Schofield · Microbrand · United Kingdom
Schofield B5
Movement
- Caliber
- STP1-11
- Type
- Automatic
- Tier
- Upper
- Complications
- Hours, Minutes, Seconds
- Frequency
- 28,800 bph
- Power reserve
- 44 h
- Hacking
- Yes
- Accuracy (factory)
- 0 / +15 s/day
- Modifications
- Engraved rotor, gilt balance, Geneva stripes, perlage and blued screws
Case
- Diameter
- 44 mm
- Lug to lug
- —
- Thickness
- 15 mm
- Lug width
- 24 mm
- Material
- Steel
- Hardening
- —
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Crown
- Push/pull
- Case back
- Solid
- Bezel
- —
- Finishing
- "Middle-tex" media-blasted texture over visible machining marks
Crystal & dial
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Shape
- —
- Anti-reflective
- Yes (side not stated)
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova C3
Bracelet
- Bracelet
- Not offered
Straps
- Strap 1
- Canvas, Japanese plum canvas dyed with persimmon and plum, indigo calf lining, engraved brushed steel buckle
Weight
- Head only
- —
- On bracelet
- —
- On strap
- 118 g
Prices
| Variant | Configuration | Type | Price | USD | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | — | Msrp | 3,580 GBPincl. VAT | $4,772 | 2022-08-12 | link |
About this entry
87% of key specs known. Missing: lug-to-lug, hardening.
The "Japanese Beater B5", sold as "B5 Japanese Sakura", released in August 2022 as the steel companion to the Japanese Bronze Beater B4, limited to 29 pieces (not individually numbered). The store listing was sold out and priced at zero on 2026-10-30; the price is the brand's launch newsletter figure, £3,580 including UK VAT (£2,983 excluding VAT for buyers outside the UK). Brand spec: "Middle-tex" stainless steel case with a radiused bezel, 44mm base, 42mm bezel, 35.5mm window, "15mm high (not inc Lugs)" (whether the crystal is included isn't stated), 118g with strap; double-plum dial with Super-LumiNova C3 (blue and green emissions) including a lumed outer ring; brushed gold skeleton hands with the "Sign-of-Life" centre seconds disc; STP 1-11 decorated to top grade, 44h, quick date unused (no date shown), -5/+20 s/day uncased in five positions; steel case back with a sterling silver and vitreous enamel plum-tree insert; sapphire with a nine-layer AR coating and an oleophobic DLC top coat; steel pull-out crown with double O-ring; titanium strap bars; 200m. Lug width from the brand's statement that every Schofield except the Light takes 24mm straps. The timeline also mentions a "Purplex B5" with a pink/purple ceramic-coated case and smaller runs in other cherry colourways, which aren't listed in the store.
Last verified: 2026-10-30. Edit or correct this entry.
Sources
- Schofield, B5 Japanese Sakura product page (specification; sold out, listed at £0) accessed 2026-10-30
- Schofield, Six Pips No. 434, The new Japanese Beater B5 (12 August 2022; price and edition size) accessed 2026-10-30
- Schofield, Timeline (Japanese B5 and Purplex B5, 2022 Q3) accessed 2026-10-30