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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. …
Harlem Flop House – The things you can learn from a French woman! Three years ago actor, dancer, playwright and theatre director René Calvo spent the day preparing his …
George Daniels a master watchmaker Write a book about someone and you never stop thinking about your subject. That is what happened to me after completing ‘George Daniels: A …
Buying a watch at auction This is the first article about watches I ever wrote for the Wall Street Journal. It appeared in January 2003. The topic is buying …