Lincoln
A Work Of Art On Your Wrist.
The unique story of the Lincoln watch
Sometimes a watch almost designs itself, because the ideas are so compelling!
Our office is in the shadow of Lincoln Cathedral, whose famous ‘Bishop’s Eye’ rose window has such beautiful circular tracery. Interestingly, our own Gothic window overlooks the former home of William Paley, author of the ‘watchmaker analogy’. Last, but not least, we had recently met the artist Dominic Parczuk, well-known for his Lincolnshire paintings.
We thought our customers would value a special watch uniting these elements, particularly as it would be hand-assembled within a stone’s throw of the Cathedral. Of course (remembering the watchmaker analogy), no watch can actually design itself, so our in-house stylist Guillaume set to work, transforming the Bishop’s Eye image into a dial: the tracery’s subtle shadows make it a pleasure to tell the time. Then we asked Dominic to create an oil painting: our first artwork commission, and the first time Dominic had painted for a watch. As a subtle finishing touch, the Fleur-de-Lys symbol on the crown also represents Lincoln.
We also decided to include an archive-quality print (personally signed by Dominic) with each Lincoln watch, so as well as containing a miniature artwork, it comes with a print you can frame! To our knowledge this is the first time a watch has been offered in this way.
Finally, to make the Lincoln watch really exclusive we are making just fifty examples. The number of your watch is machined into its caseback, and the associated print carries the same number.
Delivery to the UK and USA is free. Our 30-day returns policy gives you the assurance to buy with confidence (see Returns Policy).
Technical Details:
Specifications
Case: 316L brushed steel, polished bezel
Back: machined stainless steel
Diameter: 42mm (excluding crown)
Height: 11mm
Glass: sapphire (for added scratch resistance)
Crown: screw-down (for added moisture resistance)
Hand-built at our workshops in England
Rigorously tested and certified on completion
Handmade leather strap by Tanner Bates (in choice of colours)
Leather watch wallet by Tanner Bates of Devon
Individually numbered limited-edition, numbered on the caseback
Movement
ETA 2824-2 Swiss-made automatic 25-jewel calibre (mechanical, self-winding)
Tolerance: to within +/- 15 seconds per day
Regulated at assembly: to within +/- 5 seconds per day
Power reserve of up to 36 hours
Vibrations: 28,800 per hour
Delivery and Warranty
Guarantee: 5 Year mechanical warranty
Delivery time: approximately 14 days
The Artist: Dominic Parczuk
Dominic Parczuk’s atmospheric oil paintings are increasingly sought-after. Well-known in Lincolnshire, Dominic grew up in Lincoln, attending Priory LSST. His foundation art studies were in Lincoln, before further studies in art and design in London, at Central Saint Martin’s College. He eventually moved back to Lincoln to work full time as an artist.
