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The Watchmaker
In the small Swiss haute horlogerie community one might view Daniel A. Spitz as an abnormality. You see he is an American that headed down a path toward the most covertly guarded secrets of Swiss high horology, to be unmasked into his hands.
Daniel A. Spitz is a third generation Master Watchmaker. He remembers sitting on his Grandfather’s lap in his watch and jewelry store in the Catskill Mountains of New York when he was eight years old staring at the inside of a Patek Philippe in amazement. His childhood bedroom resembled piles of torn apart mechanical and electrical devices from not only his father’s giving, but most of his neighbors. He just had a viable way to somehow repair what others gave up on.
Spitz is the former head Master Watchmaker of Complications Specialist and instructor for all watchmakers at Chopard, North and South America after sales service centers, as well as being the creator of all teaching courses for other watchmakers. He held these same positions for DeGrisogono timepieces and Leviev timepieces watchmaking for many years. He has owned and operated three restoration and after sales service centers specializing in pre 1960’s mechanical complicated timepieces. He holds a 4 year watchmaking degree from the Bulova school of watchmaking and has received the scholarship, and graduated from, the most prestigious traditionally trained watchmaking school on our planet, WOSTEP, in the heart of watchmaking, Neuchatel, Switzerland. He was taught by the courses creator Antoine Simonin in Switzerland. Mr.Spitz was also a ghost builder for many brands, was the consultant for parts longevity of new calibers coming to market for Chopard, such as the 4 barrel LUC quattro caliber, as well as other major brands. He has extensive knowledge of vintage time pieces.
Spitz also holds the prestigious Swiss title of being nominated for the GPHG (Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve) member and invited by personal invitation from the academy to be a juror of the GPHG awards.. The equivalent of the Oscars for Watchmaking.
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WatchMaker.
Pushing Forward Haute Horology
Bringing awareness to classically trained Watchmakers from the U.S.A.
He is a Watchmaker for other Watchmakers.
There are only a handful of Watchmakers that were taught in Switzerland at the prestigious WOSTEP school by the inventor of the curriculum himself, Mr. Antoine Simonin. These masters are now creating the masterpieces of our time. Mr.Spitz is one of these select few.
He is a Speaker
He is a watchmaking speaker who has spoken for the WOSTEP curriculum at their schools.
He Is Quiet but They Find Him
CNN / Great Big Story has done a wonderful short biography on Daniel A. Spitz, The New York Times has many articles on Mr.Spitz as well, so please check it out.
Pushing forward American Watchmaking via Haute Horology and Daniel A. Spitz
Please support traditional true hand made watchmaking at its highest form in the United States of America. Purchase direct from the creator.
Schools
Swiss.
01. WOSTEP DIPLOMA NEUCHATEL.SWITZERLAND.
02. ROLEX DIPLOMA ALL CALIBERS.SWITZERLAND.
03. JAEGER LE COULTRE TRAINING LE SANTIER.SWITZERLAND.
04. AUDEMARS PIGUET TRAINING LE BRASSUS.SWITZERLAND.
05. ETA DIPLOMA GRENCHEN.SWITZERLAND (x2).
Schools USA.
06. JOSEPH BULOVA SCHOOL OF WATCHMAKING 4 YEAR DIPLOMA.
06b. BULOVA ACCUTRON TUNING FORK DIPLOMA.
NOTES. Dan Spitz broke the 53 year old record and became the fastest graduate of the Joseph Bulova School of Watchmaking, NYC 4 year full Watchmaking curriculum and holds this title in perpetuity.
Training.
SETTING A NEW EXAMPLE.
“We must pass on classical Watchmaking techniques to a new generation before it’s lost forever.” Daniel A. Spitz
01. CHOPARD NORTH AMERICA.
Chopard North America
Watchmaker of Complications Specialist
Instructor and creator of all Watchmaker’s training courses
L.U.C. movement Watchmaker instructor
F.Piguet movement Watchmaker instructor
ETA 2894-2 movement Watchmaker instructor
North America
02. CHOPARD SWITZERLAND.
Diploma Chopard
Geneva, Switzerland
L.U.C. 1.96 micro rotors
L.U.C. 1.98 double barrel
L.U.C. 2.96 micro rotors
L.U.C. Quattro
F.Piguet 1270
F.Piguet 951
F.Piguet 1185
03. CHOPARD SWITZERLAND.
Diploma Chopard
Geneva, Switzerland
Jaeger Le Coultre 630
Jaeger Le Coultre 889/1
Jaeger Le Coultre 889/2
Training.
ACHIEVING A HIGHER LEVEL.
“Haute Horlogerie Watch-making is a humans art created through passion.” Daniel A. Spitz
04. CHOPARD SWITZERLAND.
Diploma Chopard
Geneva, Switzerland
Dubois Depraz 2002 chrono modules
05. CHOPARD COMPLICATIONS SWITZERLAND.
Extreme Complication Training Chopard
Geneva Switzerland
Dubois Depraz
Quantiem Perpetual Calendar
Quantiem Perpetual Calendar Retrogrades
Quantiem Perpetual Calandar Chronographs
Quantiem Perpetual Calandar modular multiple complications with tourbillon JLC
Chopard Skeleton movements
06. DeGrisogono USA.SWITZERLAND.
DeGrisogono timepieces
Head Master Watchmaker of Complications Specialist
North and South America
Instructor for all Watchmaker’s and their training courses
North and South America
07. LEVIEV USA.SWITZERLAND.
Leviev North America
Head Master Watchmaker of Complications Specialist
North America
Instructor for all Watchmaker’s and their training courses
North America
CNN.GREAT BIG STORY
DOCUMENTARY ON DANIEL A. SPITZ.
PREPARATION, DETERMINATION, EXECUTION AND GRACE
“Daniel A. Spitz broke the 53 year old record
and became the fastest graduate of the Joseph Bulova School of Watchmaking, NYC and holds this title in perpetuity..”