What Made the Royal Oak a Cultural Icon? | Read at A COLLECTED MAN

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 | A collected Man

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

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
Watchmakers Look Back on their First Watch

Watchmakers Look Back on their First Watch

By Josh Sims

We ask some of the most talented watchmakers in the world about the watch that got them started...

April 2021 • 11 Min Read
The Origins of the AHCI

The Origins of the AHCI

By Simon de Burton

Simon de Burton looks back at the very beginning of the organisation which helped to change the face of independent horology...

April 2021 • 7 Min Read
A New Watch From the Promising Young Talent Cyril Brivet-Naudot

A New Watch From the Promising Young Talent Cyril Brivet-Naudot

By Russell Sheldrake

Discover the young watchmaker who is making a name for himself by crafting watches entirely by hand...

March 2021 • 10 Min Read
A Collector’s Guide to Early Daniel Roth | Read at A Collected Man
A Collector’s Guide to Early Daniel Roth | Read at A Collected Man

A Collector’s Guide: Early Daniel Roth

By Russell Sheldrake

One of the first independent watchmakers, Daniel Roth’s work is easily recognisable by their curious cases and hand-finished details. We break down some of the master’s earliest, and most desirable work…

February 2021 • 28 Min Read
The Watchmaking Journey of Roger W. Smith
The Watchmaking Journey of Roger W. Smith

The Watchmaking Journey of Roger W. Smith

By Russell Sheldrake

We look at the journey Roger Smith has taken from being a boy from Bolton to one of the top independent watchmakers around today...

January 2021 • 26 Min Read
Ten Independent Watchmakers you may not know, but really should...

Ten Independent Watchmakers you may not know, but really should...

By Russell Sheldrake

With more and more attention being given to independent watchmakers at the moment we thought it time to highlight some that aren’t often mentioned…

December 2020 • 16 Min Read
A film with watchmakers Petermann Bédat

A film with watchmakers Petermann Bédat

By A Collected Man

We travelled to the workshop of young Petermann Bédat to discover how they went from students to GPHG nominees...

November 2020 • 6 Min Read
The untold story of the Finnish School of Watchmaking

The untold story of the Finnish School of Watchmaking

By James Buttery

Take a look behind the curtain of the school that produced both Kari Voutilainen and Stepan Sarpaneva...

October 2020 • 8 Min Read
The disruptive world of early Richard Mille
The disruptive world of early Richard Mille

The disruptive world of early Richard Mille

By Russell Sheldrake

We go back to the very beginning of the brand to figure out what makes Richard Mille watches so different and desirable... 

October 2020 • 24 Min Read
How Philippe Dufour crafts the world’s finest watches
How Philippe Dufour crafts the world’s finest watches

How Philippe Dufour crafts the world’s finest watches

By Russell Sheldrake

He may have only made three watches since launching his eponymous brand, but there is far more to the watches of Philippe Dufour than you may think...

September 2020 • 23 Min Read
How Renaud & Papi became a training ground for watchmaking’s finest

How Renaud & Papi became a training ground for watchmaking’s finest

By Russell Sheldrake

We look at how the famous complicated movement makers produced some of the finest watchmakers of this generation.

September 2020 • 9 Min Read
The Watchmaking Journey of Philippe Dufour

The Watchmaking Journey of Philippe Dufour

By Russell Sheldrake

Known as the Godfather of watchmaking, we take a look into the origin of Philippe Dufour's career in horology...

August 2020 • 16 Min Read
The Story of early Roger Dubuis | A Collected Man Journal

The Story of Early Roger Dubuis

By Russell Sheldrake

It has been said that Roger Dubuis the brand, has very little to do with the man. And whilst some may feel that this is true of their current models, we believe that you only have to look at their early pieces, to se...

April 2020 • 20 Min Read