The Journal | Read our lifestyle journal on watches and watchmakers – Tagged "Design & Technical"

What Made the Royal Oak a Cultural Icon?

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

Most collectors and enthusiasts have never known a world without the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. In its 51 years, it has come to be ubiquitous, casting a shadow on everything that came after it. However, what is it tha...

June 2023 • 22 Min Read

Looking Closer with Daniel Roth | A Collected Man London | Interview

An Afternoon with Daniel Roth

By Russell Sheldrake

As one of the very first watchmakers to go independent, Daniel Roth has been at the forefront of horology for decades. Now creating as few as three or four watches a year under the Jean Daniel Nicholas banner, we caug...

November 2022 • 10 Min Read

Read Collector's Guide The Story of early F.P. Journe | Articles & Interviews A Collected Man

A Collector’s Guide: Early F.P. Journe, Chapter One

By Russell Sheldrake

The first chapter in a three-part series on F.P. Journe, we explore the origins of his work and journey to independence, including the highly-coveted early Souscription series…

May 2020 • 22 Min Read

Discovering Bernhard Zwinz

By Russell Sheldrake

The Austrian independent watchmaker is known in the industry as one of the best, and is only just stepping out on his own.

March 2023 • 10 Min Read

How Collaborations Shaped the Watch World

By Randy Lai

It's hard to escape them in the watch world, so we wanted to take a look back at the history of collaborations in the watch world and how they have made a difference over the years...

July 2021 • 11 Min Read

Inspirations Behind Today’s Independent Watchmakers

By Kwan Ann Tan

We spoke to seven independent watchmakers who shared stories about the heritage and history that they see their watchmaking as having descended from, and the people that have been important to their journeys today.

April 2023 • 12 Min Read

Rare and unusual – the story of the Patek Philippe Calatrava

A Visual Guide to Rare Patek Philippe Calatravas

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

Born in 1932, a significant year for Patek Philippe, it was a watch that marked a different direction for the brand and would, more than 50 years later, come to define the Calatrava line. We take a closer look at rare...

August 2022 • 10 Min Read

The Museum Every Watch Collector Has to Visit

By Russell Sheldrake

We take a guided tour of the Musée International d'Horlogerie and pick out some of the highlights from their world beating collection...

May 2022 • 14 Min Read

Has minimalism in watch design gone too far?

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

While watchmaking is often closely associated with intricate decoration, there is another school of thought that values designs of a much more pared down variety. We explore these historic origins of this kind of watc...

May 2022 • 18 Min Read

The Story of the Audemars Piguet Star Wheel

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

An unusual watch which has roots in the 17th century, we take a closer look at the origins of the Audemars Piguet Star Wheel, as well as variations on the theme...

May 2022 • 19 Min Read

Derek Pratt: The Forgotten Watchmaker

By Russell Sheldrake

An English watchmaker who is rarely mentioned in the watch world, Derek Pratt's mark in the world of horology is far bigger than we might previously have assumed. We explore his horological journey and work, including...

March 2022 • 16 Min Read

Women In Watchmaking

By Kwan Ann Tan

For International Women's Day, we examine the roles women have played in watchmaking, be it in the past, present or future. Speaking with some of the most talented people in the industry to see what has changed over ...

March 2022 • 12 Min Read

Independent Watchmakers Reinventing the Future

By Russell Sheldrake

Independent watchmaking is arguably where some of the most exciting research and development is happening - we take a look at the watchmakers who are reinventing how we make watches and think about time...

February 2022

The Bare Bones Of the Skeletonised Watch

By Josh Sims

From being considered too baroque and rococo to holding a place as one of the more technically difficult and showstopping aspects of watchmaking, skeletonised watches prove to be rather divisive in the watch world...

December 2021 • 8 Min Read

The Women Behind Cartier

By Neha S. Bajpai

From marrying into the aristocracy to some of the company’s most creative minds, the female influence on Cartier over the years cannot be ignored…

November 2021 • 16 Min Read

What Came After the Dirty Dozen?

By Kwan Ann Tan

From field to divers’ and pilots’ watches, the legacy of the Dirty Dozen changed the face of watchmaking – and created some of the most collectable watches today...

November 2021 • 17 Min Read

The Watchmaking Journey of Vianney Halter

By Russell Sheldrake

Existing between past and future, reality and fiction, Vianney Halter has created watches that continue to challenge our conceptions of what watchmaking is...

October 2021 • 16 Min Read

The Hidden Names Behind Movements

By Russell Sheldrake

Discovering those watchmakers hidden by the inner workings of the industry, and the impacts they made behind the scenes...

October 2021 • 13 Min Read

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