R&R - with Independent Watchmaker Bradley Taylor

On this episode of the Rob & The Regulator Show, Rob and Alex are joined by Bradley from Bradley Taylor Watchmaking. Bradley tells us a bit about his history with watches and how he got into tinkering with them from a young age. Then how a Seiko Monster ignited the passion fully, to the point where he decided to find out how to become a watchmaker.

We then get into his time spent studying with friend of the show Henrik Korpela at KHWCC Watchmaking School in Le Locle Switzerland. Once he finished there he returned to Canada and worked for a company servicing high level watches including Hublot and Patek.

Bradley tells us about starting a brand with his friend from watchmaking school and how it didn't work out as they hoped due to the Covid 19 pandemic. This did not diminish his desire to build another watch though. He breaks down the process of creating a watch in your own vision and the challenges that come about from wanting to have everything made to the highest standards.

SHOW NOTES

3.20 KHWCC Watchmaking School

07.50 Drinkchecks Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye (Bradley) Wakachangi (Alex) & Campari (Rob)

11.04 Wristchecks Bradley Taylor Paragon (Bradley) Colibrica Design Indicator (Alex) & Habring 2 Deadbeat Seconds (Rob)

16.32 The Bradley Taylor Paragon watch

21.30 The Dial by Comblémine

24.10 Numerals by Ian Brignell

30.15 The movement by Vaucher 

41.20 The caseback screws

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Bradley: @KHWCC_official  & @dmtiffany.timepieces

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Alex: @night_watch_2111

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