GARRICK WATCHES
Garrick is a British fine watchmaking brand co-founded by David Brailsford and Simon Michlmayr.
Garrick has its own production facility in Norwich in England’s Norfolk County. The brand offers mechanical timepieces with a distinctly British character and high-quality finishing.
Garrick a team consisting of some of the finest watchmaking talent in the UK, along with seasoned management. Significant investment has been made to craft many of the components in-house. Several elements, too, are externally sourced from British manufacturers, despite the availability of cheaper alternatives offered by overseas suppliers.
The cases are machined from stainless steel 316L, arguably one of the finest materials available for this purpose. These will be crafted to a high standard by an English company. Dials are produced in-house, employing hand-assembly method, its three-part construction conferring a delightful depth and representing the absolute antithesis of mass production.
Embodied in the Garrick culture is a desire to celebrate Britain’s illustrious watchmaking prowess of yesteryear. Great Britain was once the home of horology, with such luminaries as Arnold, Graham, Harrison, Mudge and Tompion writing the early history of watchmaking. Regrettably, the ingenuity and skill shown by these remarkable gentlemen is now often forgotten, or claimed by others.
Producing a 100% “Manufacture” movement has become very difficult for those companies outside of the USA, Japan, Germany and Switzerland. To produce everything in-house requires vast capital and resources, which invariably prove beyond the grasp of all but a few brands. Although the terms “manufacture” and “in-house” are often used indiscriminately, Garrick wishes to be utterly transparent about the source of its components.
In every Garrick watch, the main plate, gear train, spring barrel, balance spring and mainspring all come from a Swiss-made base movement. The talented craftsmen at the Garrick works expertly modify and finish these raw components. In some instances, new, locally-produced parts are used instead, enhancing the specification and imbuing the timepieces with inimitable British character.
Each Garrick movement is equipped with a free sprung-balance made of Sircumet, an exclusive non-magnet alloy. Produced in-house, this mechanism provides accurate timekeeping. Hand-bevelled bridges, thermally-blued screws and other examples of exemplary finishing provide further testament to the excellence demanded by Garrick.
Launched in 2014, the hand-wound Shaftesbury sm301 was the first watch to bear the Garrick name.
In 2016, Garrick introduced the Portsmouth watch equipped with a high-end mechanical movement created in collaboration with Swiss master watchmaker Andreas Strehler.
The flagship watch collections are S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7 and Regulator. The Garrick watch retail price range is £6,000 to £33,000. The brand also makes bespoke timepieces on demand.
