The Journal
Notes from the Workshop
December 2025
Is the latest Alpinist worth $1,550?
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December 2025
It takes two
As a long-time follower of our project, you’ve heard this countless times: it takes two to make a watch — a watchmaker and a machinist. In our fifth generation, we’ve got them both, in one go.Let me make myself clear: this world needs more watc...
October 2025
Watching history happen
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October 2025
Down the Rabbit Hole of Gold
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October 2025
Important – Please Read
Especially if you are new to watch collecting. Sydney Watches Pty Ltd is a licensed second-hand dealer. We buy and sell preowned watches. Yes, many of them are in like-new condition, and some even still unwrapped, but technically and legally,...
October 2025
One micro step in time
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September 2025
What Kind Are You?
Watches aren’t going anywhere. No matter what 'big tech' tries to strap onto our wrists, there will always be people who buy, collect, and actually wear watches. I don’t see that slowing down for the next 30 years. But the so-called collectors ar...
September 2025
Rebel without a cause
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September 2025
The Dead Wogmaster
The past few weeks have been sheer madness. Andrew and I are drowning in repairs – the bench is overflowing. I can’t quite put my finger on why. Maybe it’s the weather. Maybe it’s because watchmakers have stopped taking apprentices, or beca...
September 2025
So, who buys your watch?
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