Howdy,

Some news on our end - J.L. Wright & Co. is now an authorized dealer for Schwarz Etienne, and the only one in Texas.



They're a small independent in La Chaux-de-Fonds, founded in 1902, and nearly every part of their watches is made within their own group of workshops there: the movements and micro-rotors, the bridges and plates, the escapement, the case parts, and even the hairsprings.

That last one is rare. Most of the industry buys hairsprings from outside suppliers, and only a handful of watchmakers anywhere produce their own. Output is a few hundred watches a year, so you'll rarely see one in person.




Our first pieces are on their way to Houston now. If you'd like to see them when they land, reply here, text 713-364-9558 or email me at jacob.wright@jlwrightco.com




See the collection at https://jlwrightco.com/pages/schwarz-etienne

For those who already know the brand, I'd like to hear how you came across them. For everyone else, happy to answer questions.



Gig 'em,
Jacob Wright '18
J.L. Wright & Co., House of Horology
jlwrightco.com

I'm a watch autist and want to know every watch brand out there. I'd love one but it seems my favorite are all under 40mm which are unwearable

Yeah their entire collection is 39mm.

I will actually pass that back to them as feedback. A 39mm is a pretty good "one size fits all" choice, but still too small for many.

I would love to be able to wear 38-39mm watches but my wrist is almost 8" around and it just looks tiny

Yeah those are some large wrists, I definitely understand the need to go larger.

Yeah the market shifted larger, but there's an ongoing shift back to smaller sizes. Younger generations seem to be the driver.

Lots of great options in that 38-40mm range. I think Schwarz Etienne made the right call for a single case size.