Yvan Arpa
Yvan Arpa is a Swiss watch designer. He started his career as a mathematics professor who, after participating in professional martial art combats in Thailand[1] and crossing Papua New Guinea by foot, came back to his roots in Switzerland. He made his debut in the watch industry as a key executive for Sector Sport Watches launching the No Limit concept.
In 1997, he joined the Richemont Group for Baume & Mercier as the Managing Director for Switzerland and as Sales Director for Europe and Asia.[2]
From 2002 to 2006 he acted as the Managing Director for Hublot participating in the launch of the Big Bang.
From 2006 to 2009 he was the CEO of Romain Jerome bringing success to the brand with the DNA of Famous Legends concept; controversial watches with rusted steel from the Titanic[3] or real moon dust.[4]
In 2009 Yvan Arpa created his own company called Luxury Artpieces for which he launched the brands BlackbeltWatch and ArtyA.[1] He also acted as a consultant for the Volna brand.[5][6]
As from the August 1st, 2010 he acted as COO of Jacob&Co.[7][8]
At Basel World 2013, he launched Spero Lucem, an ultra high end brand named in honor of his birth city Geneva.
References
- ^ a b Craddock, Felicia (26 April 2013). "Rebel watchmaker, black belts and all ; Yvan Arpa shakes up industry with atypical materials and designs". International Herald Tribune – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ 2010. "Yvan Arpa l'électron libre de l'horlogerie - Interview - HORLOGERIE et MONTRES". Tendancehorlogerie.com. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
{{cite web}}:|author=has numeric name (help) - ^ Hodgson, Neil (2 October 2007). "We're Using Titanic to Make Watches". Liverpool Echo – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Tourbillon Magazin | PORTFOLIO » MAGAZINE » Actuel". Tourbillon-magazin.ch. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ Lankarani, Nazanin (26 November 2010). "Volna is taken down by global watch crisis". International Herald Tribune – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Volnatomic, une collection Volna imaginée par Yvan Arpa : attention danger, âmes sensibles s'abstenir !". Montres-de-luxe.com. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ "Jacob & Co - Yvan Arpa aux commandes | Insider" (in French). WorldTempus. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ Doerr, Elizabeth (20 August 2010). "Jacob & Co Yvan Arpa is back". WorldTempus. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
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