How to Identify Hand-Finished Watches: Five Signs of Genuine Craftsmanship
In watchmaking, perfection can be faked—but imperfection reveals the truth
The watch industry has mastered the art of saying nothing with great conviction. “Hand-finished.” “Artisanal.” “Traditional.” Phrases deployed like tracer fire, meant to dazzle the inattentive before they ever look beneath the sapphire caseback. But the collector with a loupe knows better. He hunts for the small betrayals, the tremor in a bevel, the wav…