Garrick S8 Brings Openworked Hand Finishing to a Smaller Case

The Garrick S8 is a compact watch with a demanding brief.

It takes the British independent’s preference for visible craft and pares it back to hours, minutes and small seconds, leaving the openworked movement to carry the whole character of the piece.

For collectors who liked the presence of Garrick’s S3 models but wanted something smaller on the wrist, this is the answer.

At a glance

• Garrick has introduced the S8, a new 39mm openworked, time-only watch from the Norfolk-based independent.
• The watch uses a new manually wound Garrick S8 calibre with hand-finished openworked bridges and approximately 60 hours of power reserve.
• Production is limited to a maximum of five watches per year, with prices starting at GBP 59,500 excluding VAT in 904L stainless steel.

A smaller Garrick with a clear purpose

Garrick’s recent momentum has been tied closely to the S3 Mk2 and S3 Deadbeat Seconds, both of which reached the GPHG finals.

The S8 keeps the independent spirit of those watches but moves into a more restrained 39mm case, compared with the 42mm format of the S3.

At 8mm thick, the case is notably slim for a watch designed around an exposed, hand-finished movement.

The standard case is made from 904L stainless steel and can be ordered with polished or frosted finishing, while precious-metal versions are available on request.

Garrick fits the watch with a sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on the front and an exhibition caseback at the rear.

The caseback is left unengraved, allowing the owner to add a personal inscription if desired.

The movement becomes the dial

The S8 is not skeletonised as decoration alone.

Its openworked construction makes the calibre the central visual element, with material removed from the bridges and plates to reveal the wheels and mechanics beneath.

The time display is kept deliberately direct, with a peripheral ring for hours and minutes and an off-centre small seconds display at eight o’clock.

The engraved markers on the rings are filled by hand with ink, using a needle under a microscope.

That small detail says a lot about the watch’s intent, because removing a conventional dial doesn’t simplify the work so much as expose it.

Clients can also choose different hand styles, with polished, heat-blued or heat-purpled steel among the options.

Hand finishing without much room to hide

The new manually wound Garrick S8 calibre was developed specifically for this model.

It runs at 21,600 vibrations per hour and offers approximately 60 hours of power reserve.

Each watch is finished and assembled by one watchmaker from start to finish over roughly eight weeks.

Garrick says that is around twice the time required for an S3 Deadbeat Seconds.

The finishing includes hand-bevelled wheels and bridges, narrow polished edges and sharp internal angles.

Those internal angles matter because they’re one of the clearest visual tells of patient handwork in an openworked movement.

Built to order in very small numbers

The S8 follows Garrick’s made-to-order approach, with personalisation available across areas including the case, movement finish, wheels, balance and hands.

It’s worn on a strap and secured by a pin buckle in either 904L stainless steel or precious metal, depending on the chosen case material.

Production is capped at a maximum of five watches per year, which places the S8 firmly in the realm of collectors who want direct involvement and patience built into the ownership experience.

The watch debuts at IAMWATCH in Singapore, held from 12 to 15 November 2026.

Details & Specifications

The Garrick S8 is aimed at the sort of collector who doesn’t need complication for its own sake, but does care deeply about what can be seen when the dial disappears.

It’s compact, highly personal and unapologetically slow to make, which is precisely where much of its appeal lies.