 to see watches from 30 great brands, amazing offers from our sponsors, and enjoy a fantastic day exploring timepieces of all kinds.

The Watch Collectors' Club are delighted to present The Southampton Watch Show for the first time in July 2026.

The Southampton Watch Show 2026

Join us at our July General Meetup in Central London. Expect a fun relaxed evening where you can meet other Watch Enthusiasts and share your collection. There'll be two short talks to help you learn more about the watch world. 

All welcome, you don't need to be a Club Member to attend.

Join a friendly gruop of watch enthusiasts to talk watches at a venue in Central London, all welcome. 

July Watch Meetup London for Watch Collectors and Enthusiasts

Join us in Central London to share watches from you collection and meet other watch enthusiasts.

July General Meetup

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We're delighted to visit the Leica Flagship store in Mayfair, London, for an evening exploring their fantastic range of watches. You'll get to discover all the watches in their range, including the ZM1 & 2 inspired by their most famous camera features, and the ZM11 and ZM12’s that seamlessly marry the artistry of watchmaking with the essence of photography.

You'll enjoy a short discussion with Henrik Ekdahl, MD of Ernst Leitz Werkstätten GmbH – Leica Watch & Accessories Division, the warm hospitality of the Leica team, and the chance to learn more about their famous cameras as well!

This event is open to all, you do not have to be a Club Member to attend.

Join u sto explore the watches and cameras of Leica at their London boutique this July.

Exploring Leica Watches at their London Flagship store in London, July 2026

Join us to learn about their ZM range, get hands on with the watches, and of course see their fantastic cameras.

Exploring Leica Watches at their London Flagship Boutique

exploring the leica zm range july 2026

Join us to talk to Raphael Granito, CEO of 

 for a deep dive into how the new Formex Aria came about. We'll hear how they collaborated on the movement, the choices they had to make to ensure chronometer rating, and learn about the design and manufacture of the amazing bracelet and case. This is a great chance to learn exactly what goes into the launch of a new product range from two of the most innovative independent watchmakers in Switzerland.

This event will be held on Zoom and is open to all. Call details will be sent via email on the afternoon of the event.

Join us for a talk with David Sharp of Horage and Raphael Granito of Horage to hear all the details of their collaboration on Formex's new Aria integrated sports watch.

Deep dive with Formex and Horage into the brand new Aria Watch

Hear the inside story of the movement development, case and bracelet design of Formex's brand new Chronometer.

Deep Dive into the new Formex Aria with Raphael Granito (Formex) and David Sharp (Horage)

online event with horage formex exploring the new aria chronometer july 2026

Join us at our August General Meetup in Central London. Expect a fun relaxed evening where you can meet other Watch Enthusiasts and share your collection. We see all kinds of watch, from Casio to Cartier and vintage to modern. 

An IWC Big Pilot Blue Angels Pilot Watch showing clear features attributed to Pilot's watches such as the big luminous numerals, large hands, and chronograph, or stopwatch, function.

August 2026 Watch Meetup London

August General Meetup LONDON

august general watch meetup london 2026

to warm up the watch chat and share watches form your own collection. This city centre Meetup is a great chance to make the whole weekend watch related, and we'd love to meet people who can't make it to the show this year. The location of this event will be sent to attendees 24 hours before it starts.

We welcome everyone, whatever watches you're into, you don't even need a watch to attend!

City Centre Meetup for Watch Enthusiasts ahead of The Glasgow Watch Show this May.

Pre-Show Meetup for The Manchester Watch Show November 2026

Join us at a City Centre bar for an evening meetup ahead of The Manchester Watch Show

November Pre-show Meetup MANCHESTER

Manchester Pre-Show Meetup November 2026

You'll see watches from 40+ brands from across Europe.

You’ll get to try on watches of all different kinds, talk to the designers, founders and makers, and learn more about the brands and stories behind them. 

Here are the brands who exhibiting in 2026, with more to come!

Join us to see great watches from over 40 European brands, plus talks and panels, a charity auction, and more!

The Manchester Watch Show 2026 - over 40 great brands from across Europe exhibiting in Central Manchester

Come to The Manchester Watch Show on Saturday, November 7th to enjoy a fantastic day exploring great watches from across Europe.

The Manchester Watch Show 2026

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The RGM Corps of Engineers watch, inspired by those ordered by the Engineers in the First World War.

The Brew Super Metric Coffee Timer

The Nodus Sector II Field Titanium

The Timex Marlin Automatic with a second small time zone indicator.

The RGM Model 25 with a hand painted special order dial.

We look at four great brands that span the range of modern American watchmaking

Modern American Watchmaking

In honour of the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we look at some of the American brands currently doing well. 

Founder Hamish and Watch Collectors' Club Members at Hands-On Horology in London.

Enthusiasts enjoying The Manchester Watch Show last year.

The Bridgewater Hall, the venue for The Manchester Watch Show

Join us at one of our watch shows this year for a fantastic day seeing hundreds of great watches and meeting friendly watch enthusiasts from across the country.

Our Southampton and Manchester Shows

our southampton and manchester watch shows

Richard Mille RM030. Photo by Y.Leclercq

For many activities, watches need to be able to withstand things that should break them. Events such as getting wet and being bashed. Over time, watches have been designed to survive both of these events. Some watches take resilience to the extreme. 

Unbreakable Watches: From G-Shock To Richard Mille

We look at three watches marketed to be almost totally unbreakable. 

A Frank Muller Crazy Hours Tourbillon in Platinum - note the hour markers are all at different places.

An IWC Portofino with an 8-Day Power Reserve.

A Chopard Quattro, which has an 8-day power reserve.

My new Chopard Mllle Migla with a 12-Hour Chronograph and British Racing Green Dial

TWCC co-founder Hamish shares how he bought two pre-owned watches — one researched carefully, one won at auction — and what both experiences taught him.

One Watch I Researched for Months. One I Bought at Auction on a Whim.

Buying Pre-Owned Watches: Two Very Different Approaches

Our Co-Founder Hamish recently added to new watches to his collection in two very different ways!

One of the Royal Pop watches. The watch case is removable from the holder allowing you to use is as a desk clock. The is an individually decorated Swatch SISTEM Mechanical movement inside. Source: Swatch.com

The Omega Speedmaster created for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Source: Omegawatches.com

Seiko Sports 5 HUF Limited Edition launched this year in partnership with a skate wear brand that's very popular in Japan.

The AP Marvel Spiderman Royal Oak Concept Tourbillon. Source: hodinkee.com

The Royal Oak Reference 5691BA, with a wonderful gold chain with Royal Oak Screws included. Source: AP Chronicles

The RoyalPop Ocho Negro from the Swatch Collaboration

In light of the SwatchPop collab between Audemars Piguet and Swatch, we examine what makes a good collaboration and what makes a bad collaboration in the watch industry.

What makes a good Watch Collaboration?

what makes a good watch collaboration

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Browse upcoming watch events, shows, and meetups across the UK. In-person events in London, Manchester, Glasgow, and online talks for watch enthusiasts.

Watch Events & Meetups in the UK | The Watch Collectors' Club

We run events every month online and in person. We work with Retailers, Shows, Partners and venues to create fantastic events where you can explore the watch world and meet fellow watch lovers. Find all our upcoming events below.

Upcoming Watch Events and Meetups

The Southampton Watch Show 2026

The Southampton Watch Show 2026

July General Meetup

Exploring Leica Watches at their London Flagship Boutique

Deep Dive into the new Formex Aria with Raphael Granito (Formex) and David Sharp (Horage)

August General Meetup LONDON

November Pre-show Meetup MANCHESTER

The Manchester Watch Show 2026

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