Michael Clerizo
Travelling for me always involves seeking out people who repair watches and clocks. My most recent discovery came in Dubai in November during the superb events of Dubai Watch Week. …
Interview – James Harris Of International Watch Seminar At The Recent Watchmakers Club Event Want to build your own watch complete with, if you like, you name on the dial …
Xavier de Roquemaurel of Czapek & Cie At The Watchmakers Club Event Everyone loves a mystery, right? Okay, not everyone but most people. This interview with Xavier de Roquemaurel at …
An Interview With HYT’s Robert Bailey At The Recent Watchmakers Club Event Wow – I never new how much time was needed to develop the first HYT watch. Or, how …
The Antique Watch Company – Clerkenwell Watch loving has introduced me to many pleasures. One is wandering around a city taking photographs of watch and clock repair workshops. These …
Recently Visited Almeria Coca-Cola Signs, Whatever Happened To Super-8 and Who Knew The Addams Family Liked To Travel? Recently visited Almería, Spain – charming city, fine weather, friendly people and …
In the pages of the Wall Street Journal the wise and insightful Adam Craniotes, co-founder and president of the RedBar Group defined microbrands as ‘the start-ups of the watch world’. …
Surprised During A Walk Down Charing Cross Road And Your mother Was Right About Talking To Strangers
Surprised During A Walk Down Charing Cross Road And Your mother Was Right About Talking To Strangers Yes, I know this might be construed as an exercise in relentless …
Introducing Garrick’s Stunning New S2 Timepiece In all the hubbub about a British Watchmaking Revival the Norfolk based brand Garrick is sometimes overlooked. This is extremely unfair because Garrick …
Discovering Watchmaker John Harrison’s Tomb I think cities look their worst or best depending on the weather. New York can be ugly in summer. Sunlight as sharp as …
John Nevil Maskelyne – Strange the things to be found, When wandering ‘round an English town. The previous rhyming couplet is one of my few attempts at poetry during my …
While driving around Vermont about five years ago I discovered The Clock Shop and its friendly owner Dave Welch in the city of Vergennes (pop. 2,588). Dave proved to be …
The Watch Thoroughly Revised (TWTR) by Gene Stone and Stephen Pulvirent. It may seem odd to start a review of a book by writing about its photographs but that is what …
My Interview With Master Watchmaker Andreas Strehler At The Watchmakers Club Event Andreas Strehler and me in conversation during last month’s Watchmaker’s Club meeting in London. With his answers, Andreas turned …
Some Thoughts From Great Watchmakers This article first appeared in 2009 in IW Magazine. The thoughts expressed by the watchmakers I interviewed are still valid. Is the question: …
My Father’s Tissot Late in my seventeenth summer, my father walked past my open bedroom door while I was on the phone to a friend. I froze. Had my father …
Windows in Seville I have no idea why I do this: take photos of shop windows. Maybe its because every window is a paradox? Windows are hard and …
My Travels In Vietnam – The Hanoi Watch Scene What does a true watchie (thank you for the neologism Richard Paige) do after arriving in a city for the …
Paul Newman Racetrack Photos Rediscovered 13-year-old James Cox and his father, Ed, visited Lime Rock Park racetrack in September of 1978. On that occasion using his new rangefinder …
Towards A New Nomenclature For Watch Brands Why do we watchnerds employ particular terms to describe watch brands? Habit – that’s the only reason. We’re accustomed to specific …