Huguenot Horology.
A ‘fully-Irish’ watch company – founded by cousins Jack Daly (right) and Henry Roe (left), whose family dates back to the Huguenots who left France for Ireland in the 16th century – offering vintage and classic designs and using over 15% of recycled materials. Full range here.
They write:
We wanted to design watches for people like us who love the vintage style of the 1950s and 60s era and care about quality. Huguenot values craftsmanship and attention to detail and supports local Irish businesses. Currently we are in talks with a major Irish charity to give 2% of our sales to support mental health awareness, a cause we feel is more important than ever.
Irish-made stuff to broadsdheet@broadsheet.ie. No fee.
Thanks Alan Bracken
Some great pieces there lads and fair play on the mental health support as well.
You’ve just found yourself a new fan! Love the bit of personal history as well.
Hi Ian-oG
Thank you so much for your support and kind words, always great to hear from a new fan !
Regards,
Huguenot Horology
Some nice watches there, never heard of an Irish watch till now !
Hi John
Thank you for your kind words, we want to change that perception one watch at a time !
Regards,
Huguenot Horology
Good stuff guys, the watches look great!
Hi Alice
Thank you so much, we hope to share our love of classical watch designs with everyone !
Regards,
Huguenot Horology
They’re absolutely beautiful! I hope you have much success with them.
Hi Daisy,
Thank you so much, we love that people feel as passionate as we do for classical designs.
Regards,
Huguenot Horology
Where are the watches made?
The million dollar question!
Hi Richie,
The watch movement and case are made abroad, sadly because there is no adequate manufactures here. Our end goal is to change that step by step. We have started with Irish paper & packaging, we are talking with Irish tanners for leather straps and eventually want to bring the watch tooling to Ireland ! We want to proudly have “Made in Ireland” soon !
Thank you from us at Huguenot Horology
Great headline by the way!
Ta, ian-oG!
Especially liking the £169 EXPEDITION NOIR. Really nice looking piece. May just treat myself.
Hi Andrew,
That is great to hear, it is one of my personal favorites but I am biased !
Regards,
Huguenot Horology
They look the biz. Excuse my ignorance, but not sure on the 6/12/18/24 dial. Are these the dates going up in twos? I’m blushing already before the explanation arrives.
Hi Hicksonian,
There is no bad questions, only questions ! So the 6/12/18/24 are indicators of the 24 hours. In essence our Expedition watch is a chronograph and has 2 sub complication dials (Left Dial) is a 60 minute timer (Right Dial) is a 24 hour indicator, its means you can quickly tell AM or PM.
Our website goes into more detail on the functionality of the watches, we hope this helps :)
Huguenot Horology
I’ve been looking for a vintage watch at an affordable price for a very long time. Well done lads, I’m making a purchase as we speak.
Hi James,
So great to hear that, cant wait to see what you pick !
Regards,
Huguenot Horology
Nicely done and a good price. Fair play.
Hi Otis,
That is very kind of you, thank you for the support !
Regards,
Huguenot Horology
Delighted at the interactions on this thread, great to see an Irish firm doing something like this and I really do wish you guys all the best!
Hi ian-oG,
Could not agree more, we would like to thank everyone who read this article and for all the positive and constructive feedback !
Regards,
Huguenot Horology
Looking good
I’ll defo have my eye on this
nice to see new Irish business popping up !
Hi Lorcan,
Thank you so much, it has been a passion project of ours for years. We felt there was no better time than the present, and we are so happy with the reactions so far !
Regards,
Huguenot Horology
Love the title of this article – the watches are looking really sharp, so nice to see interesting design like this. Stands out so much from the sea of “minimalist” clones you see a lot of nowadays. Keep it up!
Hi Phil,
Could not agree more, we made this watch as a direct counter to the mainstream minimalist movement. We feel watches have lost so much character and got way to large to be enjoyable. That’s why we went back to classic aesthetics.
Regards,
Huguenot Horology
Great to see an innovative Irish company creating watches like this. Love the neo classic style! Fair play keep it up lads
Hi Kilgore,
Thank you so much for the support, were so glad you enjoy the vintage designs!
Regards,
Huguenot Horology