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 - Win a GShock X Bamford for FREE - Win a GShock X Bamford for FREE - Win a GShock X Bamford for FREE - Search a watch, brand or topic Topical Dan Swatton 20/11/2025 Topical Dan Swatton 20/11/2025 How to Wear a Watch Properly Read More Top 3, Topical Matt Payne 01/11/2025 Top 3, Topical Matt Payne 01/11/2025 Top 3 Watch Brands That Influenced The World Read More Microbrand, Topical Dan Swatton 30/10/2025 Microbrand, Topical Dan Swatton 30/10/2025 What Makes Microbrands Different from Independents (and Why We Love Them) Read More Topical Dan Swatton 14/10/2025 Topical Dan Swatton 14/10/2025 What Case Size Should You Wear? A Deep Dive into Watch Proportions Read More Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 10/10/2025 Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 10/10/2025 Top 5 Watches Ready for Winter Read More Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 02/10/2025 Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 02/10/2025 Top 5 Best Mechanical Chronographs Under £3,000 Read More New Release, Microbrand, Topical Dan Swatton 24/09/2025 New Release, Microbrand, Topical Dan Swatton 24/09/2025 Hegid: The Vision of Changeable Watches That Actually Work Read More New Release, Topical Matt Payne 30/08/2025 New Release, Topical Matt Payne 30/08/2025 Favre‑Leuba 1737 - Discover The World’s Second Oldest Watch Brand Read More Microbrand, Topical Matt Payne 26/08/2025 Microbrand, Topical Matt Payne 26/08/2025 Microbrand Spotlight: Maen Watches Read More Topical Ben Payne 24/08/2025 Topical Ben Payne 24/08/2025 How Christopher Ward Quietly Took Over the Watch World Read More Review, Topical Matt Payne 16/08/2025 Review, Topical Matt Payne 16/08/2025 Tudor Watches: The Benchmark of Affordable Luxury Read More New Release, Topical, Microbrand Matt Payne 15/08/2025 New Release, Topical, Microbrand Matt Payne 15/08/2025 A Tale of Time: Gallet’s Journey and a Future to Watch Read More Topical Matt Payne 10/08/2025 Topical Matt Payne 10/08/2025 Marketing a Watch Brand: From Masterful Longevity to Overnight Success Read More Top 5, Topical, Review Matt Payne 06/08/2025 Top 5, Topical, Review Matt Payne 06/08/2025 Top 5 Tourbillon Watches Under £2,500 (Yes, Really) Read More Topical Dan Swatton 02/08/2025 Topical Dan Swatton 02/08/2025 Mechanical vs Quartz Watches: The Battle That Never Really Ended Read More Topical, Top 5 Matt Payne 29/07/2025 Topical, Top 5 Matt Payne 29/07/2025 Tick Tock, Vroom Vroom: Why Watch Lovers Also Crave Premium Cars Read More Top 5, Topical Dan Swatton 27/07/2025 Top 5, Topical Dan Swatton 27/07/2025 Five Watches I Regret Not Buying (And Why You Shouldn’t Miss Limited Releases) Read More Topical, Top 3 Dan Swatton 21/07/2025 Topical, Top 3 Dan Swatton 21/07/2025 Three Watches I’d Buy If I Could Only Wear One Watch Read More Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 15/07/2025 Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 15/07/2025 The Top 5 Budget Alternatives to the Rolex Submariner Read More Topical, Top 5 Dan Swatton 06/07/2025 Topical, Top 5 Dan Swatton 06/07/2025 5 Watches Going Up in Value on the Second-Hand Market (Under £5,000) Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Top 3, Topical Matt Payne 01/11/2025 Top 3, Topical Matt Payne 01/11/2025 Top 3 Watch Brands That Influenced The World Read More
Microbrand, Topical Dan Swatton 30/10/2025 Microbrand, Topical Dan Swatton 30/10/2025 What Makes Microbrands Different from Independents (and Why We Love Them) Read More
Topical Dan Swatton 14/10/2025 Topical Dan Swatton 14/10/2025 What Case Size Should You Wear? A Deep Dive into Watch Proportions Read More
Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 10/10/2025 Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 10/10/2025 Top 5 Watches Ready for Winter Read More
Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 02/10/2025 Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 02/10/2025 Top 5 Best Mechanical Chronographs Under £3,000 Read More
New Release, Microbrand, Topical Dan Swatton 24/09/2025 New Release, Microbrand, Topical Dan Swatton 24/09/2025 Hegid: The Vision of Changeable Watches That Actually Work Read More
New Release, Topical Matt Payne 30/08/2025 New Release, Topical Matt Payne 30/08/2025 Favre‑Leuba 1737 - Discover The World’s Second Oldest Watch Brand Read More
Microbrand, Topical Matt Payne 26/08/2025 Microbrand, Topical Matt Payne 26/08/2025 Microbrand Spotlight: Maen Watches Read More
Topical Ben Payne 24/08/2025 Topical Ben Payne 24/08/2025 How Christopher Ward Quietly Took Over the Watch World Read More
Review, Topical Matt Payne 16/08/2025 Review, Topical Matt Payne 16/08/2025 Tudor Watches: The Benchmark of Affordable Luxury Read More
New Release, Topical, Microbrand Matt Payne 15/08/2025 New Release, Topical, Microbrand Matt Payne 15/08/2025 A Tale of Time: Gallet’s Journey and a Future to Watch Read More
Topical Matt Payne 10/08/2025 Topical Matt Payne 10/08/2025 Marketing a Watch Brand: From Masterful Longevity to Overnight Success Read More
Top 5, Topical, Review Matt Payne 06/08/2025 Top 5, Topical, Review Matt Payne 06/08/2025 Top 5 Tourbillon Watches Under £2,500 (Yes, Really) Read More
Topical Dan Swatton 02/08/2025 Topical Dan Swatton 02/08/2025 Mechanical vs Quartz Watches: The Battle That Never Really Ended Read More
Topical, Top 5 Matt Payne 29/07/2025 Topical, Top 5 Matt Payne 29/07/2025 Tick Tock, Vroom Vroom: Why Watch Lovers Also Crave Premium Cars Read More
Top 5, Topical Dan Swatton 27/07/2025 Top 5, Topical Dan Swatton 27/07/2025 Five Watches I Regret Not Buying (And Why You Shouldn’t Miss Limited Releases) Read More
Topical, Top 3 Dan Swatton 21/07/2025 Topical, Top 3 Dan Swatton 21/07/2025 Three Watches I’d Buy If I Could Only Wear One Watch Read More
Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 15/07/2025 Top 5, Topical Matt Payne 15/07/2025 The Top 5 Budget Alternatives to the Rolex Submariner Read More
Topical, Top 5 Dan Swatton 06/07/2025 Topical, Top 5 Dan Swatton 06/07/2025 5 Watches Going Up in Value on the Second-Hand Market (Under £5,000) Read More