The College Watch takes its form from the details, materials, and proportions of a familiar tradition.
Feuille (French for “leaf”) hands are a classic watchmaking form, known for their soft, leaf-like shape.
On the College Watch, their taper recalls the chair’s turned maple spindles: slim, balanced, and carefully shaped.
The case carries the chair connection in a quieter way.
Seen from the side, its curved profile echoes the crown of the recognition chair: raised, rounded, and gently sloped. It gives the watch a familiar line from Gardner chairmaking, translated into a form made for the wrist.
The cherry wood ring is the most direct material connection to Standard Chair of Gardner. Set around the dial, it brings the warmth of chairmaking into the watch itself.
Its red-brown tone helps soften the black case and gold detailing, giving the piece a color palette that feels formal, warm, and unmistakably tied to Gardner craft.
A recognition object should feel worthy of what it recognizes.
The College Watch began with a simple belief: when a gift marks something meaningful, every detail should feel considered.
