| Hello everyone!
I'm Patrik Sjögren, Co-founder and watchmaker at GoS Watches in Linköping Sweden and I´m glad and grateful to be a part of this forum. GoS is a collaboration between steelmaker Johan Gustafsson and myself and our watches are inspired by Swedish nature and history, in particular Viking age artisans. Every watch we make is a unique piece and most watches are made on order, often with some bespoke element.
I´ll begin by posting a couple of photos from or most recent model Skadi - named after a Viking winter goddess - and will try to give elaborate answers to any questions.
But first, here is a brand presentation I recently wrote in collaboration with Angus Davies of Escapement Magazine:
"In 2008, GoS Watches unveiled its first collection of timepieces. The company brought together the talents of master bladesmith, Johan Gustafsson and master watchmaker, Patrik Sjögren. Both men, proud of their Swedish nationality, wanted to create fine timepieces inspired by Scandinavian history and nature and imbued with a high quotient of hand craftsmanship.
Johan deftly works Swedish tool steels, famed for their superior qualities, creating an array of watch components in Damascus steel, including bridges, cases and dials. Damascus steel finished in GoS techniques is not susceptible to corrosion and its surface is suffused with flowing patterns. Each piece of this steel is unique and enriched with its own distinctive markings.
Patrik Sjögren has extensive experience working 'at the bench', making a myriad of parts by hand, including crowns, dials, dial components, the brand's distinctive hands, as well as a variety of movement parts. The Swedish watchmaker painstakingly finishes movement parts to a blemish-free, refined conclusion. In 2019, Sjögren gave masterclasses during Dubai Watch Week and, most recently, he was invited to become a member of the GPHG Academy.
Over the years, GoS Watches has created a number of differently-styled, Scandinavian themed watches but all of them share one thing in common, they are the result of two Swedish artisans working in harmony." |
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. Interesting to see how it starts off with Master Vincent Calabrese. He was the reason I first learned about independent watchmaking when I just had to find out which watchmaker had designed the Golden Bridge.
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