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Issue 224: Where Does Ebel Fit In Today’s Market?
The 1980s giant has been acquired by Chanel and F.P. Journe, with previous owner Movado retaining a 5 per cent share. What might its future hold?
Hello and welcome back to The Fourth Wheel, the weekly watch newsletter that has been up late...
News Of The Week: October 6th 2026
Hello and welcome back to the Fourth Wheel’s weekly news bulletin. Back from Berlin and buoyed up by the experience, I must say. Such a great city. Anyway - this week was a really interesting one, I thought, and it is a longer episode as a...
Issue 223: The Man Who Built A Clock Out Of Garbage
Artist Niklas Roy took Nomos Glashütte’s junk and built a remarkable - and entertaining - pendulum clock. It even has complications.
Hello and welcome back to The Fourth Wheel, the weekly watch newsletter that has been on the road this wee...
News Of The Week: September 30th 2026
Hello and welcome back to the Fourth Wheel’s weekly news bulletin. This week’s episode comes to you a day late - apologies - because I have been in Germany for the Nomos Forum, a fun annual event that I described on Instagram as part factor...
Issue 222: Indie Watchmaking Needs More Failure To Survive
Meditations on a theme of risk; what it really means, who’s actually taking risks, and why we are going to need some more starving artists
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