Thrash metal rocker Dan Spitz has had an interesting life that has seen him go from being the co-founder of Grammy-nominated band Anthrax to becoming a noteworthy watchmaker.
Dan Spitz in his old life as a heavy metal lead guitarist
Getting involved with watches was in Spitz’s blood: he has related in interviews that his grandfather was a jeweler and watchmaker. He attended watchmaking school at the Bulova School of Watchmaking in New York City (which closed in the late 1990s), then won a scholarship to attend a Wostep complications course in Neuchâtel.
Dan Spitz in his new life as a qualified watchmaker
You can read much more about Spitz on his own website, www.danspitz.com. However, this three-minute video by Great Big Story really tells his story in a cool, compact way.
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[…] But here is a surprise: former Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz, nominated three times for a Grammy and selling more than 15 million albums with Anthrax over the course of his career, has broken the 53-year-old record of Bulova’s American School of Horology by completing the watchmaking course, including training on high complications, in record time, followed by a stint at the Swiss WOSTEP course in Neuchâtel (see Video: Dan Spitz Of Anthrax, Watchmaker). […]
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Thanks for posting this! I’ve been a fan of Anthrax since high school. My fav album was “Persistence of Time” – perhaps foreshadowing Dan’s future growth and interests. I was amazed back then at his musical ability, and now I’m equally impressed with his new vocation!
Our pleasure to post this, Sorest, and thanks for reading! We are big music fans at Quill & Pad.
Hi thanks for the great video and story! I knew Dan Spitz much longer before I knew watches! And I knew in 1995 when he quit Anthrax and said to be “watch maker”, which I thought it wa bizzare reason that time. But having now a watch aficionados myself, and still a heavy metal fans (still keeping ‘Madhouse’ in my iPhone plus latest Anthrax album), I appreciate more of what Spitz doing. When he finally release his own brand, I hope I can get one 🙂
Thank you for this article, Elizabeth.
When I was young I wanted to be a guitar player like Dan in Anthrax.
Today I’m always fan of that era, and it’s funny to be finally a watchmaker like him …