Journal
Notes on evidence.
Provenance, authenticity and maintenance, written the way we build records: what can be checked, who says it, and where the record stops.
- Maintenance26 August 20266 min read
How to keep a service history that holds up
A maintenance record is only useful if a stranger can read it years later. That means dates, named providers, what was actually replaced, and the invoice kept next to the entry.
Read - Authenticity19 August 20267 min read
Why nobody should call a watch 100% authentic
Authenticity is not a single yes-or-no fact. It is a set of separate findings about a case, a movement, a dial and a paper trail — each with its own confidence and its own author.
Read - Provenance12 August 20266 min read
What provenance actually means
Provenance is not a story about a watch. It is the set of records that can be checked, dated and attributed — and the honest admission of where those records stop.
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See the model applied to a real reference.