Editorial
Eva Sundström
Independent Makers Journalist
Eva profiles independent watchmakers — F.P. Journe, Rexhep Rexhepi, Philippe Dufour. She's spent years in workshops from Le Brassus to Fleurier.
Articles by Eva Sundström (7)
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F.P. Journe's Invenit et Fecit: Why In-House Matters Differently
François-Paul Journe's 'Invenit et Fecit' isn't marketing—it's a mechanical philosophy that produces fundamentally different solutions than industrial manufacture. An examination of constant-force, resonance, and automatic winding architecture.
May 11, 2026
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Philippe Dufour's Anglage: The 5-Beveling Hierarchy Explained
Breaking down Philippe Dufour's five types of hand anglage—from external angles to impossible internal corners—and why his WOSTEP students couldn't replicate the technique despite identical tools.
May 6, 2026
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MB&F Legacy Machine perpetual: why AP-trained Kari Voutilainen's module wins
How Kari Voutilainen's ingenious perpetual calendar module for MB&F's LM Perpetual solved the quick-set safety problem that has plagued traditional perpetuals for centuries.
May 2, 2026
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Philippe Dufour's Anglage vs. Industrial Finishing: Microscopic Analysis
Inside Philippe Dufour's 20-hour hand anglage process: microscopic evidence of why his 45-degree polished bevels remain impossible to replicate mechanically.
April 28, 2026
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F.P. Journe Remontoir d'Égalité: Why Constant Force Matters
Inside F.P. Journe's remontoir d'égalité: actual isochronism data proving why this 18th-century constant force mechanism delivers chronometric advantages silicon escapements cannot match.
April 24, 2026
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MB&F Legacy Machine Suspended Escapement: Defying Gravity
How MB&F's suspended balance wheel architecture solves vertical escapement friction through Kari Voutilainen's jeweling mastery—and why component scarcity keeps competitors away.
April 24, 2026
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Philippe Dufour's Anglage: The 8-Step Process No Manufacture Replicates
A forensic examination of Dufour's black-polished anglage technique—the filing-to-polish sequence that creates mirror-sharp arrises even manufacture watchmakers with 100+ artisans cannot replicate.
April 19, 2026