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Author: Alan Johns

1 September 202624 September 2026

Confessions of a Horologist

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Confessions of a Horologist

Confessions of a Horologist By Alan Johns Alan Johns Looking back over my long career my mind slips easily to the many trials and tribulations of a horologist. I will begin my story in 1960, the year in which I met Olive, my future wife. The following year, on the 21st of August, I began…Continue Reading “Confessions of a Horologist” →

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