Membership & Support

WatchDossier is an independent cultural journal focused on horology and contemporary watchmaking. It publishes essays, critiques, reviews, market analysis, and field reports written from a collector’s perspective and grounded in research.

WatchDossier operates without brand sponsorships, paid placements, affiliate commissions, or advertising. Editorial coverage is not purchased, influenced, or commissioned by manufacturers, retailers, or other commercial entities.

Membership

Free — Articles remain open for three weeks after publication. After that they enter the archive, which is closed to non-subscribers.

Monthly — €12 A month of WatchDossier. All articles, the full archive, and member editions. For readers who would rather not commit annually.

Annual — €75 A year of WatchDossier. All articles, the full archive, and member editions. No book.

Collector — €125 A year of WatchDossier and a copy of Against the Grain: A Cultural Analysis of Swiss Independent Watchmaking. The book retails at CHF 55 through trade channels. Collector members receive their copy within four weeks of subscribing, with shipping included. Collector membership renews annually at €125; to continue at the standard annual rate of €75 instead, switch tiers in your subscription settings before the renewal date.