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Rebecca Struthers Author

Rebecca Struthers is the most relevantly qualified watchmaker in British history, the first practitioner in her field to earn a PhD in horology. A multi-award-winning watchmaker, designer, and, historian; Struthers co-founded her own workshop at the age of 26 in collaboration with her husband and fellow watchmaker Craig in 2012. In their Georgian atelier, based in the heart of Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter, they use heritage machines and equipment combined with traditional artisan techniques to restore antiquarian pieces and craft their own bespoke watches.

Rebecca is a Fellow of the British Horological institute, Royal Society of Arts, and a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Craft. Since 2018, Rebecca has worked as a selected jury member of the prestigious Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève in Switzerland - considered to be the Oscars of international watchmaking.