"local" watch brands

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There's a watchmaking business based not too far from me (Timefactors), and looking through the website the other day I saw a really very nice looking watch, with the name of the city included in the branding:



Its a classy looking watch with a hand-winding movement, but other than that it occurred to me that it's a nice change to see "Sheffield" and "Great Britain" included on the watch face branding, and its the first time I can remember seeing a watch brand including the name of a regional British city.

Aside from how nice the watch is, and many of the other watches he makes, I just wish the guy could find someone to model his watches with an arm that looks less like a dead elephants trunk (see the website, you can't miss it)

Are there any other watch brands that hail from british cities? The only other one I can think of that displays the name on the watch face is Christopher Ward (London).

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yeti said:

RicksAlfas said:

That's a lovely looking watch. I have a particularly attractive arm, I will volunteer my services in return for a watch.

I've got one of those upstairs... Deciding whether or not to give it to my Dad tomorrow or keep it for myself... It's abso-bloody-lutely gorgeous, the manual wind is silky smooth and the decoration of the movement is very high grade.

Highly recommended, it's best quality thing Eddie/Timefactors have done IMHO.

Robert Loomes is another Britiah watchmaker though; unlike Bremont they really are trying to do it right.

Is it as good "in the flesh" as looks on screen? I certainly looks fantastic in the photos.