Our Movements
The heart of every Kitchen Table Watch
Every Kitchen Table Watches timepiece runs on an automatic movement — powered primarily by the motion of your wrist. No battery required, ever.
If a watch has been sitting unworn for a few days, its power reserve will run down. A quick wind of the crown (around 20 turns) is all it takes to get it going again — from there, everyday wrist movement keeps it running. Click Here
The movements we trust: Seiko NH35/NH36 and Miyota 8215
We build our Creative Horology series around two of the most respected automatic movements in the microbrand world — the Seiko NH35 (and its date-and-day sibling, the NH36) and the Miyota 8215.
Both have earned their reputation the same way: proven reliability, honest engineering, and a track record of powering independent watchmakers without the price tag of Swiss movements. We source ours from the same trusted suppliers established microbrands around the world rely on, so you get real quality without paying for a bigger name.
Seiko NH35 / NH36
- ±15 seconds/day accuracy
- Up to 41-hour power reserve
- Hacking seconds (stop-and-set for precise time-setting)
- Hand-winding via the crown
- Smooth sweeping seconds hand
Miyota 8215
- ±20–40 seconds/day accuracy
- Up to 40-hour power reserve
- Hand-winding via the crown
- A workhorse movement trusted across the watch industry for its simplicity and durability
- Smooth sweeping seconds hand
Every movement we use is genuinely automatic — no battery, ever. Wear it daily and it keeps itself wound; leave it a few days and a quick hand-wind brings it back to life.
Built with care, not mass-produced
We're not a factory. Kitchen Table Watches pairs these movements with carefully chosen components — sapphire crystal, considered dial design, quality straps and cases — to build watches with real character, at a price that doesn't ask you to compromise.
That's the philosophy behind Kitchen Table Watches, proven mechanics and a genuine love of watchmaking.