If you believe “less can be more” when it comes to high-end watches, the Series 1 from Isle of Man maker Roger W Smith should be on your radar.
Smith’s career began at 16 when he enrolled at the Manchester School of Watchmaking, from which he graduated in 1989 as the final year’s most outstanding student and landed the British Horological Institute’s coveted bronze medal.
But possibly the best takeaway from the three-year course was an introduction to George Daniels, often cited as the 20th century’s greatest watchmaker, who recruited Smith as his first and only apprentice with the task of helping him to complete the Millennium series of 54 wristwatches.