Frequently asked questions

Choose an available number from 001 to 240 on our reservation page, and secure it with a £1,000 deposit. Or contact us and we'll confirm the details and guide you through the rest personally.

Your £1,000 deposit is fully refundable up until your watch enters production.

Yes. Each Debut is individually numbered, and you pick yours from those still available - first come, first served. Once a number is reserved, it's taken off the board.

Cost is expected to be £5 000. Final pricing is confirmed once our prototype is complete; reserve now and we'll confirm before any balance is due.

The remaining balance is due once your watch is ready to ship. We'll always confirm before taking any payment.

Just 240. It's a limited run of our Debut watch.

Because that's roughly the angle your wrist sits at when you glance at the time. Rotating the dial 20° puts the numbers upright when you actually read them, so the time is clearer.

Yes - the Debut is designed to switch between left and right-handed wear, so the dial reads correctly whichever wrist you favour. The dial and the crown are both designed to fit either rotation, but the watch does need to be disassembled for this change to be made.

A Swiss hand-wound Manufacture La Joux-Perret F200. Ultra-thin and with an impressive 90-hour power reserve.

40mm in diameter, 48mm lug-to-lug. Weight to be confirmed.

Fine for everyday wear and hand-washing, not for swimming or diving.

A Grade 5 titanium case - stronger than steel, much lighter, and hypoallergenic - with sapphire crystal (front and back) and a padded waxed cotton strap. There's more on every material and how the watch is made on our making page.

The Debut is designed and assembled in Scotland. We work with specialist partners for individual components and are open about who does what - see the making page.

Our watches use high-quality parts and manufacturing processes and are designed to last a lifetime if properly looked after. The actual carbon footprint figures of watches will be confirmed in the near future.

We ship to globally, fully insured and tracked. Delivery costs £50, but please contact us to confirm any import duties.

As each watch is made to order, allow roughly 8 weeks from reservation to delivery. We'll keep you updated at every step.

Your watch, your numbered certificate, warranty card, and care guide.

Every Debut comes with a 2-year warranty covering manufacturing defects and the movement.

Your watch benefits from a service every 3-5 years. Get in touch and we'll arrange it.

Contact us straight away at hello@arwatch.co and we'll put it right.

An independent Scottish watchmaker, named after the founder's two grandmothers. There's more on the about page.

Email hello@arwatch.co or use our contact form - a real person replies, usually within a working day.