is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . september 2012 barrington griffiths watch company type sole proprietorship industry watchmaking founder mark griffiths headquarters calgary alberta canada area served worldwide products modern classic men s watches website http www.bgwatch.com the barrington griffiths watch company based in calgary canada is a designer and manufacturer of limited edition wristwatches using recycled swiss movements . the design of their modern classic watch was inspired by the 1940s mechanical movement used in its construction . the barrington griffiths watch company is one of only a few companies making wristwatches in canada . although they use movements of swiss origin the components of the case are made in canada and the watch itself is assembled in canada satisfying the canadian competition bureau s requirements for a made in canada product . 1 contents 1 company history 2 the modern classic 3 references 4 external links company history edit barrington griffiths was founded in 2010 by industrial designer mark griffiths to create a canadian watch line . the name barrington griffiths is the full family name of the founder . the company logo is the abbreviation bg . the modern classic edit the modern classic watch uses a refurbished mechanical movement made by swiss manufacturer eta for bulova pocket watches of the 1940s and 50s . 2 the idea to convert a pocket watch to a wristwatch is not new . as far back as the 19th century soldiers requiring precision watches during battle made the first conversions in order to free up their hands . 3 these early conversions eventually came to be known as trench watches because of their extensive use among soldiers in the trenches during world war i. today few companies do such conversions because of the cost and effort required . the modern classic wristwatch the modern classic back view showing movement references edit http www.competitionbureau.gc.ca eic site cb bc.nsf eng 01231.html http www.ranfft.de cgi bin bidfun db.cgi 10 & ranfft & 2 & 2uswk & bulova 17ah & brozek john e. international watch magazine january 2004 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title barrington griffiths watch company & oldid 659299323 categories manufacturing companies of canadacompanies based in calgarywatcheshidden categories orphaned articles from september 2012all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 april 2015 at 14 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view