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David Walter Timepieces

David Walter Timepieces is the name used on Walter’s official clock-and-watch atelier website. 123

This profile covers the maker’s identity, history and documented work. A complete model catalogue is being researched separately.

At a glance

Subject
Independent Atelier 1
Documented work
Woodward W5 free-pendulum clock recreation 2
Documented work
Double-pendulum clock inspired by Breguet No. 3671 2

Atelier origins and career geography

David Walter Timepieces is the name used on Walter’s official clock-and-watch atelier website. The maker’s biography dates the start of his clockmaking studio to 1980.

The HSNY lecture biography describes a career through Perth, London, Vienna, Perth again and the Santa Barbara area of California. The atelier’s contact page gives Buellton, California as its business location. 1234

Clockmaking and institutional recognition

The HSNY record describes new precision clocks, double-pendulum clocks, tourbillon/carriage-clock work and wrist and pocket watches. Walter’s biography dates his recreation of Philip Woodward’s W5 free-pendulum clock to 2006.

The same biography dates a double-pendulum clock inspired by Breguet No. 3671 to 2010. HSNY records Walter’s 2018 NAWCC Dana J. Blackwell Award and identifies him as a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. 32

Wristwatch collaboration and present public presence

The White report illustrates a first prototype movement dated 2019 and a subsequent developed prototype. Walter states that The White is based on Omega calibre 266, extensively modified and hand finished.

The report credits Artur Akmaev with the maker’s name, movement serial number and swan-logo engraving on The White. The official site displays an explicit greeting for 2026 alongside its atelier and watch collections.

Walter’s business bridges new precision clockmaking, historical-mechanism reinterpretation and wristwatch craft; a modified vintage movement remains a distinct manufacturing model from a clock made afresh. 5132

Ownership and continuity

David Walter Timepieces is the name used on Walter’s official clock-and-watch atelier website. 1

Watchmakers and designers linked to David Walter Timepieces

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Identification and service

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Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. verified fact

    David Walter Timepieces is the name used on Walter’s official clock-and-watch atelier website.

  2. source stated claim

    The maker’s biography dates the start of his clockmaking studio to 1980.

  3. verified fact

    The HSNY lecture biography describes a career through Perth, London, Vienna, Perth again and the Santa Barbara area of California.

  4. verified fact

    The atelier’s contact page gives Buellton, California as its business location.

  5. verified fact

    The HSNY record describes new precision clocks, double-pendulum clocks, tourbillon/carriage-clock work and wrist and pocket watches.

  6. source stated claim

    Walter’s biography dates his recreation of Philip Woodward’s W5 free-pendulum clock to 2006.

  7. source stated claim

    The same biography dates a double-pendulum clock inspired by Breguet No. 3671 to 2010.

  8. verified fact

    HSNY records Walter’s 2018 NAWCC Dana J. Blackwell Award and identifies him as a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers.

  9. verified fact

    The White report illustrates a first prototype movement dated 2019 and a subsequent developed prototype.

  10. source stated claim

    Walter states that The White is based on Omega calibre 266, extensively modified and hand finished.

  11. verified fact

    The report credits Artur Akmaev with the maker’s name, movement serial number and swan-logo engraving on The White.

  12. verified fact

    The official site displays an explicit greeting for 2026 alongside its atelier and watch collections.

  13. verified fact

    Walter’s business bridges new precision clockmaking, historical-mechanism reinterpretation and wristwatch craft; a modified vintage movement remains a distinct manufacturing model from a clock made afresh.

Known limits

  • This identity dossier is not a complete catalogue of every watch or reference.

Direct sources

  1. David Walter TimepiecesDavid Walter Timepieces · official atelier website · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  2. BiographyDavid Walter Timepieces · maker retrospective biography · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  3. A Life of Independent Horology, by David WalterHorological Society of New York · professional society lecture record · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

  4. ContactDavid Walter Timepieces · official business contact page · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  5. “The White,” A Unique Wristwatch by David Walter: A Clockmaker Returns to His Watchmaking Roots — RepriseQuill & Pad · hands on report with maker statements · accessed September 15, 2026

    Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.

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