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Estimated Launch Price £749
Limited to 100 pieces
Bellwether watches
Welcome to Bellwether Watches, a small British start-up based in London.For those of you that are new to us, we're just starting out and looking to get our brand off the runway and into the skies.We started this journey back in 2017 and after more than 3 years of pushing, pulling, dragging, punching and kicking we're proud to have produced our first prototype, the BW01.If you like what you see please consider signing up to our 'In The Loop' mailing list where we will keep you abreast of progress, developments and upcoming modifications and of course our launch, plus we'll also endeavour send you an interesting and insightful newsletter from time to time.Finally, please follow us on Instagram for more images and details. The link is further down this page.Thanks again for taking the time to stop by. We appreciate your interest and your support!
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The BW01 was fully conceived and designed here in the UK.From the outset, we were clear that we didn't want to produce a watch that looked like every other watch we've ever seen or something that wasn't recognisable. This ambition meant that the process itself took well over a year, with many iterations and revisions. Every aspect of the watch, from branding to finishing needed to be considered before going to manufacture.Manufacture itself was a long process as the search for partners began. We were happy to find willing partners in Asia that were able produce our prototype watch to our specification and standards.We do have ambitions to move as much of the manufacturing process back to the UK as possible, including assembly and testing, but for now we're grateful for the partners we have and are continuing to work with them.In the meantime, we're working to raise our profile and gain new fans while raising the funds required to start full production of a limited run of watches.
the bw01
Estimated Launch Price £749
Limited to 100 pieces
The BW01 is an automatic watch powered by a Swiss Sellita SW200-1 movement. It has three hands - hours, minutes, seconds - and a date window at 3 o'clock. The hands have a polished, titanium coloured finish. The seconds hand has a flash of red.The main body of the watch is actually a composite of three components. There is of course the main watch case that houses the movement, but there also two bezels - an upper and lower - that are held in place by 8 hex screws each.The main case, upper and lower bezels are all made of 316L stainless steel which have also been PVD coated for additional scratch resistance.In terms of finish there is both a circular brushed version (BW01.01), giving the watch a slight sheen, and also a media blasted version (BW01.02) resulting in a matt finish. Both have their own characteristics in different lights and we really can't choose between them.The crown is pull-out, sporting the Bellwether Watches logo, with a rubber ring to aid grip; the caseback is engraved with contours inspired by British ordinance survey maps, a nod to the isles where the watch was conceived and designed.The dial is matt black with even-numbered numerals in SuperLuminova BG W9, framed by two separate inner and outer chapter rings. The twelve triangular markers on the inner chapter ring are also SuperLuminova BG W9 as are the twelve dot markers on the dial itself.Also, almost imperceptible to the eye there is an additional ring of markers on the dial in black gloss as well as the Bellwether logo also in black gloss.The case itself is 42mm diameter, excluding the crown (46mm including crown) and is 14mm thick.The crystal is double-dome sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating both inside and out.Finally, the strap is a custom made leather backed canvas strap, with a PVD coated stainless steel loop and Velcro fastening system which allows the watch strap to be perfectly adjusted to any wrist size whilst staying totally secure.The BW01 prototypes are only black with black straps at this time but our aim is to introduce colour accents to various parts of the watch in future. The modular aspects of the watch, from the bezels to the chapter rings, will lend themselves to this nicely.The launch price is estimatd at £749 and a limited run of 100 pieces.
what's next
We're pretty happy with our prototype but there are some improvements we'd definitely like to make! So for the moment we'll be working on both the watch itself and increasing our brand awareness.We're also always looking for like-minded individuals to collaborate with so please sign-up to our 'In The Loop' newsletter to get the latest in your inbox or email us at [email protected] for more information. You can also follow us on Social to see the latest posts on the BW01 and more.Thank you once again for visiting us, we're looking forward to bringing you news and sharing more with you in the near future!