Bristolian — pre-order, delivery February 2027

Ten minutes behind. On purpose.

£535 · Regulator · Numbered edition of 100 · Pre-order now, delivery February 2027

Before the railways, every town kept its own time. Bristol's clocks ran about ten minutes behind London's — 2°35′ west of Greenwich works out at 10 minutes and 20 seconds — and when Great Western trains began arriving on London time, the Corn Exchange clock on Corn Street was given a second minute hand, painted red, so Bristolians could read both. It still has it. Bristolian is a regulator watch built on that idea: the minute hand is the hero, and everything red on the dial is Bristol time.

A regulator separates the hours from the minutes so the minute hand can have the dial to itself. Bristolian takes that layout and gives it a Bristol reason: the outer cream ring reads Greenwich minutes in navy, and a second red scale inside it, shifted ten minutes back, reads Bristol time off the same hand — the trick the Corn Exchange clock has been doing since 1852. The hours live in a small 24-hour counter at half past ten with a red hand, the colour of the clock's second minute hand.

The dial is a two-level brass dial in Bristol-blue sunray lacquer that falls to near-black at the rim, with the rings milled down to a cream floor. The hour counter is driven by the small 24-hour wheel of the Seiko NH39A automatic, used as it comes: no modification, no extra parts, which is why a watch this unusual can be sold at this price. On the back, deep-etched into the steel: the Clifton Suspension Bridge, your edition number, and 10 min 20 s west of Greenwich.

Every Bristolian is designed and assembled in Bristol, about a mile from the clock it is named for.

Pre-order

The first Bristolian production run is in progress and the watches will be delivered in February 2027. You pay in full at checkout and your edition number is allocated in order of payment, lowest first. We confirm the delivery date by email and send a photograph of your finished, numbered watch before it ships, insured and tracked.

• To order: pay £535 at checkout; delivery is calculated for your address at the same time.
• Changed your mind? Pre-orders can be cancelled for a full refund at any time before dispatch, and the watch can be returned unworn within 14 days of delivery.
• Warranty: two years on the movement and on any defect in materials or workmanship.

Specification

• Edition: 100 numbered pieces, plus 3 unique pieces with a dial in real Bristol blue glass
• Dial: two-level brass, Bristol-blue sunray fumé lacquer, cream recessed minute ring and 24-hour counter, navy and red print
• Hands: polished rhodium dauphine minute hand; red lacquered 24-hour hour hand; no seconds hand
• Movement: Seiko/TMI NH39A automatic, 24 jewels, 21,600 vph, approx. 41 h reserve, hacking and hand-winding, 24-hour wheel used as the hour indication; regulated in Bristol
• Case: 316L stainless steel, 38.5 mm, 11 mm thick, 45.8 mm lug-to-lug; brushed flanks, polished bevel and bezel
• Lug width: 21 mm
• Crystal: box sapphire, anti-reflective inside
• Caseback: screw-down steel, deep-etched Clifton Suspension Bridge and edition number
• Water resistance: 5 ATM — rain and splash, not for swimming
• Strap: dark tan calf, 21/18 mm, signed pin buckle; oxblood second strap and Milanese mesh bracelet available on request
• Packaging: presentation box, numbered edition card
• Warranty: two years
• Made in: Bristol, UK

Images are pre-production renders; the finished watch may differ in small details.