Rum Watch is a special watch combining the world of Swiss precision with the spirit of Caribbean seas and seafaring adventures. It is the world’s second watch equipped with an alcohol capsule and the first one with rum inside. It is not your usual alcoholic beverage, but the 1780 Harewood Rum, the oldest rum on the world. Rum Watch is a real windfall for the enthusiasts of both unique mechanical watches and rare exclusive alcohols.

The creation of this exquisite watch was possible thanks to the cooperation of Wealth Solution company and Speake-Marin, a Swiss watch manufacture. Wealth Solution is an expert in building collections of rare alcoholic beverages, works of art, and watches. It is also the originator of the Spirit Watches line made up of mechanical watches with rare and old alcoholic beverages inside. Speake-Marin is a Swiss manufacture making exclusive watches, which will well and truly stand the test of time in terms of construction and in terms of aesthetics.

The 1780 Harewood Rum capsule has been placed on the watch dial exactly at eleven o’clock. Of course, it is no coincidence, but a reference to the old sea tradition. In the Royal Navy, it was the hour at which the crew would receive its regular portion of rum. That moment was called “Up Spirits” – every seaman was allowed to drink one eighth of the imperial pint, i.e. approx. 70 ml of the beverage. With a Rum Watch you will feel the connection with the bygone world and centuries-long traditions. Why not join the old sea dogs and shout: “Stand fast the Holy Ghost!”?*

* Stand fast the Holy Ghost – exclamation calling sailors for the distribution of rum. The person distributing the portions of rum was referred to as the Holy Ghost.

Once upon a time ago, when only sailing ships navigated the Caribbean Sea, and it took two months to get to local islands from Europe, the alcoholic beverage used in the production of Rum Watch was born in Barbados. The year was 1780. Two ships from James Cook’s last expedition had returned to England. This time around without their brave captain who unfortunately did not make it. The USA were fighting for independence, their statehood structures still under construction. The steam engine, discovered a few years earlier by James Watt, was a novelty soon to revolutionize the entire industry. The Rum Watch is our only connection to those days long gone by.

One day in 2014, Mark Lascelles, the brother of the 8th Harwood Earl, along with some employees of the Harewood estate in central England, went down to the palace cellars. They were supposed to take stock of items and alcoholic beverages stored in the cellars. Looking through old mouldy bottles, they stumbled upon a real treasure – rum from 1780. It was placed in the palace collection at the beginning of the 19th century, when Barbados was a British colony. Totally forgotten, the rum was waiting in silence and growing older.

Shortly after it had been found, the 1780 Harewood Rum bottle was moved to the Wealth Solutions company collection. Today, its owner shares its special trophy with the enthusiasts of special watches and rare spirits. Almost 250 years from its distillation, the alcoholic beverage is launched in the market in a new form – as part of the exquisite Rum Watch project.