On the 8th of November the doors to SalonQP in London will open. One of the most interesting items during the event will be the launch of a new watch brand with a ‘Made in England’-slogan called Meridian. This hand crafted watch – of which you see one of the early sketches below – has been manufactured in Norfolk, England.The case, case back, hand-stitched leather strap or webbing strap, dial, hands are all manufactured in England. Meridian sources mechanical movements from Switzerland but are hand-finished in Meridian’s style – with added complication – and assembled in their workshop as well.Meridian watches are certainly not meant to be safe queens, but need to be worn – preferably on a daily basis – as they have been made to last. You don’t need to put it in your pocket before getting involved in a bar fight. For instance, the sapphire crystal has been coated on both sides by a British military contractor for super clarity and toughness. The Meridian watch will come in a very cool packaging with superb quality tools to change straps.Meridian chose Fratellowatches to do full coverage on their brand and we will put the article and tons of photos on-line at the 8th of November, 18:00 (GMT).Click here for the official Meridian site.HBZ8VX79SYMP