Much can be read about Derek Pratt, but to put it simply, he was old school – making watches entirely by hand, the same way that we now praise some of the biggest names
link in watchmaking for, before it was cool. Born in England and spending most of his life in Switzerland, Pratt developed his
link own movements (oftentimes making every component, down to the screws, by hand) and was well known around
link the industry for his mastery of hand guilloched dials – not dissimilar to Jürgensen's current CEO.