Michael Clerizo
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 …
Watches and clocks for the Chinese market Introduction I cannot believe that 11 years have passed since I wrote this article about watches made for the Chinese market for the …
George Daniels and the art, science, engineering geometry, physics, metallurgy of watchmaking. On the morning of Thursday 6 July Sotheby’s London will auction a George Daniels pocket watch. Made …
Writing About Paul Newman’s Paul Newman This is a story about a legendary actor, fast cars, a boy with a camera, a coincidence, a tree house, a decade-long friendship and …
Restoring Harrison’s Timekeepers An unscientific – to the point of being casual – survey of watchmakers over the years has reveal that John Harrison is the most highly regarded watchmaker …
The Oltr’Arno – The Left Bank of Florence I wrote this article about the Oltr’Arno, the artisan’s quarter of Florence, for the Wall Street Journal in May of 2003. …