My journey into watchmaking started from necessity, in 2016, when an Omega Speedmaster I had bought, had dust under the crystal. Took it to a reputable watchmaker on the Strand in London, thinking it would be in safe hands. The dust was indeed gone, but the intervention had left deep markings on one of the lugs, from the case-back removal tool. Down the rabbit hole I went - armed with my affinity for fixing things large and small, I spent an entire day hand polishing the case to improve things. Once that was done, and after purchasing my first set of Swiss made screwdrivers, I re-traced the steps to see how hard it would have been to get this done by myself.

As time went on, I continued working on vintage finds for practice and reading more and more about the watchmaking world and slowly expanding my working space. This was a self thought journey, not an easy one, as I'm a perfectionist so many hours have been spent on getting everything correct.

With the pandemic and more time on my hands, I decided to take this to the next level by joining the ranks of the horology scholars, studying with an independent watchmaker in the evenings for the past two years. This gave me the chance to broaden my horizons on a variety of movements, some of which being the Baumgartner BFG 866, Luch 2209, Felsa Bidynator, ETA variations, Omega variations, Valjoux 7733/50 , Landeron 248, Rolex 1210, 1530, 1570, 3135.

My future goal is to expand my knowledge and skills by working in the Swiss watchmaking industry.