Watchmaking Globalization: Industry Innovation

We are in Exciting Times, No longer is watchmaking restricted to Europe but we can say that Asia has arrived with the rise of Japanese and Chinese watchmakers creating unique designs encompassing their own perspectives.

I am optimistic and hopeful that we will one day see pieces created in Africa and South America which will demonstrate new and exciting ways to look at watchmaking.

If the GPHG is the Oscars of Watchmaking then is the Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives (Needs a Shorter Name or known as LVWPIC hereafter) the Golden Globes? or the GPHG is Wimbledon and the LVWPIC the French Open?

I Digress, I was reading SJX'S excellent article that the LVWPIC has announced their Semi-Finalists, going through the list I realized either I am not in touch with what is really happening or watchmaking has exploded, who are all these makers? 10 years ago you could list the number of Top Independent watchmakers on two hands, we may have entered triple digits by now and these are the ones we know about it, absolutely amazing! Here are some of the names I didn't know, if you did you are a Super WIS.

Auffret Paris Giverny Blue Train: I heard of Theo Auffret before but not this watch





Daizoh Makihara Watchcraft Japan Beauties of Nature



Fabian Pellet L'Essential:



Kallinich Claeys Central Seconds:





Mgraver Ventralis by Shiming Yang:





So Great to see a Watchmaker from Hong Kong, China, the Legacy of the Great Master Kiu Tai Yu continues

Mineroci RD002:





Reuben Schoots Series Two, Australia in the House!:







Tasaki Black Mother of Pearl, Well known Watchmaker Fiona Kruger is involved on this piece:







Winnerl Tremblage:





Fantastic Pieces, Wish All these Watchmakers Success and Luck 🙏👍😊, Variety is the Spice of Life and We Are Lucky to Be Living Through this Era.

Image Sources: Various through Google Images