At a glance
- Documented work
- Carter 1
Restoration and independent workshop
Craig and Rebecca Struthers established their workshop in Birmingham in 2012 after working in restoration. Their early own watches used heritage movements salvaged from the bullion trade, rather than newly made complete calibres. 12
Original-watch project and training
Project 248’s first completed watch appeared in 2023 after eight years of development; the maker describes five foundation-series watches. The heritage archive says in-house-watch work began in 2018; this differs in scope from the maker’s eight-year development account.
The name Project 248 refers to two minds, four hands and an eight-millimetre watchmaker’s lathe. The heritage archive documents their first full-time apprentice, Heather Fisher, joining in July 2019. 321
Collections, relocation and current collaborations
The official site preserves Carter, Kelso and Kingsley alongside the Project 248 story. The current official site places the atelier in a restored nineteenth-century factory in the Staffordshire Moorlands; Birmingham is the earlier location.
In August 2026, Struthers credited Luc Monnet with English-form pinions for the second edition of Project 248. The same disclosure identifies specialist engraving and enamelling collaborations; “in-house” cannot safely mean every component made by the couple in every edition. 124
Key dates
- 2012
- 2018
- 2019-07
Full-time apprentice
The heritage archive documents their first full-time apprentice, Heather Fisher, joining in July 2019. 2
- 2023
First Project 248 completed
Project 248’s first completed watch appeared in 2023 after eight years of development; the maker describes five foundation-series watches. 3
- 2026-08-12
Pinion collaboration disclosed
In August 2026, Struthers credited Luc Monnet with English-form pinions for the second edition of Project 248. 4
Ownership and continuity
Craig and Rebecca Struthers established their workshop in Birmingham in 2012 after working in restoration. 12
Watchmakers and designers linked to Struthers Watchmakers
These people have a sourced relationship to this brand in the Enjoy Watches register. The label beside each name states the relationship recorded; it should not be read as a broader employment or ownership claim.
- Craig Struthers — Own watchmaking practice
- Rebecca Struthers — Own watchmaking practice
Identification and service
For an individual watch, record the complete reference, serial, dial, case, and movement markings and compare them with dated primary documentation.
A brand history cannot authenticate, appraise, or establish the provenance of a particular watch.
Evidence and limits
How the claims are supported
- verified fact
Craig and Rebecca Struthers established their workshop in Birmingham in 2012 after working in restoration.
- verified fact
Their early own watches used heritage movements salvaged from the bullion trade, rather than newly made complete calibres.
- verified fact
The current official site places the atelier in a restored nineteenth-century factory in the Staffordshire Moorlands; Birmingham is the earlier location.
- verified fact
Project 248’s first completed watch appeared in 2023 after eight years of development; the maker describes five foundation-series watches.
- verified fact
The heritage archive says in-house-watch work began in 2018; this differs in scope from the maker’s eight-year development account.
- verified fact
The name Project 248 refers to two minds, four hands and an eight-millimetre watchmaker’s lathe.
- verified fact
In August 2026, Struthers credited Luc Monnet with English-form pinions for the second edition of Project 248.
- verified fact
The same disclosure identifies specialist engraving and enamelling collaborations; “in-house” cannot safely mean every component made by the couple in every edition.
- verified fact
The official site preserves Carter, Kelso and Kingsley alongside the Project 248 story.
- verified fact
The heritage archive documents their first full-time apprentice, Heather Fisher, joining in July 2019.
Known limits
- Legal formation/ownership details and the exact date of the Birmingham-to-Staffordshire move were not established.
- A full part-origin list and independently confirmed delivered totals for both Project 248 editions were not located.
- This identity dossier is not a complete catalogue of every watch or reference.
Direct sources
- Struthers WatchmakersStruthers Watchmakers · official atelier website · accessed September 15, 2026
Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.
- Rebecca & Craig Struthers — People’s ArchiveJewellery Quarter Townscape Heritage · public oral history archive · accessed September 15, 2026
Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.
- Project 248 — The StoryStruthers Watchmakers · first party project history · accessed September 15, 2026
Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.
- Collaboration with Luc MonnetStruthers Watchmakers · first party manufacturing disclosure · accessed September 15, 2026
Locator: Relevant passage identified in the supplied research record. External source.
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