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 (3)

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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