Don’t just keep time. Collect it.

Wear your passions on your wrist, and allow them to change with the tide, seasons and colour of your socks.That’s one of our rules at Archive – a watchmaker in the North of England, where the highest standards of craftsmanship and devotion to our cultural heritage shape our work.

A watch is a status symbol, heirloom, and achievement recogniser. It’s a token of an era, often imbued with memory and sentimentality, that can tell a deeply personal story about its wearer. All those things put constraints on a watch’s wearability – making it unchangeable, expensive and replete with anxiety.

At Archive, we strive to be defined by our passions, not our possessions. We believe the value of a watch is in the clarity it brings to your life, not its price tag. And we think a watch should help you explore and express your personal style – not limit it.

Our range of watches pays homage to the past whilst embracing the present. With vintage designs and precision manufacturing, each watch is carefully crafted to ensure it can withstand the demands of daily life for many years to come. We work on one project at a time, researching the era it represents to make sure the design is faithful and the materials are authentic, and we carefully examine every timepiece before presenting them to our customers.

Because we cut out traditional distribution channels, we’re able to offer each Archive watch at a much lower price than you’ll find elsewhere. This means you can build your own collection, and choose a watch to match every outfit, occasion and mood.

Sincerely,

Jake Jackson
Founder of Archive