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The Rounded Square

Stories about independent watchmaking, design decisions, and the craft behind every Pedral edition. Written from Stockholm.

StudioApril 2026

Terminal: Why I'm Closing the Artefact Line

Artefact started as an experiment. It became something people still write to me about. Final Frontier closes it — not because it failed, but because it's done. Here's what that means.

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DesignMarch 2026

Three Scripts, One Watch: Why the Triomphee Speaks in Roman, Hebrew and Eastern Arabic

A watch dial is the most personal canvas in design. The Triomphee is available in Roman, Hebrew and Eastern Arabic numerals — not as a customisation option, but as a statement about identity, heritage and who you give a watch to.

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PhilosophyMarch 2026

When Twenty Isn't Enough: Why Pedral Sometimes Goes Beyond the Edition Limit

Pedral is built on twenty-piece editions. But it wasn't always that way — and for some designs, it still isn't. Here's why an independent watchmaker sometimes breaks his own rules, and why that's the most honest thing he can do.

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PhilosophyFebruary 2026

Why Twenty Pieces? The Case for Radical Limitation

In an industry obsessed with growth, I cap every edition at twenty. Not because I can't make more — but because limitation is the point.

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CraftJanuary 2026

Swiss Movements at an Independent Price: How I Do It

Every Pedral watch runs on a Swiss movement — Sellita, ETA, or hand-wound calibres selected for each collection. But I don't charge what the big houses charge.

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DesignDecember 2025

The Triomphe Guilloché Dial: Anatomy of 8.8mm

At 8.8mm thin, the Triomphe is the thinnest watch I've ever made. Its rotating guilloché dial transforms a single canvas into twenty unique expressions.

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CollectionNovember 2025

The Okapi Returns: Reimagining the Watch That Started Everything

In 2018, the Okapi launched on Kickstarter and sold out. It's coming back — with a new Swiss movement, a refined case, and the same stubborn spirit.

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IndustryOctober 2025

What Is a Watch Microbrand? And Why Should You Care?

Microbrands — small, independent, often one-person operations — offer something different: direct access to the designer and transparent pricing.

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CollaborationApril 2025

Watches and Art: Best of Both Worlds — The Boris Pjanić Capsule

When I met Boris Pjanić in Stockholm, we discovered a shared obsession: making things that reward attention.

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StudioMarch 2025

Designing Watches in Stockholm: Light, Silence, and Obsession

Stockholm's long winters and endless summer light shape everything I design. The city's design tradition runs through every Pedral watch.

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CraftFebruary 2025

Hand-Wound vs. Automatic: Why the Triomphe Chose Differently

Automatic movements are convenient. Hand-wound movements are intentional. For the Triomphe — a watch built around thinness and ritual — the choice was obvious.

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Next article: Inside the Maestro Petite Seconde workshop — dropping Q2 2026. Follow on Instagram for behind-the-scenes.

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