L.A. watchmaker crafts $70k timepiece that may revolutionize U.S. watch industry(latimes.com)
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L.A. watchmaker crafts $70k timepiece that may revolutionize U.S. watch industry
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-22/la-watchmaker-joshua-shapiro-resurgence
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A watch that costs more than a new luxury car isn't going to revolutionize the entire industry.
This guy's bringing his A-game.
$70K is going to look like a bargain.
$70K is going to look like a bargain.
The old machinery (rose engine) and technique (guilloché) sent me down a pleasant rabbit hole, but the tldr:
Self-taught watchmaker turns hobby into profession and hopes to reintroduce "(mostly) made in America" watches. They retail in the tens of thousands of dollars.
Self-taught watchmaker turns hobby into profession and hopes to reintroduce "(mostly) made in America" watches. They retail in the tens of thousands of dollars.
That people still wear watches baffles me.
Paywalled. And the title sounds like clickbait.