The Journal
Notes from the Workshop
April 2025
The 53rd state
According to the most recently published KPMG report, manufacturing organisations in Australia are "confronting unprecedented challenges in a turbulent and uncertain business environment". There are a number of burning issues for the Austra...
February 2025
It is easier to make a watch than to sell a watch
Proof? Walk down the Sydney watch district: tens of thousands of Omega, JLC, Breitling, Hublot, Cartier, Panerai and Vacheron sitting quietly on display - for months and years, awaiting patiently to be placed on the wrist of a watch enthusiast. 'B...
February 2025
Skull and Skeleton
KENTARO x SEIKO x AUSTRALIA...
February 2025
At a crossroad...
The past two years could be simply summed up as years of exciting discoveries and team building. After setting up the micro machining workshop, we have discovered that the high precision parts we make are highly sought after in space, telecommunic...
February 2025
Pictures tell a thousand words
I mentioned in an earlier newsletter that we have been working on the next NHW release- every watch we’ve released since the NH1 in 2018 has felt like a horological pinnacle for our small outfit, but this next watch, what we are tentatively callin...
February 2025
Big stud
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February 2025
Crème de la crème
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February 2025
Update from the workshop
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January 2025
The first and only watchmaker-manufacturer in Australia?
Do you know that starting a watch repair business in Australia requires no formal education, certification, or licensing, or even experience? You can call yourself a watchmaker, print a bunch of business cards, and start a business literally toda...
November 2024
What makes a watch "collectable"?
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