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Neither Schofield or Pinion will be attending Salon QP

The salon QP is where I first met with both Schofield and Pinion, so I am a little disappointed to discover that after the absence of Pinion last year, Schofield have decided not to attend either this year.

For the first year since Schofield launched its Signalman model watches they are not exhibiting .  The reasons are simple; wthey are very busy with a completely new watch called the Daymark and very busy with the production of the new bronze Beater B2. There is a risk that none of their new watches would be ready .

On the up side there will still be a significant presence from British watch brands such as Fears, who will be launching at the event, Dennison, Robert Loomes and Garrick. The last two with new movements.

British Watchmaking on BBC !

On my return from my holiday today I had the pleasure to read an article on the BBC website discussing the revival of British watch making.

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The article as you might expect was not very in-depth but it did give a welcome boost to the efforts being made by British watch brands. The reach off the BBC clearly puts Grinidgetime to shame so I hope it stimulates people to investigate further. I would have been great to see a few more brands mentioned.

The full article is  here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36902222

 

 

 

 

Chr. Ward C65 Mk1 Limited edition

If like me you preferred the look of the old Christopher Ward logo then all is not lost. This week saw the announcement of a limited edition of the C65 Mk1 featuring the old logo.

C65 Mk1 Limited Edition

C65 Mk1 Limited Edition

One hundred and seventy-five of these watches are available at £499

To see more you can visit https://www.christopherward.co.uk/watches/new-releases/c65-trident-mk-i-limited-edition

 

Farer

Before starting this post I had a couple of doubts:

  • Have I already written about them ?
  • Should I include these watches in my British watch brands ?

In answer to my first question, I couldn’t find any previous piece. The problem was the story seems pretty familiar. British designed quartz watches assembled in Switzerland. I decided that in the end this is not very different from Christopher ward that I mention quiet frequently. So here we go.

https://www.farer.com/collections/watches/products/barnato

The New British brands Farer Banarto

Farer was launched in 2015 with the mission: to create quality timepieces that stand out from the ordinary. Designed in detail in Piccadilly, London and handmade without compromise in Geneva, Switzerland. The range of seven watches are all driven by a Swiss Made ETA 955.102 movement with second hand.

You can find the full range at  https://www.farer.com

 

Pinion Apex Meeting

I am finally catching up with my recent watch events. I was fortunate enough to attend my third Pinion Apex event in the Century Club in London. For those of you not familiar with these events, there a great opportunity to chat directly with Piers Berry the founder of Pinion Watches.

The big news of these event was the opportunity to see the latest Pure Pro range.

https://pinionwatches.com/pure/

Pinion Axis Pure Pro range

From talking to Piers these are the watches that best express what

Pinion is all about, robust time only manual watches in straight three straight forward versions. Steel, Black DLC and Bronze which has defined Pinion on Google search for some time.

These evenings are really enjoyable. If you are interested in Pinion watches or just interested in hearing what someone who really works at the “coalface” of the British watch business I thoroughly recommend you try to get along for the next one.

 

Bespoke Watches

 

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Britain has a long history and a worldwide reputation for bespoke luxury items. This fact has been acknowledged in a recent article in QP Magazine on bespoke watches. The article starts off with the usual raft of famous names but then goes on to give some coverage to Garrick and Struthers; well worth a read if you are looking for a special treat.

The QP article

George Daniels Watch- sold at auction

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GEORGE DANIELS. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18CT YELLOW GOLD LIMITED SERIES AUTOMATIC CENTRE SECONDS CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH CO-AXIAL ESCAPEMENT WITH FITTED BOX, PAPERS AND LETTERS SIGNED BY GEORGE DANIELS
Millennium, Made in 1999
Sold for £146,500 inc. premium
For more information follow the link below :

The auction

Roger Smith article in FT

I just picked up news of this article from twitter despite having read I thought quiet thoroughly this weekend’s FT. I’ll have another look later or maybe this was an on-line only piece.

Anyway here is a link to the piece

The Full Financial Times article

The most interesting part for me was that   Roger is continuing to invest considerable sums of money in new equipment, he’s not just plodding along making and selling a few very expensive watches.