§ 01 · A pocket-watch house serving NZ

Timepieces meant to be carried
long after the moment they mark.

Hand-wound pocket watches, fob watches and nurses' timepieces for New Zealand buyers — chosen, wound and packed into a bamboo presentation case, ready to be handed to whoever has earned it. Over a hundred pieces live on the shelf right now.

Open the selection → The engraving atelier
15+ yrsserving NZ
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Engravablecase-backs
Hand-wound mechanical Case-back engraving on the Engravable range Bamboo presentation case Serving NZ for over 15 years NZ-wide tracked delivery Copperplate italic on the case-back
§ 02 · Pick by occasion

No pocket watch is ever
bought without a reason.

Four reasons sit behind the bulk of what leaves the shelves. Pick the one that matches your moment and the catalogue will collapse to fit.

The occasion

For the groomsmen

Matched Hunters for the wedding party, each struck with the same date on the case-back. Arrives pre-packed so the morning-of box opens cleanly.

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The occasion

For the retirement

A career spent watching the clock is neatly closed by handing someone one of their own. A quiet acknowledgement the daily punch-in is finished.

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The occasion

For a father

The rare present that gets opened twice — once at the table, once every time he checks it. His initials in copperplate on the back seal it.

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The occasion

For a milestone

Twenty-one. Forty. Sixty. A date engraved on the reverse turns a watch into an object that outlasts the birthday it marks.

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§ 03 · The four case forms

Hunter, Classique,
Skeleton, Half-Hunter.

— The four shapes the pocket watch has taken since the eighteenth century. Every piece on our shelves sits inside one of them.
№ 01
The Hunter
Closed case · hinged lid

A sealed case that hinges open under the thumb. Our most-gifted case form — both the outer back and the inner lid can carry an engraving.

103 in stock View
№ 02
The Classique
Open face · visible dial

No lid to open, the dial is always on view. Worn historically by rail conductors and physicians from the 1890s onward — an everyday choice.

80 in stock View
№ 03
The Skeleton
Exposed movement

Glass on both faces lets you watch every wheel, pinion and escapement turn under your thumb. A mechanical diagram that also happens to tell time.

70 in stock View
№ 04
The Half-Hunter
Glazed lid · read without opening

A small window cut into the lid shows the hands while the cover stays shut. Quieter to carry than a full Hunter, and easier to read at a glance.

26 in stock View
§ 04 · The selection

Six pieces, pulled forward
this month.

Assembled from what moves fastest off the shelf. Every one is in the engraving-ready group, and every one has stock against its name this week.

01.
Full Hunter · Silver
Brushed Silver Hunter Fob Watch

A plainly-faced Hunter in brushed silver. Case-back ready for an inscription.

$99 View
02.
Full Hunter · Black
Polished Black Phoenix Hunter Pocket Watch

Blackened case with a phoenix worked into the lid. A piece with presence.

$119 View
03.
Full Hunter · Silver
Silver Dragon Hunter Pocket Watch

Silver Hunter with a dragon engraved on the cover. Hand-wound calibre inside.

$119 View
04.
Half-Hunter · Brass
Brass Dagger Points Half Hunter Pocket Watch

Brass case with a glazed lid cut-out — the time is readable without opening.

$119 View
05.
Half-Hunter · Silver
Polished Silver Half Hunter Pocket Watch

Polished silver Half-Hunter. The windowed lid is the whole appeal.

$119 View
06.
Half-Hunter · Brass
Brass Four Dagger Half Hunter Pocket Watch

Four-dagger relief detail wrapping warm brass. A piece that ages well.

$99 View
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§ 05 · Engraving & presentation

Two initials. A date.
One line on the reverse.

Any watch tagged in the Engravable range accepts a hand-struck inscription across the reverse of the case, in our copperplate italic. The envelope is thirty characters: enough for a name, a date, or a short remark.

Plan a handful of extra days into your order when you add an engraving. At checkout, the bamboo presentation case upgrade cradles the piece in a silk-felt bed so the handover feels like one.

Capacity
Up to 30 characters
Lead time
Allow a few extra days
Available on
Engravable range only
Bamboo case
$29 · add at checkout
Read the engraving guide → Add the bamboo case
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§ 06 · Letters from recipients

Notes the house receives.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Opened the bamboo case at the rehearsal dinner and my boy just went quiet. Movement already ticking, engraving sharp, not a mark on the case. Everything you want a handover to feel like.
— R. J. Milton Tauranga
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Seven matching Hunters went to our groomsmen, each with the wedding date on the reverse. The chains all matched. Packaging looked like a hotel room service tray. The boys were completely caught off-guard.
— D. Kavanagh Wellington
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Three years of night shifts clipped to my scrubs and the movement has never missed. Clear face at 3am, quiet tick. I point every junior graduate on the ward toward this one. Hard to find anything that holds up that well for the money.
— Sister M. Hayes Dunedin
§ 07 · Before you order

Questions the house commonly receives.

Can the case-back be engraved?

Watches inside our Engravable range accept a hand-struck line on the reverse, cut in a copperplate italic face. Thirty characters is the hard cap — enough for initials, a date, or a short remark taken together.

What movements sit inside these watches?

Most pieces tick on a hand-wound mechanical calibre running at 21,600 vibrations per hour, which asks for a daily turn of the crown. A handful of entry models carry a Japanese quartz module instead — the movement type is flagged on the listing so you can see before buying.

Will it arrive ready to hand over?

Each piece leaves us with its chain fitted and the movement already running. The optional bamboo presentation case at checkout adds a silk-felt cradle, which turns a delivery box into something that opens well.

Can I return an engraved piece?

Un-inscribed watches in their original state — chain attached, packaging intact, no wear — can be returned under a change-of-mind window. Once the case-back carries an engraving, the strike is permanent and the watch can no longer be sent back.

§ 08 · To the giver

The one present
that gets unwrapped
twice a day afterwards.

Serving NZ for over 15 years. Case-back engraving available across our Engravable range. Bamboo presentation case is a checkout upgrade. Nationwide tracked delivery, worldwide by arrangement.

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FOB & Co. · New Zealand
— Serving NZ for over 15 years —
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