MrWatchMaster Meets…Don Cochrane
Next we meet Don Cochrane, whose great-grandfather, Claude Lyons, was born in London in 1885 and started working in the watch trade when he was just 17 years old. Claude founded Vertex Watches in 1916,…
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Collector’s World: UR-Owners Experience
We have interviewed some of the most well known serious collectors of watches from around the world, so we were fascinated to see our great friends at Urwerk are now featuring the views of collectors.…
MrWatchMaster Meets…Patrick Hohmann
The Zurich start-up company Werenbach has been making watches since 2013 out of material from spaceborn Russian Soyuz rockets. Up to now the watches have been produced in very limited editions and sold directly to…
Collector’s World: Dev – Gentleman Watch Collector
Our next collector is Dev - Gentleman Watch Collector, who has enjoyed collecting fine Swiss watches for many years. He is generally known as 'Dev - The Gent' derived from his 'collecting hobby' and the…
Collector’s World: Laurent Martinez
We are delighted that due to the success of our Collector's World series, we have extended our coverage across the globe. So it is with great pleasure that our next collector is Laurent Martinez from…
MrWatchMaster Visits: The British Museum – Time In Reserve
It is a little known fact that in the annals of the British Museum there is an incredible collection of timepieces and horological artefacts in the 'Reserve Collection'. The impressive horological collection held by the…
MrWatchMaster Meets…David Brailsford
David Brailsford is an accomplished entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in creating companies that thrive. He is also a renowned luxury timepiece consultant with expertise in locating and sourcing vintage pieces and selling them…
MrWatchMaster Visits: Baselworld 2017
We were delighted to attend Baselworld 2017. This year marked the 100th Edition of the one unmissable trendsetting show that unites key players from all sectors of the global watch and jewellery industry and sets…
MrWatchMaster Meets…Christine Hutter
It was in 1986, just after having earned a Bachelor's degree, when Christine Hutter first discovered the beauty of mechanical timekeeping instruments. As her horological journey began with an apprenticeship with master watchmaker, Wilhelm Gloggler…
MrWatchMaster Meets…François-Paul Journe
Master watchmaker, François-Paul Journe is entirely in tune with his own time and for the past 30-years, has succeeded in elegantly bridging the gap between watchmaking as industry and the sophisticated demands of watchmaking as…