For centuries, people have relied on their hands only to manufacture stuff. Everything from raw material to finished products relied on craftsmanship and hard labour. Of course, the industrial revolution changed all of this, with the rise of machine-controlled production – and the same goes for the watchmaking industry. What took the skilled hand of a master craftsman to achieve the goal of precision timing, eventually moved into fully laser-guided, machined watches. Now though, we are perhaps on the brink of a new revolution: 3D-printed watchmaking. We dive into the world and mind of Michiel Holthinrichs, a young Dutch pioneering watchmaker.
