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12 & 60 12&60 was founded by two veteran writers with a passion for watches.

We’re driven by our love of horology, and our aim is to use our content to help as many people as possible to discover their love of watches too.

🚨 The WatchIt! table plan is here! 🚨We’re incredibly excited to reveal the layout for this year’s WatchIt! Watch Fair — ...
19/05/2026

🚨 The WatchIt! table plan is here! 🚨

We’re incredibly excited to reveal the layout for this year’s WatchIt! Watch Fair — and it’s looking like our biggest and best event yet.

With 45+ independent and established watch brands in the room, you’ll be able to try on watches, meet the people behind the brands, discover new favourites, and spend the day surrounded by fellow enthusiasts.

Whether you’re coming to see a specific brand, discover something new, or just enjoy a relaxed day talking watches, this is your chance to plan your visit.

📍 WatchIt! Watch Fair
📅 Saturday 20th June
🏨 voco St. John’s Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham
🎟 Tickets available now — link in bio

Who are you heading to first? 👀

*** REVIEW NOW LIVE ***The Liberum RE-XHAUST is not only a very cool looking watch, it’s a watch with serious green cred...
19/05/2026

*** REVIEW NOW LIVE ***

The Liberum RE-XHAUST is not only a very cool looking watch, it’s a watch with serious green credentials!

Designed and manufactured in Italy, the watch is the result of a collaboration with Italian high-performance exhaust manufacturer Termignoni. The case is crafted from 100% recycled steel taken from offcuts of Termignoni’s exhausts. Incredibly, no fossil fuels are used in the process as the steel from the exhausts is melted entirely in state of the art solar-powered furnaces. The end result is a watch that takes upcycling to a new level and has been manufactured with a much lower net carbon footprint.

The watch case has a diameter of 38mm, is 10.1mm thick and has a lug-to-lug measurement of 46mm. The RE-XHAUST features a triple date window, a smoked sapphire dial, 100m water resistance and some cool racing-inspired design features, such as the checkplate dial, racing-style seconds track and dual branding on the caseback, a further nod to the collaboration.

Two dial colours (yellow or black) will be available initially, each packaged in a handy dual-branded, leather-look travel case, and the watch comes with a two-year warranty.  Power is provided by the ultra-reliable Miyota 9015 automatic movement and the watch is supplied on a Delugs Velcro strap as standard. However, a stainless steel bracelet is available for an extra €50. The RE-XHAUST will be available to pre-order directly via the brand’s website OR via Kickstarter on 20 May 2026. The launch price is €550 (approx. £430/$650USD).

Full review is now live on 12and60.com. Link is in stories/highlights!

Here we have 3 final brands coming to WatchIt! are a huge UK brand began after Oliver Goffe had a disappointing experien...
18/05/2026

Here we have 3 final brands coming to WatchIt!

are a huge UK brand began after Oliver Goffe had a disappointing experience with the internals of a high-end watch, then went looking for a partner to create a properly engineered mechanical watch at an accessible price. That search led him to industrial designer Gordon Fraser.
is built around the romance of Portuguese and British exploration, who developed the Ocean Seacrest as a professional dive watch with an explorer’s spirit.watch.company are hosting the Watch Maker Experience at WatchIt! (more info coming soon!), giving visitors a rare hands-on look at the patience, precision and skill behind watchmaking. Ask them what the hardest part of building a watch really is.

See these and 45+ brands all under one roof at WatchIt! in the Midlands on 20 June!

WatchIt! Watch Fair
20 June
Voco St John’s Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham
10:00 VIP entry
11:00 general admission
14:30-15:00 giveaways
16:00 doors close
More info and tickets at watchitfair.com

3 more brands coming to WatchIt! hand-makes luxury watch boxes from native-grown timbers, with handmade cushions sized t...
15/05/2026

3 more brands coming to WatchIt!

hand-makes luxury watch boxes from native-grown timbers, with handmade cushions sized to the owner’s wrist — a lovely example of watch collecting culture beyond just the watches.
are inspired by birds of prey; founder Greg Mayo set out to create affordable, distinctive pieces that capture the spirit and colours of raptors.
’s signature is “Damaged in Italy”: the brand intentionally hand-finishes its watches to look worn, scratched and lived-in before they even reach the customer.

See these and over 40 other brands all under one roof at WatchIt! Watch Fair on 20 June in the Midlands!

WatchIt! Watch Fair
20 June
Voco St John’s Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham
10:00 VIP entry
11:00 general admission
14:30-15:00 giveaways
16:00 doors close
More info and tickets at watchitfair.com

The brands just keep on coming…We are welcoming the following to WatchIt! Watch Fair on 20 June in the Midlands: by fir...
14/05/2026

The brands just keep on coming…

We are welcoming the following to WatchIt! Watch Fair on 20 June in the Midlands:
by first model, The Clocktower, is inspired by classic British Gothic architecture, with 3D clocktower-style dial details and even a full-lume version.
was launched and grew out of the need to create a better, more accessible watch winder. I have one - they are amazing!
leans fully into the beauty that is Damascus steel, with Rob even forging a billet himself to understand the material.

See these and over 40 other amazing watch brands all under one roof in the Midlands on 20 June!

WatchIt! Watch Fair
20 June
Voco St John’s Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham
10:00 VIP entry
11:00 general admission
14:30-15:00 giveaways
16:00 doors close
More info and tickets at watchitfair.com

Even more brilliant brands coming to WatchIt! was born from the exact kind of watch-enthusiast community WatchIt! celebr...
13/05/2026

Even more brilliant brands coming to WatchIt!

was born from the exact kind of watch-enthusiast community WatchIt! celebrates — founder Tom was encouraged by people in the Bristol RedBar scene, including Ken from Arken and John from Ember, to stop talking about his ideal watch and actually make it.
was founded by Chloe Chan, blending East and West influences; its MN01 debut plays with Roman or Chinese numerals, pocket-watch inspiration, guilloché-style detailing and a compact 36.5mm case.
is an Irish independent brand whose Brú na Bóinne collection takes inspiration from Newgrange, the Neolithic passage tomb that predates the Egyptian pyramids.

See these and over 40 other brands coming to the Midlands on 20 June at WatchIt! Watch Fair!

WatchIt! Watch Fair
20 June
Voco St John’s Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham
10:00 VIP entry
11:00 general admission
14:30-15:00 giveaways
16:00 doors close
More info and tickets at watchitfair.com

Three more tremendous British brands coming to WatchIt! has one of the most distinctive design languages in British watc...
12/05/2026

Three more tremendous British brands coming to WatchIt!

has one of the most distinctive design languages in British watchmaking - founder Giles Ellis draws heavily on the Sussex coast, lighthouses, industrial design and tiny tactile details.s.watchmaking Welsh-themed mechanical watches include pieces such as Y Derwydd, featuring a distinctive malachite dial.
is built around unusual geometry and alternative ways of displaying time — very much “engineering curiosity meets watch design”.

Get your tickets now to see these and over 40 other amazing brands in the Midlands on 20 June!

WatchIt! Watch Fair
20 June
Voco St John’s Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham
10:00 VIP entry
11:00 general admission
14:30-15:00 giveaways
16:00 doors close
More info and tickets at watchitfair.com

Here we go with yet another hattrick of mega watch brands coming to WatchIt! Watch Fair on 20th June in Birmingham! - a ...
11/05/2026

Here we go with yet another hattrick of mega watch brands coming to WatchIt! Watch Fair on 20th June in Birmingham!

- a robust kids’ watch designed to help children learn to tell the time, including those who find conventional dials difficult. They have now expanded into adult models too!
is driven by Jason Chan’s fascination with non-traditional time displays, with designs based around the Golden Ratio, jumping hours, regulators, moon displays and poetic complications. Plus they are stunning!
is a Singapore-based microbrand founded by YK Wong, named after Mount Vesuvius, and known for punchy tool watches such as the Attivo and Volare GMT.

Can’t wait to see these and 40+ other watch brands. Come along and enjoy a fun day out around watches and fellow watch enthusiasts!

WatchIt! Watch Fair
20 June
Voco St John’s Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham
10:00 VIP entry
11:00 general admission
14:30-15:00 giveaways
16:00 doors close
More info and tickets at watchitfair.com

The next 3 brands coming to WatchIt! are… - a long-running Swiss name with heritage dating back to 1924, positioned arou...
10/05/2026

The next 3 brands coming to WatchIt! are…
- a long-running Swiss name with heritage dating back to 1924, positioned around Swiss-made quality and accessible pricing.
- an efficient and independent Swiss family-owned company which has been creating timepieces in the spirit of the valuable Swiss watchmaking tradition for over 35 years. (Both being brought by )
- began with two 16-year-old friends and their teacher, making it one of the youngest-founder stories in the watch scene.

Get your tickets now to see these and over 40 other amazing watch brands in an easy to get to location!

WatchIt! Watch Fair
20 June
Voco St John’s Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham
10:00 VIP entry
11:00 general admission
14:30-15:00 giveaways
16:00 doors close
More info and tickets at watchitfair.com

Another trio of great announcements coming to WatchIt! Watch Fair on 20th June! is a Bristol-based vintage and pre-owned...
09/05/2026

Another trio of great announcements coming to WatchIt! Watch Fair on 20th June!
is a Bristol-based vintage and pre-owned specialist founded in 2019, curating watches, pocket watches and clocks with a proper enthusiast-led approach.
was founded by two Bristol-born brothers, Noah and Dave Pomphrey, and has built a strong crowdfunding-led following — including collections that have reached customers around the world.
And finally .co - founded by brothers Rudi and Oliver Laing, inspired by elegant 1940s–1960s watch design, with a mission to make modestly sized mechanical watches rather than oversized disposable trends.

WatchIt! Watch Fair
20 June
Voco St John’s Hotel, Solihull, Birmingham
10:00 VIP entry
11:00 general admission
14:30-15:00 giveaways
16:00 doors close
More info and tickets at watchitfair.com

A couple of more shots of the very cool Laco Köln, an understated tool watch that seamlessly blends an aviation dial wit...
01/12/2025

A couple of more shots of the very cool Laco Köln, an understated tool watch that seamlessly blends an aviation dial with dive credentials. It has lot to offer, including a ceramic bezel, double-domed sapphire crystal, 200 metres of water resistance and a Swiss automatic movement, regulated in-house by Laco watchmakers. I particularly love the dark grey ultra-smooth and tactile sandblasted finish on the Grau version of the watch pictured here. It’s also available with a brushed stainless steel finish and matching bracelet. Priced from €1190.

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