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Oldies but goodies: Urwerk 103
With hindsight, spotting a winner like the Urwerk 103.03 is easy. But, often times, when a radically new designed watch hits the market, the collecting community…
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Grandmasters of watchmaking: Roger Smith
Then comes the modest Englishman. A devout follower of the late great George Daniels, Roger Smith is committed to make the entire watch, by hand, just…
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Grandmasters of Watchmaking: Portrait of Kari Voutilainen
Continuing on the series on Watchmaking Grandmasters, today I feature the enigmatic Kari Voutilainen. Kari has a keen eye and a wicked, wry sense of humour.…
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Portrait of a Legend: Philippe Dufour
Spending a day with one of the legends of Independent watchmaking – The Grandmaster himself: Philippe Dufour is always such a great pleasure. I count myself…
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Portraits: Felix Baumgartner of Urwerk
As is now become tradition for product launches in Singapore, I will also offer the kind reader a little insight into the remarkable genius behind the…
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Portrait of a Master: Vianney Halter
Some portraits of Vianney Halter…an incredible individual and a great master watchmaker. A disciple paying homage to the master… the following conversation was overheard… Master Vianney…
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Watchmaker portraits: Stephen Forsey and Robert Greubel
A series of portraits I took, with the intention to create a set for an exhibition. Master watchmakers are the soul of the industry, I wanted…
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Do you Speake-Marin?
Peter Speake-Marin…one of the few English watchmakers living and working in Switzerland. I have known Peter for perhaps 10 years, since he was starting out as…
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Gronefeld One Hertz, the brothers and another watch
The Gronefeld brothers in Holland are one of the secrets of high end horology. Independents, they were both trained in the stables of Renaud et Papi.…
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Lange Connoisseur Akademie: Class for collectors?
Lange hosted a very special event in Singapore, a series of 3, all interlinked together. Some of you may already have heard of the Lange Akademie.…