An L.A. watchmaker crafted a $70,000 timepiece. It could revolutionize the U.S. watch industry

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With the debut of the Resurgence timepiece, Inglewood-based J.N. Shapiro Watches is realizing founder Joshua Shapiro's dream of producing a watch almost fully made in America.

Asher Rapkin, co-founder of Collective, has been tracking Shapiro’s progress on his U.S.-made project. “If he’s successful, he’d be sending up a bat signal to other watchmakers here that it’s OK to do this,” Rapkin said. “His success will lead other people to create new art.

In all, Shapiro’s company turned out 148 of the Resurgence prototype’s 180 components. Its hairspring, mainspring, ruby bearings and a few other parts were sourced from Switzerland. However, Shapiro said, the production version of Resurgence will include a hairspring and bearings made in America.Shapiro’s commitment to the U.S.

 

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