Michael Clerizo
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 …
Why Is A Watch Worth $17,752,500? Since the auction at Phillips in New York last month of the Joanne Woodward/Paul Newman Rolex Daytona, many people have asked me how …
My Fellini Epiphany On a rainy Sunday morning, at the age of fourteen, I lay on my bed and promised myself that one day I would see every Fellini …
What Bob Frishman Said Tomorrow sees the start of the Horology in Art Symposium sponsored by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) at the Museum of …
Sotheby’s to auction four George Daniels timepieces As many people know by now next week – Wednesday 19 September – Sotheby’s will auction timepieces by George Daniels. Of the …