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These watches cost more than a home. This is how master craftspeople make them in Switzerland.

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A world-renowned watch collector is now making his own watches

This is an edition of the newsletter Box + Papers, Cam Wolf’s weekly deep dive into the world of watches. Sign up here. In April 2023, I bumped into Mark Cho in the arid halls of the Palexpo, the vast ...
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Swatch became the elite Swiss watch industry’s crusader by making colorful plastic timepieces. Now it’ll have to prove itself once again

Europe is home to some of the world’s most iconic companies. Many started small to quell a single person’s curiosity before exploding into a global phenomenon. As a new resident, stories of big, ...
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After Years Working on Watch Repairs, He Made His Own

Alan Birchall spent more than two years designing and making most of the parts for his Pièce d’Essai. Now he is working on a watch for a customer. By Vivian Morelli Reporting from Tajimi, Japan Alan ...
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Collectors Who Can’t Find the Right Watch Make Their Own

“Why am I making a watch?” asked Adnane Kerd, the founder of Guebly. “For me, it was not enough to collect.” By Anders Modig Davin Imagine you are a collector who cannot find the watch you want. In ...