Collector’s Guide: Asymmetrical Watches | A Collected Man | Journal blog

A Collector's Guide: Asymmetrical Watches

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

Few principles have been as universally adopted in watchmaking as the concept of visual symmetry. So observing when these principles are bent or broken leads to some of the most interesting watch designs to date.

February 2023 • 34 Min Read

The Origins of Sylvain Pinaud

By Russell Sheldrake

With a refreshingly free-spirited approach to his work, Sylvain Pinaud is not your typical watchmaker.

May 2023 • 8 Min Read

What Makes Gratté Finishing So Special?

By Kwan Ann Tan

A rarely seen form of decoration, gratté finishing is seen on the watches of Greubel Forsey, Winnerl, and most recently, Petermann Bédat. We dive into the process and techniques involved in creating this type of finis...

March 2025 • 2 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

A brief history of Urban Jürgensen

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

In this first part of our guide to Urban Jürgensen, we trace the broad arc of the historic brand’s journey from its birth in Copenhagen in the late 18th century to the present day. We examine the 30-year period that h...

June 2025 • 35 Min Read

An introduction to Rexhep Rexhepi

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

This is the story of how Rexhep Rexhepi, a young man from Kosovo came to Switzerland and became one of the best known independent watchmakers of his generation.

April 2025 • 8 Min Read

The Philosophies of Stephen Forsey

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

While walking us through history of watchmaking at the Musée d’Horlogerie du Locle, we discuss the ethos that has driven Stephen Forsey and made Greubel Forsey one of the most innovative names in modern, fine horology.

April 2025 • 10 Min Read

An Afternoon With Rémi Maillat

By Kwan Ann Tan

We catch up with founder of Krayon, Remi Maillat, at their workshop in Neuchâtel. Discussing their approach to watchmaking, artistic interests, and connection to the city they are based in.

March 2025 • 7 Min Read

An Afternoon with Luca Soprana

By Kwan Ann Tan

Hailing from several generations of watchmakers, Luca Soprana’s path into watchmaking has been marked by serendipity and a strong sense of independence – even if he didn’t know it himself at first. We spoke to Soprana...

November 2024 • 8 Min Read

The Morteau Makers: What’s Next for Alexandre Hazemann & Victor Monnin?

By Kwan Ann Tan

Fresh off their success in the 2023 F. P. Journe Young Talent Competition, watchmakers Alexandre Hazemann and Victor Monnin are hungry for more. We explore how they became friends, collaborators, and their time at the...

September 2024 • 8 Min Read

The Morteau Makers: What drives Théo Auffret?

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

Why is it that so many of the most promising recent crop of French watchmakers have come from the same school on the country's border with Switzerland?

August 2024 • 10 Min Read

The philosophies of Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

How much of a brand, especially one know for a very singular, futuristic vision of watchmaking, is down to the personal philosophies of its makers? For Urwerk, knowledge of watchmaking history and design curiosity of ...

December 2023 • 8 Min Read

The Evolving Craft of British Watchmaking

By Kwan Ann Tan

It is impossible to define what craft in British watchmaking truly means. A constantly evolving sector, we capture what it is today – a spectrum of traditional to modern approaches that have produced intriguing watches…

October 2023 • 16 Min Read

The Origins of Sylvain Pinaud

By Russell Sheldrake

With a refreshingly free-spirited approach to his work, Sylvain Pinaud is not your typical watchmaker.

May 2023 • 8 Min Read

Inspirations Behind Today’s Independent Watchmakers

By Kwan Ann Tan

April 2023 • 12 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

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

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