At the heart of the new Portsmouth is a new hand-wound, exclusive Garrick movement, designed by Garrick and the legendary movement specialist, Andreas Strehler. The movement parts are manufactured both in the UK and Switzerland. Thereafter, movement finishing, assembly and regulation takes place within Garrick's own Norfolk workshop.
"From the outset, it was always our intention to make the Portsmouth our finest expression of watchmaking. We have been asked many times why we approached Andreas Strehler's UhrTeil to design the movement and the answer is simple we wanted to craft a timepiece for purists, discerning buyers who appreciate mechanical virtue and flawless finishing. Ultimately, it was only Andreas Strehler's company, which met our exacting standards. Uhr Teil is revered within the Swiss watchmaking industry, having created exceptional parts for an array of high-end watch brands. By collaborating with Andreas Strehler, one of the finest watchmakers of his generation, Garrick has ascended to a higher level of watchmaking excellence." said David Brailsford.
Technical Specifications:
The case, in stainless steel, measures 42mm x 11mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal and a sapphire display back.
Movement is the Swiss/English manual-wind Garrick in-house caliber UT-G01 with 19 jewels, 21,600 vph and a power reserve of 45 hours. In-house free sprung balance, tested and regulated to ensure a daily variance of +3 seconds. Gold or silver frosted finish.
It has a machined silver engine-turned dial with brushed steel chapter ring and nameplate. Handmade steel heat-blued hours and minutes hands. Heat-blued sub-seconds hand.
It comes on a 20mm alligator or premium leather strap with a steel buckle.
Covered by a five year warranty. MSRP is 17,995 Sterling Pounds.
Most of the parts including the case, hands and dials are engineered in-house or sourced locally in England.
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