We create iconic wristwatches dedicated to the world’s first gentleman, Richard Brathwait. We’re all about genuine quality at a great price, as a true gentleman might go about it.Brathwait’s mission is simple: introduce transparency and honesty to watchmaking - something no other company is doing. Unlike other brands, we’re transparent about what it costs to make our products, and what materials are used to create them so people know exactly what they’re paying for.
Brathwait (brathwait.com) has 175 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 1.8 out of 5.
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Jewelry & Watches
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New Castle, Delaware
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2026
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It hasn't even been sent and no update from Brathwait
Well, I'd love to give it a positive review, but I can't because I didn't got the watch yet... According to ROUTE app it wasn't even shipped, and in your shipment page it says it takes 10-15 business days, which in my case yesterday was the last day to get it delivered to me..
So, umm, what's happening to my order ??
Response from BrathwaitOct 1, 2020
Hi Dagmara! Thank you for reaching out to us here, we are very sorry to hear you haven't received your order. It could be that the timepiece you ordered is still on backorder and hasn't been shipped from our warehouse just yet. We apologize for this delay, our manufacturers are still opening up after the pandemic. We'll flag your order with our support team, they will look into it and get back to you with an update via email ASAP.
Thank you so much for your patience and for taking the time to let us know!
Sincerely, The Brathwait Team
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Joonas
Automatic Minimalist watch not working, and no answer from the company
Ordered an Automatic Minimalist watch this summer. Now that I have been using the watch a few times, it seems that the "automatic" function does not work, if the watch is not in constant motion. And when in motion, it keeps a clear swirling sound all the time, which is pretty annoying.
The worse thing, however is, that if I take the watch off for the night or for my working hours, the watch has stopped by the time I pick it up again. I have to put it back in time every day, if using it. I suppose that is not how a watch should work. It should show you the time, not be the thing you put on time according to something else.
I have tried to contact the Brathwait customer service already two times, with no answer. The first time was 11 days ago. Although they promise on their website to be in contact with you within one workin day.
I have now my watch unused at home. And waiting still for a reply from Brathwait, how to deal with the situation.
Response from BrathwaitSep 17, 2020
Dear Joonas,
We are sincerely sorry to hear you haven't heard back from us yet! We are heavily backlogged at the moment, unfortunately, but we are doing our best we get back to every Brathwait customer. Could you please provide more details on your order so we can look into it as soon as possible? Thank you so much!
Sincerely, The Brathwait Team
NI
Nicholas
Terrible service
Terrible service, i ordered a strap that was delivered to my office during COVID. Unfortunately, i was not there so didn't receive the note and it was sent back to them via the postal service. They assured me once they receive it they will refund or send another 4 weeks have passed and they stopped replying to my emails, I have no refund and no strap, so essentially they stole my money. SCAM!
Response from BrathwaitSep 17, 2020
Hi Nicholas,
Thank you so much for taking a moment to message us here and let us know you still haven't received your strap. We apologize you haven't heard back from us yet! We are doing our best to reply to every email, but are receiving a little too many requests recently. Could you please provide more details on your order so we can look into the status of the returned strap as soon as possible?
Thank you so much!
Sincerely, The Brathwait Team
MA
Maciej
NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL
9 months of waiting and nothing change !
Now when i want my money back they are talking about Covid19 pandemy and that's why they can't send my money back.
This company is not trustworthy.
Response from BrathwaitSep 17, 2020
Dear Maciej,
Thank you for taking a moment to share your experience with us here! We are very sorry to hear you didn't have great experience with us this year, the pandemic interrupted many processes here at Brathwait . Please let me assure you that we focus on improving orders/requests processing time to prevent such delays from happening in the future.
It appears we got back to your email on September 3rd, could you please check if your refund was posted back to your account and if there is any further problem. Thank you!
Sincerely, The Brathwait Team
DC
Deniz Can K.
Don't Order from Brathwait
This company is a joke. After 3 weeks of placing an order for an item (Order no: 100053017), which was confirmed that was in stock, I am still waiting the watch to be shipped. I sent 4 emails to their customer support team and asked them to let me know if they can confirm/ ensure the delivery by 19 June and if not, cancel my order immediately. Despite claiming on their website that they answer emails within 1 working day, I have yet to receive a reply. You may not have the item in stock but at least have decency to reply customer emails Brathwait.
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Alfred
Don’t buy a watch from them!
Bought the Swiss Made Automatic Watch few years ago, and I decided to write a review now because I don’t want people to make the same mistake I did and warn people about their dishonest marketing. Yes, the watch looks great at first glance, but the movement itself is so poorly made and definitely not worth the money. My initial watch stopped winding after a few months, so I had it replaced under the first year warranty. The replacement was even worst, the stem gets disconnected constantly when adjusting the time. I can’t be bother to have it replace again, because every replacement will take over 3 months! It is obvious that they don’t even do a simple quality check before shipping, unlike all Swiss brands. The watch doesn’t feel like Swiss made and certainly don’t come with any quality like a Swiss watch. It is cheap because it’s component is cheap, so don’t get fooled by their marketing! The power reserve on the movement is probably a little bit over a day, and you’ve to wind it very often. The picture of the movement on their website is not the movement they ship with, that is not SW260-1. It’s better to save your money to buy a proper Swiss made watch, like Rado and Oris, as their lower end model is only a tiny bit more expensive and will work way better. Also be careful when buying the watch with gold coating, because my first watch was the gold version, but the coating starting to come off after a few months (another reason why I had to return it), so it most certainly won’t last, you will be much better off with the steel version, hence I asked for a silver version as a replacement. Paying almost £400 (excluding import duty) for a watch that only last for about a year is not worth it. If you are looking for a quality watch in this price range, you can consider Junghans or Hamilton, as I have bought a few watches from them already and seem like a much better choice already. If you are looking for a Quartz movement, then look for Daniel Wellington.
Also don’t trust the discount countdown clock on their website, their discount is all year round. Marketing technique like this is illegal in the UK.
Response from BrathwaitJun 6, 2020
Hi Alfred! We are so sorry you have had issues with your watch! I can assure you we pay a lot of attention to the quality of our timepieces, but as with any product as complicated as a watch there is a small chance something can go wrong.
As far as your claim that these are not Swiss watches, that is a far cry from reality. These watches are handmade in Switzerland and uses the Swiss made Sellita SW260-1 movements (https://reference.grail-watch.com/movement/sw260-1/). Sellita was founded in La-Chaux-de-Fonds in 1950, a town located in the canton of Neuchâtel in what is the heart of the Swiss watchmaking industry. Sellita is today one of the largest mechanical movement makers in Switzerland. Like all Swiss made watches, our Swiss made qoes through a quality check program before shipment to us, and another quality check at our fulfillment center in the US.
We have a lot of very happy owners of our Swiss Made, and we are heartbroken that your watch failed you. We are a small company and since you mentioned DW I thought Id share how Brathwait started. Our founder owned a DW that broke almost a decade ago, he then looked into how they were made and found out how DW basically were made with the cheapest components possible in China, while sold at a premium to the end consumer. This injustice prompted him to start Brathwait to make the best watches possible at the same price as the cheaply made DW. Brathwait was the first in the industry to offer complete transparency into all components and the prices per part to have them made.
Again, we are terribly sorry you are not happy with your watch and we will do everything we can to make this right if you give us the chance to. As your first name alone won't allow us to look into your order, please reach out to [email protected], tell them you messaged us on Trustpilot and we will make sure to make this right by you.
Thank you for owning a Brathwait and thank you for reaching out to tell us about this so we can continue to do and be better.
Sincerely,
The Brathwait Team
DM
Dominik M.
I placed an order five months ago
I placed an order 1st Feb 2020. They don't know when they will be able to ship it and they refuse to cancel the order - against their own cancellation policy.
This company is a SCAM !
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Mariah
Truly terrible and shady practices and…
Truly terrible and shady practices and customer service. I ordered a watch on December 13 and was then sent an email saying the watch would be delayed. I checked back weekly to see if there was an update and was always told that they would receive shipment by the end of next week so to expect my watch to ship out then. It kept getting pushed back and back and back so I ordered another watch instead. That one was also delayed. When I finally received it many weeks late, it was the wrong watch! Finally, on January 28 I just canceled my orders because they can't give me a straight answer about when my watches will be in stock or even if they have the correct ones that I'm looking for. They refuse to let me speak to any kind of manager or speak with someone on the phone. Something is going on that is very suspicious. Waste of my time, super sloppy, and truly terrible business practices!
UPDATE:
Now I'm being told that they have started working with another manufacturer and so they don't even make the watch strap I want anymore AND that the images on the website are incorrect. So when you think you're ordering something, another item may just come in the mail and that's because the images on the website are wrong. Wow, just wow. Can someone from this company give me a straight answer about anything? All I want is an all-black leather strap for this watch I have. I've given up on everything else I had ordered. But apparently they don't make those anymore.
Response from BrathwaitJan 30, 2020
Hey Mariah! We are very sorry about the longer than normal wait time for your Order. I have reviewed your correspondence with our customer service and we are very sorry you were not happy with the help they were able to provide you with.
I see your watch had a backlog due to the holidays, but were supposed to be part of a shipment coming in before Christmas that was delayed. I can assure you there is nothing "suspicious going on". We have over 4,500 five-star reviews via Yotpo and other review sites on our watches and ship out hundreds of watches every month. We try to ship the watches out as fast as we can but unfortunately sometimes it is not good enough, and we are truly sorry for the long wait and experience you have had with this order.
We trust you received your refund promptly when requested and hope you will give us another chance in the future.
UPDATE:
Hey Mariah! I see you were given an explanation for why the watch you ordered had white instead of black stitching. We are truly sorry, and after checking up we found out this mishap was due to an update with the manufacturer as you were correctly informed about from Customer Service. We are working to correct this detail (which only applies to this black strap) and also get the black stitching back in stock. We trust you received your refund for both watch and strap promptly.
Sincerely,
The Brathwait Team