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Watchmaker register

Watchmakers by historical period

Trace watchmaking people from the fifteenth century to the present through sourced dossiers grouped by the historical period recorded for each person.

345
PEOPLE
11
PERIOD GROUPS

What this view shows

The period groupings show how the register stretches from early clockmaking to contemporary independent watchmaking, movement engineering, industrial production, and design.

20th–21st century

People assigned to the 20th–21st century grouping. Individual lives and careers may cross the period boundary. 207 people.

Alan Banbery

Watchmaker / museum builder / horological author

Carlos Dias

Co-founder, business leader and watch designer

Guo Ming

Independent watchmaker / educator

Hou Guoren

Movement decorator / skeletonization specialist

Jack Heuer

Watch-industry leader / product direction

Kiu Tai Yu

Independent watchmaker / tourbillon developer

Luigi Pippa

Clockmaker, restorer and reconstruction specialist

Maria Reintjes

Watch / brand designer; former co-owner and marketing director

Roger Dubuis

Watchmaker, complication developer and co-founder

Shi Wenli

Movement designer / technical author

Su Wenbin

Complicated-watch assembler / regulator

Xu Yaonan

Movement designer / technical author

20th century

People assigned to the 20th century grouping. Individual lives and careers may cross the period boundary. 30 people.

Arde Bulova

Industry leader / watchmaking-education founder

21st century

People assigned to the 21st century grouping. Individual lives and careers may cross the period boundary. 27 people.

Itay Noy

Independent timepiece maker / watch designer

Stuart Swan

Watch co-founder / production and case-craft leader

Tristan Ho

Independent watchmaker / movement finisher

19th century

People assigned to the 19th century grouping. Individual lives and careers may cross the period boundary. 25 people.

19th–20th century

People assigned to the 19th–20th century grouping. Individual lives and careers may cross the period boundary. 18 people.

18th–19th century

People assigned to the 18th–19th century grouping. Individual lives and careers may cross the period boundary. 16 people.

18th century

People assigned to the 18th century grouping. Individual lives and careers may cross the period boundary. 11 people.

17th–18th century

People assigned to the 17th–18th century grouping. Individual lives and careers may cross the period boundary. 5 people.

17th century

People assigned to the 17th century grouping. Individual lives and careers may cross the period boundary. 4 people.

15th century

People assigned to the 15th century grouping. Individual lives and careers may cross the period boundary. 1 people.

15th–16th century

People assigned to the 15th–16th century grouping. Individual lives and careers may cross the period boundary. 1 people.