Evening…
The Obscura – a watch I have been working on for way too many years. In summary, the Obscura is an artefact. Something that if discovered in the undergrowth should probably be left alone, or handed in. It was designed specifically within all the normal design constraints to look less like a conventional watch and more like a timing device.
A limited edition in a Damascus steel case, less wavy and more cellular in texture. Acid and oil finished to achieve a mid contrast matt surface with a texture you can feel. Every detail of this watch is unique, from the lume filled crown to the case back with three smoked sapphire crystals revealing the Obscura’s hand wound movement. An obscure design that could be military or alien… we will never know.
FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE
Introducing the Skeptiko ✦ Pips No. 612
A NEW BRITISH WATCHMAKERS’ DAY LIMITED EDITION RELEASE Evening all! The Skeptiko was created for The British Watchmakers’ Day 2026. It is a watch developed through an unusually introspective process; the brief was to design a watch using Schofield’s own constraints and Giles Ellis’ personal experience, to avoid all other influences entirely and with no obvious trigger to seed an idea. In effect an exercise in free design and as…
One Toot! The Skeptiko
The Skeptiko is issued not chosen! One Toot! is not the Six Pips. It’s an occasional, explicit declaration of achievement. This is the Skeptiko – the Skeptiko Artefacts, to be precise and it’s brilliant. I won’t bore you with the arduous journey from pencil sketches to actually holding it. That’s a tale you’ve heard before and it’s fairly typical of most of my creations. So instead, let me tell you…
A Pretty Start to 2026 ✦ Pips No. 611
The British Watchmakers’ Day is nearly upon us! Evening all! …For my ways are strange ways and new ways and old ways,And deep ways and steep ways and high ways and low;I’m at home and at ease on a track that I know not,And restless and lost on a road that I know. Henry Lawson – The Wander-Light 1902 Half the Six Pips caps are sold and there are now…
2026 to be an epic year ✦ Pips No. 610
2026 WILL BE EPIC – PARTLY BECAUSE WE START STRONG! Evening all! This year is going to be epic! There is so much going on. How shall we start? With a new cap for all you Pipsters! The Six Pips cap is the coolest yet! I thought I would be wedded to the UFO cap for ever, but no! This one feels like armour and those six orange pips pop.…
Schofield Launches a new Wall Clock ✦ Pips No. 586
A huge effort launched! Plus some Luxury Watch straps Evening all! Welcome to the Advent Pips, just one quick message every evening through Advent (if I can hold to it). Tonight we start big! A new Small Wall Clock – the SWC SWC II. It is stealthier, slimmer and quite architectural with its shadowy grooves and rebates. Our last clock was an award winning design and this version features all…
New Art from mr E + Luxury Watch Straps! ✦ Pips No. 585
A huge effort launched! Plus some Luxury Watch straps Evening all! Those who visit the Buoys Club will see a progress chart of the forthcoming stuff we have in manufacture. The Skeptiko recently made a jump to 90% completed. We were waiting on a number of small parts that have been custom made for this watch; an engraved and paint-filled movement holder, case back and printed sapphire crystal, all super…
New Art from mr E + Luxury Watch Straps! ✦ Pips No. 584
A huge effort launched! Plus some Luxury Watch straps Evening all! I am super excited to have finally completed a three-part art series officially called The Monolith. The Buoys Club will get an email shortly – explaining the reason. It is the first new thing for sometime! Plus we take a look at some more luxury watch straps from both Schofield and Sugar Free. For now I can tell you…
Precision watch hands on the Original Obscura ✦ Pips No. 583
Best Lume Watch – Yes it Evening all! Is the Obscura the best lume watch? I think so. The Obscura hour hand – what a way to start the Pips! First off, let’s take in the precision of details. The rhodium plated dial with just the right amount of texture. The zero no longer slashed so it also reads as an O. The black hour hand is so thick because…
All About The Gold Watch Treasure! ✦ Pips No. 582
All About our Gold Watch Evening all! Allow me to tell you about our Gold watch – The Gold Treasure Watch. I don’t want you to pass it by just because it’s you know – gold and shiny. There is more to it. So, we have a couple. You can choose your strap. You can choose what is written on the case back and it now comes in the new…