Tempo Watchmaking

Make Time.

We at Tempo have always been obsessed with mechanical watches! Our founder was looking for a way to make his own watch when he discovered Rotate Watches, a US based watchmaking kit manufacturer. He discovered how easy yet satisfying the process could be and wanted to bring this to the UK. Tempo was formed in partnership with Rotate Watches.

Rotate Watches offers all-in-one kits to build your own mechanical watch. Each kit is an experience, including parts, tools, and a comprehensive guide.

Rotate officially launched through Kickstarter in 2019, garnering over 600% of the goal. Since then, Rotate has been featured in the New York Times, Gadget Flow, and other publications.

Rotate Watches has been in the works since 2017. Two years of preparation and product development and dozens of suppliers went into the final launch of Rotate in 2019. Since them, Rotate has had a heavy emphasis on the customer – taking every piece of feedback and making improvements to every aspect of the company, from the parts to the cools to the user guide!