There are people in watchmaking who seem to follow a trail. Others pave new ones, and then there’s Peter Speake—someone who didn’t just change direction but changed shape, reinventing his presence in the horological world without ever abandoning the essence of why he started: a quiet, unflinching devotion to watchmaking. …
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There are watchmakers, and then there are those rare visionaries who redefine what the craft can be. Asaoka is one of the latter. A self-taught Japanese master who rose entirely outside the Swiss ecosystem, Asaoka has not only proven that independent horology can thrive in Japan—he’s carved out a category …
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If you’ve spent any time exploring the upper reaches of independent watchmaking, then the name F.P. Journe will already echo with reverence. And if it doesn’t, it should. In a world filled with homage, heritage, and a fair few hollow gestures, François-Paul Journe stands among the very few who didn’t …
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