Made in America: Slow Watchmaking at Schon Horology

Schon is prescribing the Slow Movement, which has found its footing in the worlds of fashion, design, food, and cinema, to watchmaking Like many of his contemporaries in the growing American watch scene, Schon doesn't profess to be a trained watchmaker - at least in the traditional sense Schon leans on the experience he gained while running Schon DSGN, a successful pen manufacturing business, to produce, mill, and finish his hands, dials and a number of other components in his Philadelphia-based workshop.

The Cardinal timepiece was the first watch that Schon designed and its dial is a play on classic-sector styling with an emphasis on depth Above 6 o'clock, there's an aperture with a running indicator where instead of a traditional seconds hand, a plate made by Schon constantly rotates underneath the dial and displays either a small line or a dot every 10 seconds to add a dash of kinetic intrigue to the watch Schon began his watchmaking career by designing cases for some old movements that he had lying around.

"Every single time I make a watch, I'll finish it slightly different," Schon says. . Source