"Great Britain played a pioneering role in the history of watchmaking, leading innovations in precision timekeeping during the 17th and 18th centuries, with figures like John Harrison revolutionising marine chronometers and contributing to advancements that shaped modern horology.

This watchmaking culture was inherited from the practical necessity to reliably know what time it is and to understand your location when out in the wilds of the world. The culture became part of the national spirit through a sense of adventure and curiosity - to climb, to trek and to sail to the far corners of the unexplored parts of the Earth."