MrWatchMaster Visits…SIHH 2018
We had a real sense of excitement and anticipation for our visit to the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) which took place in Geneva this week (15th to 19th January). It was a…
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MrWatchMaster Meets…Anthony L.
We are delighted to bring you the next in our series of MrWatchMaster Meets that gives a fascinating 'behind-the-scenes' insight into the world of watchmaking and in particular the repair business. Anthony L. who is…
MrWatchMaster Meets…Yvan Arpa & Dominique Arpa-Cirpka
Next in our 'MrWatchMaster Meets' series are husband and wife team, Yvan Arpa and Dominique Arpa-Cirpka. Yvan is renowned for being one of the most audacious and avant–garde watch creators alive. He certainly plays by…
MrWatchMaster Meets…Konstantin Chaykin
We had the great pleasure of meeting Russian master watchmaker, Konstantin Chaykin at Salon QP recently. Born in Russia in 1975, he made his first clock in 2003. Since then Konstantin has created an array…
MrWatchMaster Opinion: Quartz is the New ‘Black’ for Bamford
There has been much written about the 'Quartz Crisis' and it's impact on the Swiss Watch Industry back n the 1970s and early 1980s - most of it being extremely negative. Fast-forward to the present…
MrWatchMaster In Conversation With Revolution
How did your interest in watches begin? I’d say my collecting ‘genes’ come from my father. He was a big collector of Roman coins, stamps and so on, and whilst at school I too had…
MrWatchMaster Meets…Christophe Claret
Next in our MrWatchMaster Meets series, we are delighted to bring you the views of master-watchmaker, Christophe Claret. At just 19 years of age, he graduated from the Geneva Watchmaking School, continuing his education with…
MrWatchMaster Visits: BHI Awards Day 2017
We spent a wonderful day at historic Upton Hall, the home of the British Horological Institute (BHI) to celebrate the achievements of Watch and Clock makers at the annual Awards Day ceremony. There was a…
MrWatchMaster Meets: Rebecca and Craig Struthers
Next in our 'MrWatchMaster Meets' series, we meet the husband and wife partnership of master watchmaker and antiquarian horologist, Craig and Rebecca Struthers. The Struthers London watchmaking studio combines their years of experience in vintage…
MrWatchMaster Opinion: Ateliers deMonaco – Haute Horlogerie at a New Level
Ateliers deMonaco is the outcome of a man’s dream who wished to create his own tourbillon minute repeater movement Since 2008, Ateliers deMonaco has placed great emphasis on the development of new complicated mechanical movements,…