noun
Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants; AHCI
Official name of an international organization of independent watchmakers. Often referred to by its French name or the abbreviation AHCI.
独立時計師アカデミーは、世界中の独立時計師が所属する団体です。
The AHCI is an organization to which independent watchmakers from around the world belong.
The name is a Japanese translation of the French 'Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants', combining 独立 (independent), 時計師 (watchmaker), and アカデミー (academy).