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…
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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 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 Meets…George Bamford
Next we meet George Bamford who has made his name as founder of Bamford Watch Department, a business/concept that has become the global market leader in contemporary watch customisation, synonymous with uncompromising style and quality.…
MrWatchMaster Meets…Stephen Forsey
We spent a wonderful time with master watchmaker, Stephen Forsey, Co-Founder of Greubel Forsey. Together with his business partner, Robert Gruebel, their extraordinary company has been pushing the limits of fine watchmaking for almost 20-years,…
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,…
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…
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…
MrWatchMaster Meets…Maximilian Büsser
Looking at Maximilian Büsser's life and brilliant career to date, it becomes crystal clear that MB&F was a natural progression for his innate entrepreneurial spirit. It was back in 2005 that the desire to allow…