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§ 01 · A pocket-watch house serving NZ
Timepieces meant to be carried
long after the moment they mark.
Hand-wound pocket watches and fob watches for New Zealand buyers — chosen, wound and checked before they leave us, ready to be handed to whoever has earned it. Over a hundred pieces live on the shelf right now.
Hand-wound mechanical
Matching chains available separately
Bamboo presentation case available
Serving NZ for over 15 years
NZ-wide tracked delivery
Wound and checked before dispatch
§ 02 · Pick by occasion
No pocket watch is ever
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 wound and checked before it ships. Arrives packed so the morning-of box opens cleanly.
28 recommended
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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.
22 recommended
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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. The kind of object that gets handed on again later.
19 recommended
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The occasion
For a milestone
Twenty-one. Forty. Sixty. A watch is one of the few gifts that outlasts the birthday it marks.
24 recommended
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§ 03 · The four case forms
Hunter, Classique,
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 — the hinged lid keeps the crystal and the dial covered until you open it.
96 in collection
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№ 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.
72 in collection
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№ 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.
73 in collection
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№ 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.
35 in collection
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§ 04 · The selection
Six pieces, pulled forward
Six pieces, pulled forward
this month.
Assembled from what moves fastest off the shelf. Every one has stock against its name this week.
01.
Brushed Silver Hunter Fob Watch
A plainly-faced Hunter in brushed silver. Case-back ready for an inscription.
02.
Polished Black Phoenix Hunter Pocket Watch
Blackened case with a phoenix worked into the lid. A piece with presence.
03.
Silver Dragon Hunter Pocket Watch
Silver Hunter with a dragon engraved on the cover. Hand-wound calibre inside.
04.
Brass Dagger Points Half Hunter Pocket Watch
Brass case with a glazed lid cut-out — the time is readable without opening.
05.
Polished Silver Half Hunter Pocket Watch
Polished silver Half-Hunter. The windowed lid is the whole appeal.
06.
Brass Four Dagger Half Hunter Pocket Watch
Four-dagger relief detail wrapping warm brass. A piece that ages well.
§ 05 · Chains & presentation
A matching chain.
A matching chain.
A case worth opening.
Every watch in the range has a matching chain available separately, so the piece can be carried the way it was designed to be — from a waistcoat pocket, a belt loop or a lapel.
A bamboo presentation case is sold as a separate product if the watch is a gift and you want the handover to look like one.
- Chains
- Sold separately
- Dispatch
- Usually 1–2 business days, Mon–Fri
- Ships from
- Brisbane, Australia
- Bamboo case
- $29 · sold separately
wound · checked · running
FOB & CO
§ 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, 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. 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.
What does shipping cost to New Zealand?
Standard shipping to New Zealand is $14.99 (7–14 business days) and is free on orders over $99. Express is $19 (3–7 business days). In-stock orders are usually dispatched within 1–2 business days (Monday to Friday) from our warehouse in Brisbane, Australia.
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?
Every watch is wound and running when it leaves us. A matching chain is available separately for every piece, and a bamboo presentation case is sold as a separate product.
What is your returns window?
You have 60 days from delivery to return or exchange, provided the watch is unworn and in its original packaging. You pay the return postage; we cover it only where the Consumer Guarantees Act requires us to.
§ 08 · To the giver
The one present
The one present
that gets unwrapped
twice a day afterwards.
Serving NZ for over 15 years. Matching chains and a bamboo presentation case are available separately. Nationwide tracked delivery, worldwide by arrangement.