At a glance
- Period
- 20th–21st century
The watchmaking story
Useful places to start with Bradley Taylor's work include Paragon, Lutria, and calibre 475RS. 1
Bradley Taylor worked through a watchmaking practice under the same name. 1
Bradley Taylor designed, developed or supplied work for Birchall & Taylor. 1
Scope: Direct watchmaking
Why this person is included
Documented original contribution
Background and working context
Affiliations and workshops: Bradley Taylor; Birchall & Taylor 1
Geographic ties: Canada; Switzerland. Documented principal work / project location; not a citizenship assertion 1
Brands, workshops, and other relationships
- Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened
Bradley Taylor — Own watchmaking practice. Independent watchmaker 1
Legacy affiliation: Bradley Taylor; Birchall & Taylor. Person-level contribution: Progressed from the collaborative Birchall & Taylor watches to his own Vancouver practice, developing calibre 475RS with retrograde seconds and guilloché dial work.
Original affiliation wording: Bradley Taylor; Birchall & Taylor. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.
- Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened
Birchall & Taylor — Designed / developed / supplied for. Collaborative watches; founder status not asserted here 1
Legacy affiliation: Bradley Taylor; Birchall & Taylor. Person-level contribution: Progressed from the collaborative Birchall & Taylor watches to his own Vancouver practice, developing calibre 475RS with retrograde seconds and guilloché dial work.
Original affiliation wording: Bradley Taylor; Birchall & Taylor. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.
Evidence and limitations
This dossier connects 6 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established
Claim qualifications (6)
- Noteworthy contribution: Early watches used specialist suppliers; later own-movement claim is not retroactively applied to all earlier models. 1
- Representative work: Early watches used specialist suppliers; later own-movement claim is not retroactively applied to all earlier models. 1
- Affiliations / workshops: Early watches used specialist suppliers; later own-movement claim is not retroactively applied to all earlier models. 1
- Specific role: Early watches used specialist suppliers; later own-movement claim is not retroactively applied to all earlier models. 1
- Primary geography: Early watches used specialist suppliers; later own-movement claim is not retroactively applied to all earlier models. 1
- Geographic ties: Early watches used specialist suppliers; later own-movement claim is not retroactively applied to all earlier models. 1
Sources
- Bradley Taylor — Training, Career and PhilosophyBradley Taylor · First-party / official · Not stated
[S0188] Bradley Taylor. "Bradley Taylor — Training, Career and Philosophy." Not stated. https://www.bradleytaylor.ca/bradley-taylor Accessed 2026-09-13.
Source context
Relationship to subject: House or maker associated with subject
How it was checked: Page opened; relevant text read
Limitation: Maker biography; no adoption of 'first' platinum-numeral claim. Distinguishes supplied early movements from later own-calibre development.
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