Rubicon Watches

Rubicon Watches, a family-run watch retailer from the north of England

Rubicon Watches is a family-run business based in the north of England that has been operating in the watch and jewellery retail trade since 1981. The company presents itself as an authorised stockist of a wide range of brands and focuses its catalogue on the sale of new watches, wall clocks and jewellery, with free UK delivery and 60-day returns.

Catalogue of men's, ladies' and children's watches

The shop organises its range into three main audiences — gents, ladies and children's — and allows filtering by brand, features, strap material and price range. Featured features include automatic, solar, hand-wound and smart watches, Bluetooth watches and chronographs. Strap materials include leather, stainless steel, silicone, rubber, fabric and canvas, resin and titanium. The published price bands range from under £50 to over £300.

Brands stocked

Rubicon Watches identifies itself as an authorised stockist of the brands it sells. The gents' catalogue includes Casio, Festina, GC, Guess, Jacques Du Manoir, Limit, Lorus, Nautica, Philipp Plein, Plein Sport, Police, Pulsar, Rotary, Seiko, Sekonda, Ted Baker and Timex. For ladies, it features Accurist, Casio, Daniel Wellington, Festina, Furla, GC, Guess, Henry London, Limit, Lorus, Philipp Plein, Plein Sport, Pulsar, Radley, Rotary, Seiko, Sekonda, Seksy, Ted Baker and Timex. The general selection also includes Adidas.

Watches, wall clocks and jewellery

In addition to wristwatches, the catalogue includes wall clocks and table clocks — bedside, desk, mantel, melody and travel clocks — as well as jewellery: necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings and gift sets. It also sells replacement straps compatible with Apple and Garmin styles, and straps from the Lorus, Pulsar and Seiko brands.

Featured collections

The shop groups part of its range into specific collections. For Timex, these include the Q, Marlin, Waterbury, Peanuts x Timex, E Line, Reissue, Expedition, M79, T80, Easy Reader and Ironman lines. For Seiko, there are Seiko Quartz, Seiko Solar, Seiko Automatic and Seiko 5. Casio is organised into Collection, G-Shock, Baby-G, Edifice and Vintage. Rotary has the Aquaspeed, Commando, Greenwich, Henley, Kensington, Regent, Ultraslim and Windsor lines. The company also offers jewellery and watch gift sets.

Warranty, shipping and customer service

According to the shop's own information, products include a two-year manufacturer's warranty, sealed and verified by Rubicon Watches before dispatch. The company works with Royal Mail and FedEx for shipping, offers free UK delivery, 60-day returns and a store collection service. It also states that it ships internationally and handles orders for the European Union and Norway. Customers can contact the company directly by phone or email.

Selection of products from the catalogue

Among the items shown are the Timex Marlin Hand Wind 1960s Reissue TW2R47900, the Lorus Gents Military Titanium RG877CX9, the Casio Collection Ladies LQ-400D-7AEF, the Casio Timeless Collection Moonphase MTP-M305M-1AVER, the Seiko Gents Solar Powered Dress SNE529P1, the Lorus Childrens Sports R2313FX9, the Timex Gents Expedition Nylon Strap T45181, the Pulsar Gents Dress Bracelet PJ6097X2, the Timex Expedition x Peanuts Beagle Fast Wrap TW4B29100, the Lorus Gents Military RM349JX9, the Seiko Ladies 22mm Dress HGG001P1, the Lorus Gents Blue Wave RH947RX9, the Lorus Gents Blue & Orange Contrast RS953DX9, the Lorus Gents Blue Contrast RS957DX9, the Timex Gents Military MK1 Hand Wind TW2Y07900 and the Casio Gents 5600 Series G-Shock GW-BX5600-1A1ER.

Informational content and additional services

The website includes a blog with articles about watches, including one dedicated to the Timex x NASA collaboration, another comparing quartz and automatic watches and a guide to choosing your first dress watch. It also publishes guides on water resistance, instructions for removing links from a bracelet, order tracking, bracelet adjustment, battery replacement and servicing, as well as a price match service and gift vouchers.