Our team

Publishers

Marco Gabella
Co-Founder - Executive Publisher
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Alexander Friedman
Co-Founder - Business Development
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Launched in 2009, Watchonista.com is driven and led by the deep interest and curiosity about watches and watchmaking. Watchonista is led by founders Marco Gabella and Alexander Friedman, and a team of journalists, experts, aficionados, and collectors.

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Editorial Leadership

Josh Shanks
Managing Editor US
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Benjamin Teisseire
Editor & Business Development
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Editors

Vincent Daveau
Managing Editor France
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Viviana Shanks
Social Media Manager and Junior Editor
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Thomas Hendricks
Contributor
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Rhonda Riche
Editor-At-Large
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Sophie Furley
Editor-At-Large
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Content Creation

Liam O'Donnell
Senior Photographer
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Pierre Vogel
Photographer
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Contributors

Simon de Burton
Journalist and author
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Hyla Bauer
Contributor & Special Projects
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Frédéric Brun
Editor-in-chief of Montres Magazine
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Anders Modig
Journalist
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Joël A. Grandjean
Contributor
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Simon Howson-Green
Contributor
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