Introducing the Schofield Bronze Beater B4
I?ve been involved in watches long enough to be familiar with some pretty niche brands and products, but it?s a testament to the size and breadth of this community that any of us can still come upon a brand that is doing interesting, creative, high quality work that we?ve simply never heard of before. While it?s certainly an oversight on my own part to let small brands slip through the cracks, there?s something fun about the joy of discovery, and realizing that there are still watch brands with deep cult followings that I have yet to hear about, even ones that have been around for quite some time, like the Schofield Watch Company. As we all know, you only get to discover something once, so it?s a comfort knowing there are more brands like Schofield out there to hear about for the first time, filling in our own watch blind spots.Â
Schofield makes watches in small batches with a heavy dose of whimsy. They?ll customize casebacks to customer requests, offer dials in colors that they call ?Not Quite Red? and similar, and seem to take a relaxed attitude toward high end watchmaking in general (the copy on their website is clearly and refreshingly written by a real person with a sense of humor). Their watches aren?t cheap, starting around £3,000, but when the small details that go into making these things are factored in, they seem to represent a good value if you favor small brands that put an artisanal touch on their products. The brand?s newest watch, the Bronze Beat...
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A Week in Watches Ep. 79 – Swiss Leftovers
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