Welcome to The Wind Up. Your no-nonsense guide to time well spent - The UK watch blog - Your no-nonsense guide to time well spent - The UK watch blog - Your no-nonsense guide to time well spent - The UK watch blog - Search a watch, brand or topic No results found High Horology, New Release, French Matt Payne 02/09/2026 High Horology, New Release, French Matt Payne 02/09/2026 Trilobe Château Trente-Deux: A French Watch Inspired by the Art of Fine Wine Read More New Release, Swiss Matt Payne 02/09/2026 New Release, Swiss Matt Payne 02/09/2026 Frederique Constant Highlife Moonphase Date Manufacture: A New Take on Astronomical Elegance Read More Swiss, New Release Matt Payne 01/09/2026 Swiss, New Release Matt Payne 01/09/2026 Tudor Northflag Returns With a GMT, Master Chronometer Movement and a Very Familiar Face Read More Microbrand Matt Payne 01/09/2026 Microbrand Matt Payne 01/09/2026 Is Second Hour Australia’s Best Kept Microbrand Secret? Read More High Horology, New Release Matt Payne 31/08/2026 High Horology, New Release Matt Payne 31/08/2026 Fam Al Hut Mark 1 Möbius Review: The Chinese Independent Brand Shaking Up Haute Horology Read More High Horology, Swiss, New Release Matt Payne 29/08/2026 High Horology, Swiss, New Release Matt Payne 29/08/2026 Mauron Musy NODE° MU09 101 Review: Is This The Most Ingenious Luxury Sports Watch Of 2026? Read More New Release, Microbrand Matt Payne 28/08/2026 New Release, Microbrand Matt Payne 28/08/2026 Studio Underd0g Mantis: The 02SERIES Goes Full Night-Vision Read More Independent, UK Watch Brand, Microbrand, New Release Matt Payne 28/08/2026 Independent, UK Watch Brand, Microbrand, New Release Matt Payne 28/08/2026 Fears Brunswick 39 Perpetual Calendar: British Watchmaking Gets Seriously Complicated Read More New Release, UK Watch Brand Matt Payne 27/08/2026 New Release, UK Watch Brand Matt Payne 27/08/2026 Christopher Ward Introduces the New C60 Trident Biscay Collection Read More Swiss, Topical Ben Payne 27/08/2026 Swiss, Topical Ben Payne 27/08/2026 The Swiss Civil War: Regional Rivalries Inside The World’s Watch Capital Read More Topical Matt Payne 26/08/2026 Topical Matt Payne 26/08/2026 Geneva Watch Days 2026: 71 Brands, Five Days and a Whole City of New Watches Read More New Release, Independent Matt Payne 26/08/2026 New Release, Independent Matt Payne 26/08/2026 MING 57.05 Comet: A Worldtimer With a Very Clever Trick Read More Microbrand, New Release, GPHG Matt Payne 25/08/2026 Microbrand, New Release, GPHG Matt Payne 25/08/2026 Genesis Machine x Luch GML1: A Refreshingly Different Take On Slow Time Read More Topical Matt Payne 24/08/2026 Topical Matt Payne 24/08/2026 The Watch My Dad Gave Me: Why Some Watches Become More Than Watches Read More Microbrand Matt Payne 23/08/2026 Microbrand Matt Payne 23/08/2026 Tsar Bomba: The Budget Richard Mille Alternative, But Does The Brand Live Up To The Look? Read More Microbrand Matt Payne 21/08/2026 Microbrand Matt Payne 21/08/2026 Henry Archer: Danish Design With Exceptional Value Read More New Release, High Horology, Collaboration Matt Payne 19/08/2026 New Release, High Horology, Collaboration Matt Payne 19/08/2026 Trilobe Trente-Deux x Exquisite Timepieces Limited Edition Read More Swiss, High Horology Matt Payne 17/08/2026 Swiss, High Horology Matt Payne 17/08/2026 Urwerk: The Independent Swiss Watchmaker That Refused To Tell Time Normally Read More Microbrand Matt Payne 15/08/2026 Microbrand Matt Payne 15/08/2026 Vostra Designs Atomic Blue: A Chronograph Bursting With Retro Character Read More Dan Swatton 14/08/2026 Dan Swatton 14/08/2026 FounderFest 2026: A New Kind of Watch Fair Is Coming to London Read More Older Posts
High Horology, New Release, French Matt Payne 02/09/2026 High Horology, New Release, French Matt Payne 02/09/2026 Trilobe Château Trente-Deux: A French Watch Inspired by the Art of Fine Wine Read More
New Release, Swiss Matt Payne 02/09/2026 New Release, Swiss Matt Payne 02/09/2026 Frederique Constant Highlife Moonphase Date Manufacture: A New Take on Astronomical Elegance Read More
Swiss, New Release Matt Payne 01/09/2026 Swiss, New Release Matt Payne 01/09/2026 Tudor Northflag Returns With a GMT, Master Chronometer Movement and a Very Familiar Face Read More
Microbrand Matt Payne 01/09/2026 Microbrand Matt Payne 01/09/2026 Is Second Hour Australia’s Best Kept Microbrand Secret? Read More
High Horology, New Release Matt Payne 31/08/2026 High Horology, New Release Matt Payne 31/08/2026 Fam Al Hut Mark 1 Möbius Review: The Chinese Independent Brand Shaking Up Haute Horology Read More
High Horology, Swiss, New Release Matt Payne 29/08/2026 High Horology, Swiss, New Release Matt Payne 29/08/2026 Mauron Musy NODE° MU09 101 Review: Is This The Most Ingenious Luxury Sports Watch Of 2026? Read More
New Release, Microbrand Matt Payne 28/08/2026 New Release, Microbrand Matt Payne 28/08/2026 Studio Underd0g Mantis: The 02SERIES Goes Full Night-Vision Read More
Independent, UK Watch Brand, Microbrand, New Release Matt Payne 28/08/2026 Independent, UK Watch Brand, Microbrand, New Release Matt Payne 28/08/2026 Fears Brunswick 39 Perpetual Calendar: British Watchmaking Gets Seriously Complicated Read More
New Release, UK Watch Brand Matt Payne 27/08/2026 New Release, UK Watch Brand Matt Payne 27/08/2026 Christopher Ward Introduces the New C60 Trident Biscay Collection Read More
Swiss, Topical Ben Payne 27/08/2026 Swiss, Topical Ben Payne 27/08/2026 The Swiss Civil War: Regional Rivalries Inside The World’s Watch Capital Read More
Topical Matt Payne 26/08/2026 Topical Matt Payne 26/08/2026 Geneva Watch Days 2026: 71 Brands, Five Days and a Whole City of New Watches Read More
New Release, Independent Matt Payne 26/08/2026 New Release, Independent Matt Payne 26/08/2026 MING 57.05 Comet: A Worldtimer With a Very Clever Trick Read More
Microbrand, New Release, GPHG Matt Payne 25/08/2026 Microbrand, New Release, GPHG Matt Payne 25/08/2026 Genesis Machine x Luch GML1: A Refreshingly Different Take On Slow Time Read More
Topical Matt Payne 24/08/2026 Topical Matt Payne 24/08/2026 The Watch My Dad Gave Me: Why Some Watches Become More Than Watches Read More
Microbrand Matt Payne 23/08/2026 Microbrand Matt Payne 23/08/2026 Tsar Bomba: The Budget Richard Mille Alternative, But Does The Brand Live Up To The Look? Read More
Microbrand Matt Payne 21/08/2026 Microbrand Matt Payne 21/08/2026 Henry Archer: Danish Design With Exceptional Value Read More
New Release, High Horology, Collaboration Matt Payne 19/08/2026 New Release, High Horology, Collaboration Matt Payne 19/08/2026 Trilobe Trente-Deux x Exquisite Timepieces Limited Edition Read More
Swiss, High Horology Matt Payne 17/08/2026 Swiss, High Horology Matt Payne 17/08/2026 Urwerk: The Independent Swiss Watchmaker That Refused To Tell Time Normally Read More
Microbrand Matt Payne 15/08/2026 Microbrand Matt Payne 15/08/2026 Vostra Designs Atomic Blue: A Chronograph Bursting With Retro Character Read More
Dan Swatton 14/08/2026 Dan Swatton 14/08/2026 FounderFest 2026: A New Kind of Watch Fair Is Coming to London Read More
