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Elliot Brown: My next watch

Posted by Adam on 2nd Dec 2016

We’re super proud to announce that we now have Elliot Brown watches!

Elliot Brown watches are born of two men deeply into watches, both sick to death of having watches that don’t work. Men after my own heart.

As a guy who’s managed to damage a G-Shock, you’ve no idea how much I’ve wanted to get my hands on one of these watches. The design sits almost squarely in smart-casual, but the build is phenomenal; from the triple sealed crowns, to the nearly 3mm thick tempered mineral crystal lens, I struggle to imagine what could break one.

Pictured: Elliot Brown Bloxworth with distressed canvas strap.


The sheer attention to detail in these piece is almost second to none, the smooth rotation of the crowns as akin to ice on glass, the layered detailing to the hour markers and hands is subtle, but when tilted gives the full impression of dedication to the art.

Hidden under the dial is some of the most obscure design I’ve come across. The dial is held in place against the mechanism by four posts, instead of two, to ensure that is doesn’t rub if a post get snapped under stress. The caseback is absolutely stunning, the mechanism is held into the case with a machined stainless steel protective plate that features 2 gaskets for both shock protection and waterproofing, the case-back is then bolted down into the case using hex keys, as opposed to a standard Philips head screw.

  Pictured: The unique rear shield design.

The straps are screwed into the case using flat-head screws, which are much more secure, and a hell of a lot stronger than regular pins, and I’m not kidding, there’s a video floating about of one of the founders swinging from a Bloxworth watch, and he looks pretty happy doing it.

Pictured: Elliot Brown founders Ian Elliot (left), and Alex Brown (right).


As you can see from the above image, the founders are both somewhat adventurous gentlemen, and between surfing and motorcycles you can see the need for a better watch. Between them, they’ve shelved nearly 20 years in extreme sports and decided a watch that can survive all of it was the way to go. I’m pretty certain they’ve surpassed that with flying colour.

In any case, I’d happily wear a watch you can leave in the sea for 6 months and beat with a hammer!

Pictured: the aftermath of leaving a Bloxworth in Poole Harbour for 6 months. In winter.


The collections available at the time of writing this are the Canford, the Bloxworth, and the Tyneham.

All are named after various places in Dorset, in keeping with the classic looks of the watch, the watches serve their individual purposes.

The Canford collection is a more casual look, with an inner rotating bezel, and a minimal dial.

The Bloxworth is a more diver-inspired watch with an outer bezel and chronograph.

The Tyneham is Elliot Browns first Automatic watch, self-winding and a massive 300m water resistant.

I’m after a Canford for myself, the minimal style and smooth inner bezel appeals to me more, and the slightly bigger case size than the Tyneham (44mm for the Canford, vs 41mm for the Tyneham) suits my wrist more. The Bloxworth has the more “statement” look that’s all the rage these days, and I do absolutely love it.

I wholly plan on abusing whichever one I get as much as I can, looks like it could be fun.

Adam