Peter Speake is an independent watchmaker with over 35 years of experience in the watchmaking industry. He trained at Hackney College in London in the mid-eighties before attending the Swiss watchmaking school WOSTEP in Neuchatel and began his career in the early nineties restoring antique and vintage timepieces in Piccadilly, London.
Between 1996 and 2000, he worked for Renaud & Papi in Le Locle, Switzerland, after which he co-founded and developed the Speake-Marin brand in 2002 where he remained the watchmaker until 2017.
Peter spent the next five years at an educational watchmaking platform with access to numerous mainstream commercial brands as well as independent artisanal watch houses to explore their watchmaking by deconstructing, photographing, and demonstrating an extensive array of their timepieces.
His previously published collaborations include Harry Winston (Ex-centre Tourbillon), Maitres du Temps (Chapter 1), MB&F (Horological machine No.1), The Wostep Watch (For OnlyWatch), Frederique Constant (QP), and Schwartz Etienne (Phoenix).
Peter founded his new brand PS Horology in 2022, creating Swiss timepieces inspired by culture, history, and artistry from around the globe.
Farhana Safa leads PS Horology's creative direction across design, storytelling and visual identity.
Her career began in medicine, practising as an ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital before pursuing a Master of Arts in Vehicle Design at the Royal College of Art, London. She went on to work as an exterior designer within the automotive industry, with experience spanning Jaguar, Pininfarina and Land Rover, contributing to concept and future mobility programmes before expanding into future mobility design and strategy at the Intelligent Mobility Design Centre.
Alongside her professional career, Farhana has maintained a multidisciplinary creative practice encompassing photography and the decorative arts, with a particular interest in geometry. Her work is grounded in craftsmanship and culture, united by the pursuit of harmony, beauty and meaningful detail.
Since joining PS Horology, Farhana has led the brand's creative vision, including its rebrand, visual identity and website, whilst also directing the creative development and design of forthcoming watch collections. Working alongside founder and watchmaker Peter Speake, she brings a complementary perspective to the brand, combining creative authorship with Peter's technical mastery.