SIR BARNES WALLIS – LEGENDARY BRITISH DESIGN-ENGINEER
Cafe Racer 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,…
Bigger is not always better
Cafe Racer 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…
Engine timing at Thruxton
Cafe Racer 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…
Jaguar – World Record Breaker and all-round British Icon
Cafe Racer 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…
Pioneer, visionary and record breaker – Hubert Scott-Paine
Cafe Racer 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…
Not Much of an Engineer – Sir Stanley Hooker
Cafe Racer 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,…
FORGED FROM A PASSION TO BE INDIVIDUAL
Cafe Racer 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…