We’ve had the most incredible year at The Watch Collectors’ Club, containing many firsts and some fantastic events that our Members couldn’t have got access to anywhere else.

This included; a private tour of the Breguet exhibition at the Science Museum, three days of guided itinerary during Watches and Wonders week in Geneva, tickets to the Treasure House Show with Somlo London, VIP events with Piaget and Van Cleef & Arpels, a watchmaking introduction, a visit to Frodsham, and many more!

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In 2024 we’ve hosted 50 in-person events and at least one online event every month. We held our first watch show in Manchester in November which brought together 24 fantastic brands and 350 attendees for a wonderful day exploring the very best of British Watch Design. We held our first joint event with a Car Club and would love to host more. We even went to London’s famous Ace Café to talk all things automotive. We’re always on the look our for new and interesting venues to use and widen the access and accessibility of this great hobby.

Our regular series of Meetups in London this year were enhanced by special guests such as Leslie from Vintage Watch Room, showcasing a fantastic array of vintage timepieces all under £1000, and Max Van Brauge from Van Brauge watches who gave us deep insight into his design process and the considerations that go into creating a watch range from scratch. In October we held our first Swatch-themed meetup with over 40 Swatches brought along to explore the wacky designs from this fantastic company.

Our online events featured great interviews with Founders from different businesses in the watch industry as well as noted Professor of Business Pierre Yves-Donze, whose talk about the history and development of the industry was fascinating. Watch it on YouTube here.  We also love talking to Designer Max Resnick, whose portfolio is already stunning and we can’t wait to see what he does in future. Catch that here.

Don’t miss our next online event in January with Watchmaker, Historian and Author Rebecca Struthers on Monday 20th January at 8:00PM. Sign up here to take part and ask your questions!

In April we took our first trip overseas, hosting members during the fantastic Watches and Wonders week in Geneva. We arranged exclusive show and tell events at the show, hosted collector dinners, and organised a private tour of the Patek Philippe Museum. We had an amazing time and in 2025 we’ll be back for four days of watch-related fun. If you want to come along you can sign up for information here.

group of members of The Watch Collectors' Club in a range of outfits standing on teh steps outside the Patek PHilippe museum with beige stone walls and black iron gates and a gold sign with the name above the door

We hosted brand events that were a fantastic opportunity for our Members to get up close and personal with some incredible watches. Notable highlights included our first events with Panerai and Piaget, where the quality of the High Horology on display was greatly appreciated by everyone who came along. These events break down the barriers for people to access great watchmaking, and we help guests learn more about all kinds of watches. Our first event with Tissot was a great example; our event in their Covent Garden boutique was a huge success this summer. We had a great time at Breguet and Bell & Ross, with many owners coming along to share their collection.

three men in dark jackets and light shirts looking at Tissot watches in the Covent Garden store, over a glass case containing many more watches with bright lights and white ceiling

We held our first Watch Show this year and it was a huge success, encouraging us to do more next year to take great watch brands around the UK. While we were nervous about putting on such a large event, the feedback we got was fantastic, with plenty of watch sales leading to happy brands, and heartfelt thanks from the attendees for doing something outside of London. In 2025 we will run at least 2 similar shows, with The Glasgow Watch Show coming on May 10th and The Manchester Watch Show 2025 on November 8th next year. We’d love to see you at one of them!

We finished the year in style with a host of events in London in partnership with The Limited Edition, the UK’s leading retailer of Independent High Horology Brands. These events are an awesome way to meet passionate brand founders and get up close to some incredible High Horology machines. Our final event was something completely, different, an Awful Watch Party. This was a bit of fun asking people to bring the most Awful watch they could find under £50. Held in London’s hip Shoreditch neighbourhood, we had an end-of-year celebration to remember and it was great to see our community come together over such a crazy selection of watches, none of which were remotely wearable in public!

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We can’t wait to start again in 2025 and our calendar is already filling up. We offer unrivalled access while maintaining a relaxed, fun and friendly atmosphere. We’ll be running more events outside of London and continue to create innovative new watch events. If you’d like to be a part of this community please sign up, Membership costs from just £75 and includes a great range of benefits and access to an active Discord Community. We hope to see you at one of our Events soon.