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Watch Service Cost in the UK — The Real Numbers...

A full service on a mechanical watch in the UK costs between £195 and £950, depending on whether you go to an independent watchmaker or a brand service centre. That's...

Watch Service Cost in the UK — The Real Numbers...

A full service on a mechanical watch in the UK costs between £195 and £950, depending on whether you go to an independent watchmaker or a brand service centre. That's...

Sellita SW200 vs Miyota 9039 — What's Actually ...

These two movements show up in nearly every independent watch under £2,000. The Sellita SW200-1 powers half the Swiss microbrands on the market. The Miyota 9039 does the same for...

Sellita SW200 vs Miyota 9039 — What's Actually ...

These two movements show up in nearly every independent watch under £2,000. The Sellita SW200-1 powers half the Swiss microbrands on the market. The Miyota 9039 does the same for...

The Company That Saved Affordable Swiss Watchma...

Every affordable Swiss-movement watch you've ever enjoyed — every Baltic, every Farer, every Christopher Ward, every microbrand that put a reliable automatic calibre on your wrist for under a thousand...

The Company That Saved Affordable Swiss Watchma...

Every affordable Swiss-movement watch you've ever enjoyed — every Baltic, every Farer, every Christopher Ward, every microbrand that put a reliable automatic calibre on your wrist for under a thousand...

The Quiet Revolution in British Watchmaking (An...

In November 2018, Christopher Ward CEO Mike France bumped into Dr Roger W. Smith OBE — one of the most respected independent watchmakers alive — at a half-empty Salon QP...

The Quiet Revolution in British Watchmaking (An...

In November 2018, Christopher Ward CEO Mike France bumped into Dr Roger W. Smith OBE — one of the most respected independent watchmakers alive — at a half-empty Salon QP...

The Last Affordable Handcraft: Why a £500 Watch...

A modern Toyota rolls off the line having been touched by roughly a thousand robotic arms. Welding, painting, assembly, inspection — machines handle the majority of the process with human...

The Last Affordable Handcraft: Why a £500 Watch...

A modern Toyota rolls off the line having been touched by roughly a thousand robotic arms. Welding, painting, assembly, inspection — machines handle the majority of the process with human...

What "Chronometer" Actually Means on a Watch Di...

For fifty years, the word "chronometer" on a watch dial has meant exactly one thing: the movement inside passed a specific set of accuracy tests run by an independent Swiss...

What "Chronometer" Actually Means on a Watch Di...

For fifty years, the word "chronometer" on a watch dial has meant exactly one thing: the movement inside passed a specific set of accuracy tests run by an independent Swiss...