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  • n  the art of designing and making clocks

  • The Swiss aren't the only ones with a penchant for horology.
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  • Metal Work Watches: Interview With Johan Gustafsson On Making Damascus Steel And Timepieces
    In Sweden the unlikely duo of Mr. Johan Gustafsson and Patrick Sjogren have become rising stars of horology. One a bladesmith and the other a watchmaker, together they make up the boutique watch brand Gustafsson & Sjogren, often referred to as "GoS" to help non-Scandinavians mention the brand more easily. This year John Gustafsson celebrates 20 years as a blamesmith, a trade he picked up out of ...
    Oct. 17, 2013 - Forbes
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  • Elisabetta Brusa in New York Times
    My father bought his first watch after the Second World War. He was immediately mesmerized by its intricate mechanism. That ignited a life long fascination with horology,said Elisabetta Brusa, in an interview from Milan. "He bought many of...

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