Watchmaker profile

Tristan Ho

Tristan Ho founded LOTH in Singapore and developed a hand-finished watch using a Unitas-based movement with custom bridges. 12

The workshop documents a Unitas 6498-based movement; not a claim to have manufactured all components. Product availability and fulfilled deliveries remain unverified.

At a glance

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Tristan Ho's work is LOTH Watch 1. 123

Tristan Ho founded or co-founded LOTH. 1234

Scope: Direct watchmaking

Why this person is included

Documented individual work and/or professional recognition

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: LOTH 1

Geographic ties: Singapore. Documented professional location; not a citizenship assertion

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    LOTH — Founder / co-founder. Independent watchmaker / movement finisher 1234

    Legacy affiliation: LOTH. Person-level contribution: Founded LOTH in Singapore and developed a hand-finished watch using a Unitas-based movement with custom bridges.

    Original affiliation wording: LOTH. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 12 field-specific evidence records with 4 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (12)
  • Full name: The workshop documents a Unitas 6498-based movement; not a claim to have manufactured all components. Product availability and fulfilled deliveries remain unverified. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Founder account supports identity, founding and practice. Product architecture and named LW1 are supported by S0243, not this page. 1
  • Representative work: Founder account supports identity, founding and practice. Product architecture and named LW1 are supported by S0243, not this page. 1
  • Affiliations / workshops: The workshop documents a Unitas 6498-based movement; not a claim to have manufactured all components. Product availability and fulfilled deliveries remain unverified. 1
  • Specific role: The workshop documents a Unitas 6498-based movement; not a claim to have manufactured all components. Product availability and fulfilled deliveries remain unverified. 1
  • Primary geography: The workshop documents a Unitas 6498-based movement; not a claim to have manufactured all components. Product availability and fulfilled deliveries remain unverified. 1
  • Noteworthy contribution: Maker documentation; no national-first or wholly original calibre assertion. 2
  • Representative work: Maker documentation; no national-first or wholly original calibre assertion. 2
  • Specific role: Maker documentation; no national-first or wholly original calibre assertion. 2
  • Noteworthy contribution: Historical snapshot differs from current People field; supports only the stated claim. Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Supplier provenance is not completely documented; hand-finishing and assembly are not proof that every component is made in Singapore. Interview accessed through search text. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 1
  • Affiliations / workshops: Historical snapshot differs from current People field; supports only the stated claim. Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Supplier provenance is not completely documented; hand-finishing and assembly are not proof that every component is made in Singapore. Interview accessed through search text. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: historical value snapshot differs from the current People value; retain as audit history. 1
  • Representative work: Recovered earlier-branch mapping. Supplier provenance is not completely documented; hand-finishing and assembly are not proof that every component is made in Singapore. Interview accessed through search text. 3

Sources

  1. Meet the FounderTristan Ho · LOTH · Maker's first-person biography · Not stated

    [S0242] Tristan Ho. LOTH. "Meet the Founder." Not stated. https://loth.sg/aboutfounder Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject's own account

    How it was checked: Web page opened; relevant text inspected

    Limitation: Self-description supports the founder and Singapore workshop. National-first claims and current production/delivery volumes are not independently established.

  2. LOTH WATCH 1LOTH · Maker's object / product documentation · Not stated

    [S0243] LOTH. "LOTH WATCH 1." Not stated. https://loth.sg/LW1 Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject's own workshop

    How it was checked: Web page opened; relevant text inspected

    Limitation: Specifies a Unitas 6498-based movement with custom bridges, not an entirely original movement. A displayed product and order link do not prove completed deliveries; navigation still says coming soon.

  3. Out Of Office: Tristan Ho, Watchmaker & Founder Of LOTHShannon Sim · FZINE · First-person interview · 2026-06-15

    [S0269] Shannon Sim. FZINE. "Out Of Office: Tristan Ho, Watchmaker & Founder Of LOTH." 2026-06-15. https://www.fzine.com/culture/out-of-office-tristan-ho-loth-watchmaker Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Founder interview concerning LOTH Watch 1 and finishing/assembly..

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: External interview with subject

    How it was checked: Search-returned article text consulted; direct URL returned 403 on reopening.

    Limitation: Direct page inspection was blocked. No from-scratch/all-components assertion is inferred.

  4. https://loth.sg/aboutfounder https://loth.sg/LW1 https://www.fzine.com/culture/out-of-office-tristan-ho-loth-watchmakerlinked source

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