Burberry represents the best of British luxury fashion, with their distinctive trench coats and proprietary “check” pattern. The brand has branched out over time from clothing to include cologne and certain fashion accessories such as watches.

Burberry used to make watches and you can still buy them online, but since the brand discontinued their watch line in 2017, today it is only possible to buy discontinued models.

Burberry Watches: A Brief History

Burberry’s company history goes back to 1856 when it was founded by Thomas Burberry in Basingstoke, south-central England.

Since then, Burberry has made history not only in the fashion world but in the greater outside world as well – whether it be making coats for British soldiers during the Boer War (with a model of coat called the Tielocken) or providing clothing for Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole.

Innovative from day one, Thomas Burberry not only created a line of unique fashions but also developed his own type of fabric called gabardine.

Typically made from worsted wool, gabardine was originally used specifically for the linings of business suits (particularly pockets). This is because the fabric is especially durable and unlikely to develop tears – and the pocket is the last place anyone wants a fabric tear!

Burberry formed for itself a niche within the world of luxury fashion trends, eventually branching out from its inaugural coats to create scarves, cosmetics (including cologne), purses, and fashion accessories such as sunglasses and, yes, watches.

Burberry’s foray into the world of watchmaking is relatively recent, with its roots in the mid ‘90s. It this time, the company began manufacturing their own watches, a practice that continued until the year 2000 when the company partnered with watch experts Fossil.