As thanks, the brothers promised that the man’s hospitality would never be forgotten. Keen to avoid the authorities, the brothers accepted help from a local farmer who took them in and ensured they were okay. Later on, in the 90s Nick and Giles were flying across France in a 1930’s era biplane when the weather took a turn, and they were forced to make an emergency landing – little did they know at the time, this venture would change the course of their lives again. Nick was also injured though pulled through and recovered. In 1995 Nick and Giles English – the founders tragically lost their father in a terrible aircraft incident. So they may be makers of award-winning hand-built watches, but their story is more than just awards and high-tier craft-work, it’s one born of life-altering occurrences and perseverance. At this time Accurist also made history by being the official supplier of the Atomic clock used in the Royal Observatory in Greenwich which is the home of Greenwich Mean Time.Īccurist are still making watches to this day under the Time Products Ltd umbrella though they are one of the few British watchmakers that survived the quartz crisis of the 1970s and 80s this was down to their ability to adopt the technology and evolve during this period in watch-making.īremont is a name that is known amongst watch fans globally they started life in 2002 as a journey to make exceptional quality pilot watches, and it’s safe to say that they have achieved that. In 1993 Accurist had become the UK’s largest brand in terms of value and decided to break ground in the international market. In 1983 they moved manufacturing from their base in Switzerland to a factory in Japan leading to a 500% increase over three years.
They set about this with a simple plan, which was to make watches in Switzerland with Swiss components all while having a competitive pricing structure. Founded in London 1946 by Asher and Rebecca Loftus with the aim to create a brand name with lasting value and longevity.
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