Exploring the Paragon, the First Solo Venture From Bradley Taylor
One of the things that never fails to energize me when it comes to contemporary watchmaking is the idea of a watchmaker communicating their artistic vision to the world. There’s a whole world of beautiful objects to discover, and the people and stories behind them are ultimately what make these watches interesting. Bradley Taylor?s new watch, the Paragon, is both an expert technical achievement as well as a showcase for one man?s point of view. ?I create watches for one reason,? says Taylor, ?I need to express myself as a watchmaker.?
Before we get too deep into the ins and outs of the Paragon, let?s get one thing out of the way: this is an expensive watch. It?s $22,000, and there are only 12 of them, which means that for most of us, owning one is out of the question. But watches are more than products to place in your digital shopping cart – they are instruments that help us understand the people who make them, the world around us, and the history of the discipline of watchmaking. Understanding the Paragon (or any watch) can help us appreciate and understand the watches that we do decide to own, no matter their cost.
Bradley Taylor resides in Vancouver, and his eponymous watch brand is, to our knowledge, the only high end Canadian luxury watch brand currently operating. That distinction previously belonged to Birchall & Taylor, the brand Taylor founded with his watchmaking school classmate Charles Birchall. That brand shuttered permanently last ...
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