The Journal

It was simple at the beginning. Started as a way for me to apply my knowledge to create something unique…

Perception is a deeply personal affair—a unique point of view created by us, for ourselves. This new chapter of our…

It’s been 3 weeks since the parts came back from heat treatment, and now we enter a new chapter in…

The parts have returned from heat treatment—a crucial moment in this journey. The steel endured over 1000°C, a process that…

With the components for the GR-01 away for heat treatment, a rare stillness has settled in. This period of waiting…

While some components face the furnace, the dial endures its own trial. It begins with the cold precision of a…

Five months have passed since I first wrote here. Today, for the first time, every steel component of the GR-01…

With the end of the Second World War, the focus turned from function, necessity, and survival to a more enjoyable,…

It all started with our hand, stone and wood. And still these tools are essential to watchmaking. The lapping plates…

After the fire of heat treatment and the force of machining, the components are dimensionally perfect, but they are not…

We are wired to survive, our instincts rush us, and we trust them. But this is a new world—our world.…

Winners aren't always the most talented ones, but you can rest assured that they are more prepared. Preparation is something…

Coming from other engineering fields, working with small parts like these isn’t easy. Not only does the equipment need to…

This has been some hard couple of weeks for the project. Manufacturing the case within specifications with our equipment has…

The movement is the heart of the watch. The case, its shield. The bracelet and clasp, its embrace. But to…

The journey so far has covered many aspects of my watchmaking process, from materials to movement to design. We've even discussed manufacturing…

Invigorating is the feeling of bare feet on the ground. Surrounded by our creations, it is easy to forget where…

Ricardo A. Gracioli, 35, Brazilian, Turbine engineer. But does that really say who I am? Think about it, how many…

Huge is the role of the movement, yet tiny are the parts that make it. All part of a complex…

There is something about doing things by hand. The thought that something would have never existed if not for the…

Could you see yourself filing this screw all the way to its final dimension? During Calvin's Ban—see journal entry 6…

Let me guide you through a piece of history. Imagine yourself at the seashore, as the cool evening breeze touches your…

The use of fire to enhance material properties is not strange to us, archaeological findings in South Africa indicate that…

It took me two years, from idea to design. Now, I am one year into adjusting and perfecting the manufacturing…

During the 1541 Calvin’s ban on ostentatious jewelry, Swiss jewelers and goldsmiths turned to watchmaking as an alternative, and their…

Perfection, an endless quest. It motivates and moves us. If not for the relentless pursuit of it, watchmaking as we…

One second, I bet that if you try enough you can perfectly guess how long it takes. But do it…

Fire! The first important discovery of our species. It lit our nights, cooked our food and protected us from danger.…

Time, use it or lose it. Sometimes we waste it, and we feel it. But when used with mastery, Time…

There is something special about owning your time, don’t you think? It’s amazing how I use it every day, but…