This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Karel Bachand, independent watchmaker and the Founder of Barrelhand. To start the show Ariel and Karel reminisce on their first meeting, and they dive deep into the inspiration behind Karel’s original infatuation with creating replicas. Ariel asks about some of the challenges that Karel faced as he was getting further into his replica projects and approaching brands about them, as well as the feelings he felt when going public in the watch community with his passion for the first time. The two connect the dots on how Karel went from those incredible personal engineering projects to founding his company Barrelhand. As the two start to dive into the company, Karel expands on how Barrelhand Project One started as a research platform to push the limits of what is currently possible with additive manufacturing and what kind of role 3D printing plays in their operation. The two go into the details behind watch creation with a new brand such as time frames, the making of design files for new parts that are needed, manufacturing, and all the production elements that go into it.

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karelbachand/

Instagram @Barrelhand - https://www.instagram.com/barrelhand/

Website - https://www.barrelhand.com/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk902DR8MEJxv8Ay3BZTcqg

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