Even independent watchmakers with demand as strong as Garrick’s cannot ignore trends and customer feedback for long.
And so the Norfolk-based business has shaved three millimetres off the diameter of its latest creation, the S5, which arrives in a polished steel 39mm case housing a new movement, the Garrick UT-GO5 calibre.
“While many horophiles have fallen for the charms of Garrick’s 42mm models, some would-be wearers have found them to be a tad large. Sadly, the movements employed in the company’s previous models, including the firm’s exclusive calibres, are just too wide to fit in anything smaller than a 42mm housing. Now, Garrick, having listened to customer feedback, is pleased to unveil a new, smaller model, housed in a 39mm case and measuring just 8mm in depth,” the company explains.
The S5 has a hand-guilloché dial, made in-house using a traditional rose engine lathe, and traversed by Garrick’s signature maritime-style hour, minute and seconds hands that can be polished or given a heat-blued finish.
Clients can also choose from a number of dial colours including salmon, blue, green and purple.
Orders are being taken now for watches likely to be delivered in 2023.
Garrick says it can only make around 10 of the S5 watches per year. They are priced at £19,200.
