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| PAUL
HOYT
Paul
has spent much of his life around watches as a member
of his family’s watch business that was established
in the 1970’s. He has been involved in the acquisition
of over ten thousand watches of numerous brands, ages,
and types, from simple time-telling watches to complicated
masterpieces. A passion for business leadership led him
to the corporate world, and prior to founding Connoisseur
of Time, Paul held a sales executive position within a
midsized, privately held training and consulting firm
based in Atlanta where he ran the company’s sales
and marketing organization.
Since
starting Connoisseur of Time in 2005, he has quickly established
his company as a trusted, internationally recognized dealer
of collectible vintage and luxury watches
paul@connoisseuroftime.com |
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BRANDI HOYT
Brandi
has a mean watch addiction and loves anything with diamonds
on it. Formerly an executive assistant, she has a wealth
of experience in making sure that on-the-go individuals
have the kind of peace of mind that comes from knowing
that all of the details important to them are taken
care of to their satisfaction. Brandi is the principal
client liaison for Connoisseur of Time, offering the
highest level of personalized service to our customers.
brandi@connoisseuroftime.com
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DR.
JAMES MILLER
A
second generation master watchmaker and watch and tool
collector, James was already busy working at the bench
in his father’s watch and jewelry store at the age
of 13. By 16, he was performing the majority of the business’s
watch repair work. He prides himself in his ability to
employ traditional watchmaking methods and techniques,
regularly hand-crafting new parts as needed. When not
working at his prized “masterpiece” workbench
made in 1887 (he has three other benches to work at as
well), he enjoys making his own watchmaking tools. He
holds an earned doctoral degree and has spent 43 years
in the watchmaking field.
jim@connoisseuroftime.com |
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GRIGORIY YAKUBOV
Grigoriy
is a Russian trained master watchmaker with 34 years
of experience. An extremely well-rounded watchmaking
expert, Grigoriy worked in eight watch production factories
in his motherland, learning and performing a different,
specialized watchmaking skill in each. Besides expert
case refinishing, he now focuses on the servicing of
timepieces by Rolex, Cartier, Patek Philippe, Vacheron
& Constantin, Panerai and other luxury brands and
in the repair of complicated watches.
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PAUL
SHIBATA
Paul
is a Swiss-trained master watchmaker with over 15 years
of experience at the bench and is the third generation
of his family to be employed in the watch and jewelry
business. He holds certifications in both “Watch
Repair” and “Microtechnology” as well
as a diploma in “Advanced Watch Repair”
from the prestigious Watchmakers of Switzerland Training
and Educational Program (WOSTEP) in Neuchatel, Switzerland.
Besides his formal schooling, he has also received special,
private additional training from Patek Philippe and
Omega at their respective factories. Paul always sees
his restoration jobs through to completion with a goal
of perfection, even if it means hand-crafting factory
quality new parts to replace those no longer available.
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JERRY GRAJZL
As
both a lifelong watchmaker and jeweler, Jerry’s
unique set of skills perfectly prepares him to do an exceptional
job restoring watch cases to their former glory. Jerry
trained in the former Yugoslavia for three years, then
in Austria for one learning the trades. Having started
as a watchmaker in 1947, Jerry has an incredible 61 years
of experience.
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