The
Watchmaker's
Journal

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">If you're looking for the ideal Valentine’s Day gift this year, look no further than our beautiful new ladies' watch, the Elizabeth. This special edition watch is a tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her remarkable seventy-year reign, celebrating her courage, grace and dignity. With its timeless design and classic British style, the Elizabeth makes a perfect and lasting gift…</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We think you’ll agree that the Orpheus is an unusually good looking watch – and its beauty is much more than skin-deep. When you’re wearing it, or just holding it, you’re aware that it’s a timepiece of supreme quality…</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">There’s nothing like a special watch to celebrate one of life’s landmarks, or achievements. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Constantly on your wrist, and regularly referred to, it’s an enduring reminder, particularly if it’s personalised to mark the occasion….</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It’s a recognition that a good watch is a very personal possession: a small object of desire that doesn’t just tell the time. Whether as a gift to yourself or for a loved one, your Harold Pinchbeck watch can also tell a story…</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We’ve been steadily working on the Orpheus for two years, and now we can show you the first actual photographs of this iconic new watch!…</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Perhaps our watch is the most personal item most of us wear. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We know that some of our customers rarely take their watch off, and as they will probably own it for many years it can become a far more intimate possession than any clothing….</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The motto of my school was ‘Respice, Aspice, Prospice’. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I wasn’t among the favoured few to learn Latin, so was sent to the woodwork shop! However, I knew that the English translation was ‘Look to the past, present and future’…</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Watchmaking is an art, as well as a science. Any watch will (hopefully) tell the time, but at Harold Pinchbeck we like to think that our timepieces do a bit more than fulfil this basic need…</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Seasonal Dale is one of our most elegant watches, but it’s been unavailable for two years. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> Because of demand, we are delighted to announce that we are now offering this beautiful watch again!</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It’s always a joy to open a parcel from Tanner Bates. Their parcels are beautifully presented, with each strap carefully wrapped in tissue. Such fine tanned hide has a wonderful aroma (think of the interior of a Rolls-Royce)…</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It's reassuring to know that our servicing and repair work is usually carried out by the same careful craftsman who originally built the watch, which brings a nice continuity to ownership. Look after your watch, and it will look after you: we are here to help!</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We were delighted to attend the Lord Mayor’s Platinum Jubilee Big Curry Lunch in London’s Guildhall on 7th April…</p>