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The
Watchmaker's
Journal
Part workshop diary, part watchmaking journal, part collection of thoughts that deserve a little more space. Here you'll find stories from the bench, reflections on British watchmaking, conversations about ownership and collecting, and a closer look at the people, projects and ideas that shape Pinchbeck.
What Is a Watchmaker’s Special?
Watchmaker’s Specials are made outside the regular Pinchbeck collection, in small numbers and with no fixed release schedule. Here’s how they work and how to buy one.
Emily Inman
10 hours ago2 min read
The New Pinchbeck Watches Website: Looking from the Outside In
When you work inside a business every day, it can be surprisingly difficult to see it clearly.
You know where everything is kept. You know who answers the telephone, who designed a particular watch and which drawer contains the parts Rob has been looking for since Tuesday.
Emily Inman
1 day ago3 min read
The Final Original Novum & Sigma Watches
As Novum and Sigma prepare for their next generation, the final original 36mm watches are leaving the Pinchbeck workshop. A rare opportunity to own the first chapter of these everyday British watches.
Jason Edwards
Jun 112 min read
The Watch You Reach For Every Morning
A good watch is not something saved only for occasions. It becomes part of everyday life, gathering memories, familiarity and meaning with every moment it is worn.
Jason Edwards
Jun 82 min read
Why Buy From an Independent British Watchmaker?
Choosing a watch is about more than telling time. Discover why independent British watchmaking offers something more personal, a connection to craft, place and the people behind each piece.
Jason Edwards
Jun 42 min read
Inside a British Watchmaker’s Studio: A New Chapter for Pinchbeck
Pinchbeck is beginning to open the workshop door a little wider. From hand-assembled watches in Lincoln to the people shaping the brand behind the scenes, discover a more personal look inside an independent British watchmaker’s studio.
Jason Edwards
May 143 min read
Up The Imps: Lincoln City Celebrations from the Pinchbeck Workshop
As Lincoln City celebrated their League One title victory through the streets below, the Pinchbeck workshop windows became the perfect place to pause, cheer, and reflect on the city that shapes everything we do.
Jason Edwards
May 92 min read
Pride in Place
A watch is shaped by more than materials and movement. In Lincoln, place, community and quiet daily rhythms all leave their mark, informing the watches we make and the stories they carry.
Jason Edwards
Apr 272 min read
When a Watch Becomes a Moment
Some watches become more than objects. The Lincoln was one of them, a limited edition shaped by place, artistry, and the quiet beauty of something made in small numbers, then gone.
Jason Edwards
Apr 232 min read
What Stays on the Wall
Not everything in the workshop is made. Some things are simply kept; sketches, materials, and fragments of ideas that quietly shape each watch long before it takes form.
Jason Edwards
Apr 212 min read
A Day in the Workshop
Morning arrives quietly in Lincoln, as light falls across the workbench and the tools begin to stir. Here, watchmaking is not hurried or performed, but lived — shaped by hand, guided by place, and carried forward through a rhythm of careful, considered work.
Jason Edwards
Apr 202 min read
Working in Time
nside a historic workshop in Lincoln, Harold Pinchbeck assembles watches shaped by place, patience, and craft, where the rhythm of the city meets the quiet precision of watchmaking.
Jason Edwards
Mar 302 min read
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