The Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants describes its mission as preserving independent watch and clockmaking. Its directory brings together creators with different technical and artistic approaches, making it a useful alternative to discovering watches solely through retail listings. The Academy’s fifth Masters of Horology exhibition was scheduled for April 13–18, 2026 in Geneva and is now a past event. Membership is an institutional affiliation, not a promise of product availability, investment performance or a single shared manufacturing model.