The
Watchmaker's
Journal

Inspired by Britain's historic Doggett's Coat and Badge Race, the Lambeth Dark brings a more contemporary look to a watch rooted in British rowing history.

Every Pinchbeck watch has a story behind it, from the specialist suppliers who make its components to the hands that assemble it in our Lincoln workshop. Discover why the people, skills and time behind a watch matter, and what makes choosing something made this way a little different.

What is a mechanical watch, how does automatic winding work, and why do mechanical watches need servicing? Our guide explains mechanical watches simply.

Discover how made-to-order watches work at Pinchbeck, from placing your order to assembly, testing and delivery from our Lincoln workshop.

Before there was Pinchbeck, there was Harold Pinchbeck, Paul’s grandfather and a watch and clockmaker in Barton upon Humber. His name still lives on in our watches, while Pinchbeck has become the name we have built the business around.

We see Lincoln Cathedral every day, but sometimes a change in the light makes you notice it all over again. Artist Dominic captured it in the evening, glowing above Castle Square against a deep blue winter sky. It reminded us of home, of dark evenings in Lincoln, and of the feeling that some things remain standing above us, whatever the season brings.

Every Pinchbeck watch leaves our Lincoln workshop with a little story behind it. We know how it was made, who handled it and where it began. Then it leaves us, ready to become part of someone else's story.

The Infinity began with a pattern. A few years later, we've brought it back, with a CNC-cut brass dial, fine detailing and a mechanical movement, assembled to order in our Lincoln workshop.

A watch rarely starts with a finished drawing. Go behind the scenes at Pinchbeck to see how colour, art, materials, making and plenty of discussion shape a watch from the first idea to the finished piece.

September always feels like a turning point. The summer starts to wind down. The mornings change. The school year begins again and, somehow, everyone starts looking at the months ahead.

Four people, four different perspectives and one shared obsession with making good watches. Meet the small team behind Pinchbeck.

What actually happens between choosing a Pinchbeck and receiving it? Follow the journey from design and specialist suppliers to assembly, regulation and testing in our Lincoln workshop.

"British watchmaker" sounds like a straightforward description. But what does it actually mean? For us, it starts with a workshop. Not a showroom with a British name above the door. Not simply a watch designed in Britain and made somewhere else. A real place where watches come together. Ours is in Lincoln. It's where Rob assembles every Pinchbeck watch, regulates it, tests it and prepares it before it leaves us. But that's only part of the story. It starts with the people Pin

Every Pinchbeck begins when someone chooses it. Here's why we build our watches to order, and why taking time has always been part of how we work.

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.

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.