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Garrick S4: My first English watch, and a sentimental one.
I've always wanted a British watch, as both my sons were born in the UK during my five years of study in the country. Precious times with beloved ones. So much fond memories there that we call Britain our second home.
Roger Smith is kinda out of my reach, but fortunately there are more affordable choices offered by Garrick, a workshop based in Norwich, Norfolk.
If one wants to nitpick, the movement is not an in-house one. It's a UNITAS 6498. But that doesn't bother me at all. The movement is redecorated and reassembled by the British watchmakers, with a beautiful engraving pattern inspired by vintage English pocket watches. Most components of Garrick's watches are either made in their workshop or have the material/parts sourced in the UK. Garrick have a clear vision of making their watches as British as possible, and I applaud them for their effort.
It's true that I'm not a British. Yet I still want to say: "I'm proud to be British in a different sense."
The dial colour of my piece is called "plum", same as the GPGH finalist one. But I opted a different type of guilloche for the sub-dial.
Here are some photos to share with you.
”Salmon" coloured bridge plate
A wearable 42mm for my 16cm wrist
Main dial guilloche
Sub-dial guilloche
Made in England. These three words mean a lot to me.
Nice anglage on the side of the barrel and crown wheel cover.
Under natural light
All the markers and indices were first cut and then inked by hand with a small syringe.
Hope you've enjoyed the photos.
Cheers,
Luis
Edit: Please don't advertise your social media on WPS. Thanks.
This message has been edited by patrick_y on 2022-01-15 18:23:27
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Garrick S4: My first English watch, and a sentimental one.
I've always wanted a British watch, as both my sons were born in the UK during my five years of study in the country. Precious times with beloved ones. So much fond memories there that we call Britain our second home. Roger Smith is kinda out of my reach,...
Not at all! I ordered a very stripped down S2.
One of the things that drew me to Garrick is all the metal work they do by hand. No laquer, no stamping, everything is milled, drilled, plated, polished or blued.
S2! Fantastic!
Looking forward to your unboxing. Glad you mentioned about Garrick’s metal work. I didn’t really noticed that until now 😅
That engraving on the back looks absolutely amazing!
Perhaps even better than the engraving on an RWS? Very well done and an attractive design!
Thanks for the kind words.
RWS is at a different level, I think. But for its price, I think Garrick S4 offers A LOT😊
Works front band back..
…the impression of depth on the dial is impressive to me. Great colour choice all round. Congratulations, Enjoy!
You’ve made a very good observation about the depth of the dial.
It’s a multi-layer and multi piece construction.
Congrats, it looks superb!
I do not know a lot about watchmaking in the UK, besides our famous Roger. Well done, it is a piece that I would love to wear. GEO
Roger is no doubt the epitome of British watchmaking, after Geroge Daniels.
What I love about Garrick is their philosophy of offering more options with affordability, as their co-founder David Brailsford said. With Garrick, we might not get the kind of superb finishing on RWS's watches, but I salute the same spirit.
gorgeous watch and photos!! I also like their
website that is very transparent on pricing and delivery times. Wear it in good health!
Indeed! They are very transparent and approachable.
There customer service and communication is superb, based on my own experience.
Yes, you do get a lot for the asking price, even the movement is just a Unitas 6498.
But the English style of decoration makes a whole diference.
Very nice indeed.
And amazing pictures to complete a really great post. Congrats for everything.
