Smith was a Bronze Medallist of the British Horological Institute (awarded to the most outstanding graduating student of any given year).
Subsequently, he passed at the top of his class, winning the British Horological Institute’s Bronze medal, awarded for the highest overall mark of the year.
During his time in the Institute, George Daniels was a visiting speaker, and from that moment Roger knew that he wanted to make watches by hand.
Smith was awarded the medal for ‘Dedication to and successfully continuing the finest traditions of English and British watchmaking’.
Incorporated within the studio are Daniels’ Schaublin Lathes and Hauser Jig Borer, used to make vital high-precision parts for the watches, which combine with the hand engine-turning equipment, dating back to the 1820s.