About Anderson Ross
An independent watchmaker, made in Scotland
Anderson Ross began with a frustration: most watches follow the same worn-out principles, and it should be better. We wanted to make something different. Something great.
The name
Two family names become one brand
Anderson Ross was founded in Scotland by Chris Ironside, but before him came his grandmothers, Evelyn Anderson and Christina Ross. The name is a tribute to them, and to the country that shaped them. This is a place with a long heritage of invention, of looking at how things are done and deciding they could be done better.
Every watch we make is the result of a proud history, but the start of something new.
The idea
Time for something different
After months of wearing his new watch, our founder still had a mark on the back of his hand where the crown rubbed. This was the start of a reimagining of the watch. How would we wind the watch? Is the dial at the right angle? What should the strap feel like? This is the result of that process: a watch like nothing before.
We're an independent Scottish brand and, for now, we are making one incredible watch rather than a catalogue of familiar ones.
Our values
Three rules we don't break
- Challenge everythingThe suggestion "it's always been done like that" has no value here. We question what's gone before so we can keep what works and reinvent the rest - the same instinct that has come out of Scotland for centuries.
- Be openPlenty of brands pass off third-party movements as their own, hide their margins and invent scarcity. That's not us. We'll tell you exactly what we're doing and why, because we believe in it, and because fine watchmaking shouldn't be a closed club. Everyone's welcome here, whether it's your first mechanical watch or your sixtieth.
- Leave it betterWe care about what we make and what it's made of. Materials chosen to last a lifetime and to spare nature and the environment, decisions weighed for their wider cost - our "make it better" approach applied to everything around the watch, not just the watch itself.