The Lindum Watch: What Makes Our Watch Dials More Unique and So Special
A watch’s timekeeping depends on its movement, while its strength comes from the steel case.
And, just like a person, its face reveals the personality.
Here at Harold Pinchbeck we take our dials very seriously. Each one is designed in house, and we have a close working relationship with our dialmakers.
Take the Lindum, for example. The flowing pattern of its central area is inspired by a 14th Century rose window in Lincoln Cathedral, the Bishop’s Eye. This circular form is perfect for a watch dial, so our designer Jason incorporated it into the watch design. Our dialmakers, an English company with centuries’ experience in this specialised field, then translated his drawings into three-dimensional reality.
All this was a remarkable feat of miniature engineering, when you think that the real Bishop’s Eye is over 7 metres in diameter, whereas the watch face is less than 4 centimetres. Yet every line of the beautiful stone tracery is faithfully reproduced. Each dial is carefully machined from a solid piece of brass, using a state-of-the art CNC lathe that also creates the parts you will never see, such as the tiny feet on the reverse that secure it to the movement.
We are proud of the inspiration, talent and engineering that every Pinchbeck watch contains, and over the next few weeks we will be sharing more about how they are created.
A video showcasing the intricate process of crafting the exquisite Harold Pinchbeck Lindum watch dial.
