Felipe Pikullik was born and raised in Berlin, where he early on developed a deep fascination for mechanics and time. What began as curiosity quickly grew into a boundless passion.
By the age of thirteen, he began taking watches apart and reassembling them. Not just to understand how they worked, but also to understand how they were created. It was never merely about measuring time, but about the fascination of how something so small could contain such great complexity, precision, and significance.
In 2013, this interest led him to Glashütte, the heart of German watchmaking. Here, he became part of an environment characterized by tradition, discipline, and extreme precision, where he slowly refined his craft. Hours at the workbench and an uncompromising approach to detail not only shaped his technical skills but also his understanding of what true watchmaking is.
During his time at Kudoke, he worked with skeletonized movements, where he learned to remove material with great precision without compromising strength and balance. Here, his technical understanding truly began to merge with an artistic expression, laying the foundation for his own design language.
Later, he worked under watchmaker Rolf Lang, where he entered a classic master-apprentice relationship. Here, he was introduced to the deeper philosophy behind fine watchmaking, where every single detail has a function, and nothing is accidental. It was a period that not only strengthened his technical skills but also his understanding of the craft's culture and discipline.
In 2017, he founded his own brand and launched the Prius collection – five fully skeletonized watches. It began modestly, not in a large atelier, but in his own kitchen alongside a regular full-time job. Nevertheless, it marked the beginning of his independence. Each watch bore the mark of an uncompromising approach to craftsmanship and a strong personal vision, driven more by will than by resources.
Over time, he began creating watches for a small circle of collectors who valued individuality and genuine craftsmanship. Each watch became more than an object. It became a personal dialogue between creator and wearer, where trust and attention to detail were crucial.
As the atelier grew, Felipe also stepped into the role of mentor. For him, craftsmanship is not something to be hidden away, but something to be shared and passed on. Through teaching and guidance, he ensures that the values of watchmaking live on as a vibrant tradition.
With the Mondphase I, he introduced his most poetic complication to date. Here, the moon was not merely displayed but recreated as a three-dimensional form, giving the watch depth and presence. The movement sprang from his fascination with astronomy and connected classic watchmaking with a more sensory and emotional experience of time.
His nomination at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève also became an important moment of recognition for the journey that is still ongoing.
Today, the focus is even clearer: not just to create exceptional watches, but to build true independence. With a small team of dedicated craftsmen, the ambition is to move from modification to the full creation of their own movements, where entire calibers are developed in-house at the atelier.
