrow

The Cartier Prize for Watchmaking Talents of Tomorrow announces the opening of the call for submissions for its 28th edition. This year's theme, entitled 'Changing the Balance: Reading and Understanding Time Differently', invites watchmakers to explore fresh new visions of our relationship with time.

Created in 1995 by the Cartier Watchmaking Institute, the Prize honours apprentice watchmakers in their third and fourth years of initial vocational training, as well students on higher vocational watchmaking courses from Switzerland, France, Belgium and Germany.

"For thirty years, the Cartier Prize has embodied the Maison’s commitment to revealing and nurturing future talent, offering watchmaking enthusiasts a springboard to express their vision and uphold the discipline’s legacy of excellence. This 28th edition – on the theme 'Shifting the Balance' – calls on applicants to propose a truly innovative interpretation of time. True to the Maison’s pioneering spirit, this competition is a forum for free expression where technique, innovation and bold creativity converge to shape the watchmaking of tomorrow." says Karim Drici, Senior VP, Chief Operating Officer of Cartier.

8 September – 31 October 2025: Application submissions

3 December 2025: The jury convenes, and six candidates per category are selected to develop their project

5 January – 31 March 2026: Project execution

29 April 2026: Candidates present their completed projects to the jury

June 2026: Awards ceremony and announcement of the six winners, with three in each of two categories, “Apprentices” and “Technicians”.

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