SIR BARNES WALLIS – LEGENDARY BRITISH DESIGN-ENGINEER
Uncategorized Those of us who enjoy war history and cinematic classics will recall the 1955 black and white picture, The Dam Busters featuring Michael Redgrave as Barnes Neville Wallis, the…
Bigger is not always better
Uncategorized One of Zero West’s founding principles is a celebration of British talent. The creation of our watches is the embodiment of our love for the ingenuity and creativity to…
Engine timing at Thruxton
Uncategorized With the racing season all but entirely cancelled, Zero West satisfied their thirst for speed by accompanying legendary driver Grant Williams to the Thruxton Historic Meet on Saturday 15th…
Jaguar – World Record Breaker and all-round British Icon
Uncategorized In the history of the motor car, there a few marques more revered than Jaguar. Formed in 1922 by two motorcycle enthusiasts, William Lyons and William Walmsley, they started…
Pioneer, visionary and record breaker – Hubert Scott-Paine
Uncategorized Hubert Scott-Paine – 1891-1954 Continuing in this series of blogs highlighting great British engineers, entrepreneurs and pioneers, I’d like to remember a long forgotten but very important and influential man,…
Not Much of an Engineer – Sir Stanley Hooker
Uncategorized As an engineering based watch company with a mission statement to celebrate great British achievement, I’d like to talk about one of the unsung heroes of British engineering, Sir…
THE SPITFIRE FACTORY WORKERS WHO HELPED WIN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Uncategorized The extraordinary story of workers building the aircraft that helped win the Battle of Britain is detailed for the first time in a BBC television documentary. More than 100…
THE CULTURAL EXPLOSION OF CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES FINAL
Uncategorized Despite a supposed quest for individuality, the custom motorcycle scene used to be decidedly niche, centred around home-grown choppers and café racers built by hardcore enthusiasts; but the last…
MARCH 29, 1927: FASTEST SLUG IN THE WORLD
Uncategorized 1927: The Sunbeam 1000 HP, aka the Slug, was the first car to go faster than 200 mph, in Daytona Beach, Florida. The great Henry Segrave was at the wheel and set…
FORGED FROM A PASSION TO BE INDIVIDUAL
Uncategorized By Graham Collins: As a motorcyclist and bike lover my attention is always drawn to that standout custom machine shining jewel-like amongst the stock bikes. Don’t get me wrong,…