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Independent horology analyst & researcher Movement design, chronometry, watch industry critique Published in Europastar, WatchesbySJX, SSC Bulletin
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POINTLESS COMPLICATION - Go and read the publication
POINTLESS COMPLICATION - Go and read the publication
Pointless Complication examines high watchmaking between the press release and the timing machine: what brands claim, what movements prove, what pricing exposes, and where collector belief begins to fail. Click to read Pointless Complication, by Velociphile, a Substack publication.
Pointless Complication 'Start Here'
How Great Watch Brands Drift off Course
How Great Watch Brands Drift off Course
Thirteen case studies of luxury watch brands in their mission erosion and misalignment—and a diagnostic to spot the slide early
What the Watch Industry Cannot Admit
What the Watch Industry Cannot Admit
The Luxury Watch Demand Problem Nobody Wants to Name
Why Watches Still Matter
Why Watches Still Matter
The Watch Industry Running Out of Time
What Omega is Allowing to Happen
What Omega is Allowing to Happen
The icons are fine. The catalogue is not.
Grand Seiko’s Rise Was Not an Accident
Grand Seiko’s Rise Was Not an Accident
The Erosion of Excellence
The Erosion of Excellence
Industry & Strategy: A Selection
The Numbers the Watch Industry Isn’t Discussing
The Numbers the Watch Industry Isn’t Discussing
One brand is at 35% of its 2019 revenue. Several others would prefer you did not do the maths.
The Swiss Watch Industry’s Strategic Inflection Point?
The Swiss Watch Industry’s Strategic Inflection Point?
How Short-Term Margin Defence Risks Long-Term Cultural Irrelevance
AP's Recovery Plan: What it Gets Right and What it Still Doesn't
AP's Recovery Plan: What it Gets Right and What it Still Doesn't
The harder brand questions are still waiting outside the boutique door.
Royal Pop: A Strategy Autopsy
Royal Pop: A Strategy Autopsy
Why AP x Swatch is already strategically revealing before the watch has even been seen
How to Make Breguet Matter Again. - by Velociphile
How to Make Breguet Matter Again. - by Velociphile
Universal Genève: The Price of Resurrection
Universal Genève: The Price of Resurrection
Technical Analysis: A Selection
Exclusive: Detail behind COSC's new 'Excellence Chronometer'
Exclusive: Detail behind COSC's new 'Excellence Chronometer'
A deep comparison of COSC EC and METAS MC from their protocol documents
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s High Precision Gesture - by Velociphile
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s High Precision Gesture - by Velociphile
What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Where It Sits
A Modern Chronergy Rolex, a Timer, and the Ghost of the Observatory Trials
A Modern Chronergy Rolex, a Timer, and the Ghost of the Observatory Trials
Timer Games with a 2026 Superlative Chronometer
How Would Your Watch Perform in The Observatory Trials?
How Would Your Watch Perform in The Observatory Trials?
Your Watch Is Less Anti-Magnetic Than the Industry Wants You to Think
Your Watch Is Less Anti-Magnetic Than the Industry Wants You to Think
Cartier Out-engineers the Ingenieur
Cartier Out-engineers the Ingenieur
The Micro-Rotor is Dead. Long Live The Microtor
The Micro-Rotor is Dead. Long Live The Microtor
Technical Articles & Books
Quantifying Performance & Trade-Offs in Movement Design (Part I)
Quantifying Performance & Trade-Offs in Movement Design (Part I)
Energy and space.
Quantifying Performance & Trade-Offs in Movement Design (Part II)
Quantifying Performance & Trade-Offs in Movement Design (Part II)
Evaluating popular mechanical movements.
John Harrison’s H4 — Functional Analysis of Marine Chronometry
John Harrison’s H4 — Functional Analysis of Marine Chronometry
A heart of diamond.
Rolex Chronergy Escapement — Technical Analysis
Rolex Chronergy Escapement — Technical Analysis
The final frontier of mechanical efficiency.
Movement Performance Analysis — Société Suisse de Chronométrie (SSC Bulletin 93)
Movement Performance Analysis — Société Suisse de Chronométrie (SSC Bulletin 93)
Breitling Premier: Chronograph Movements (Contributor) (Chapter author for Fred Mandelbaum’s Premier Story)
Breitling Premier: Chronograph Movements (Contributor) (Chapter author for Fred Mandelbaum’s Premier Story)
Media Resumé
Europastar Magazine Interview
Europastar Magazine Interview
Tiempo de Relojes Magazine Interview
Tiempo de Relojes Magazine Interview
La cuenta de Instagram de Velociphile representa al aficionado beligerante frente a la política de las marcas relojeras.
Esquire Magazine Recommended Account
Esquire Magazine Recommended Account
From memes to one-of-a-kind models, we've got you covered
Dubai Watch Week Recommended Account
Dubai Watch Week Recommended Account
Swisswatches Magazine Citation
Swisswatches Magazine Citation
Breguet Classique Chronométrie Ref. 7727: The World’s Most Accurate Mechanical Watch? - Revolution Watch
Breguet Classique Chronométrie Ref. 7727: The World’s Most Accurate Mechanical Watch? - Revolution Watch
Are There Too Many Watches? | Watchonista
Are There Too Many Watches? | Watchonista
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