Beaucroft x Penfold Limited Edition for British Watchmakers’ Day 2025

After the resounding success of the inaugural British Watchmakers’ Day last year hosted by the Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers, it’s no surprise that the show is back again for 2025. If you managed to attend last year, you’ll know the coolest aspect of the event is that each of the exhibiting brands rock up with British Watchmakers’ Day limited edition watches exclusively available at the show. With the 2025 edition just around the corner, taking place on March 8^th, we’re starting to see a handful of those limited editions be announced, such as the Beaucroft x Penfold Limited Edition for British Watchmakers’ Day 2025.

Penfold is the alias of Bristol-based artist Tim Gresham, who is known for his striking use of abstract shape and colour to create motion and emotion. It has long been the ambition of Beaucroft to work with him on a project and the Watchmakers’ Day limited edition offered the perfect opportunity. Regarding the project, Penfold said, “When Matt [Herd, Beaucroft Co-Founder,] first spoke to me about designing a watch for Beaucroft I initially had something wild and loud in my head. After playing around with ideas and compositions I found myself stripping back the elements and letting the watch speak for itself”

The result is a dial both elegant and dynamic. It has a matte white base to simulate a blank canvas, on top of which sits an airbrushed gradient bar with sharp shadow beneath. Accenting the bar is an engraved Beaucroft logo and an off-centre black dot. There’s an interesting interplay between the straight, rigid lines of the bar and the curved surfaces of the dot and the fact that the watch itself is round.

Speaking of, the watch’s case measures 39.5mm in diameter with a thickness of 11.7mm in stainless steel. It has a mixture of brushed, polished and bead blasted finishing across the smooth bezel, case sides and angular lugs. It’s a pretty robust case too with 200m water resistance and an extra-hard coating to provide improved scratch resistance. Ideal for daily wear with an extra dose of artistic flair courtesy of that dial.

Powering the piece is an industry staple accessible movement, the Miyota 9039 with 42-hour power reserve and regulated to +/-10 second per day accuracy. It’s one of the most widely used calibre around and helps brands keep prices reasonable while also being reliable. The Beaucroft x Penfold Limited Edition for British Watchmakers’ Day 2025 is priced at £649 and only 75 pieces are available. They will be offered first exclusively to attendees of the British Watchmakers’ Day on March 8^th with any unsold pieces available online from 9am on March 9^th.

More details at Beaucroft.

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