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From brushed titanium to blooming bronze, the case is no longer a container—it’s the message. In modern watchmaking, materials tell the real story.
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The Case Is the Message: How Materials Became the New Complication
Steel, Titanium, Bronze—What Your Watch Case Is Trying to Tell You.
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August 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Chopard L.U.C Quattro Spirit (Platinum)
Dress watch perfection. 9-day power reserve with serene simplicity.
💷 Around £50,000–£65,000
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August 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A new generation of master craftsmen transforms watchmaking into wearable philosophy. Each timepiece becomes a meditation on time itself—crafted with monastic devotion, poetic vision. ⌚🎨
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Against the Grain: When Watchmakers Think Like Artists
What Happens When Watchmakers Stop Chasing Time—and Start Listening to It.
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July 21, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Stillness as strategy. Silence as signal. Beat Haldimann shows us what happens when a watch brand chooses meaning over marketing. A masterclass in purity, philosophy, and precision.

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The Strategy of Stillness: Inside the World of Beat Haldimann
How One Watchmaker Turned Invisibility Into Influence.
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July 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Marc Newson’s 1998 Ikepod Hemipode was too early, too pure, and too big—until the world caught up. A cult classic redefined. Read the article.
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The Ikepod Hemipode Paradox: A Cultural Archaeology
When Radical Design Outpaces Its Era.
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July 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Freesprung balance for my watch in development #watchmaking #independentwatchmaking
January 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Black polish on this setting gear. #watchmaking #independentwatchmaking
January 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
My titanium case with Wire EDM cuts

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January 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Mainplate of my watch with perlage and rhodium plating

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January 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Mainplate and bridges of my watch in development

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January 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
November 27, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Wheel beveled, grained, and plated.
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November 27, 2024 at 5:50 PM
November 27, 2024 at 5:48 PM