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<h1>What would it take for Urwerk to surprise us? The brand, one of the original independents, has built its reputation on challenging convention. We look to its past, in a two-part Collectors' Guide, to see if the brand can maintain this trajectory.</h1><p><a class="re…
How does a museum like the Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet function from day to day? Through a tour of the hallowed halls of this institution, we dive behind the scenes of their work, from restoration to discovery, and how they are shaping the future of Audemars Piguet.<p…
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 prestigious Lycée Edgar Faure Morteau.
<h1>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?</h1><p><a class="read-more" href="https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/interview-theo-auffret">More</a></p>…
<h1> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta charset="utf-8">Known for their modern take on vintage aesthetics and use of traditional, artisanal methods, Atelier de Chronométrie has risen to become a cult favourite among collectors. We explore how they came…
<p> </p> <h1><span data-mce-fragment="1"><span data-mce-fragment="1" dir="ltr" class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak">In today’s world, movement finishing has become another mode of artistic expression...</span…
<h1>Far from Switzerland, Belfastian watchmaker Stephen McDonnell works solitarily, quietly upending the mechanics behind some of watchmaking’s most hallowed complications. This is an insight into his mind.</h1><p><a class="read-more" href="https://www.acollectedman.com…
<h1>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 founders Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei contin…
<h1>Gem-set watches are no longer constrained by gender and have only grown in popularity over the years. We spoke to Salanitro SA founder Pierre Salanitro to discover his journey into becoming a gem-setter, the process of creating jewellery watches, and his thoughts on…
<h1>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…</h1><p><a class="read-more" href="https://www.…