WHY IT EXISTS
The mobile telephone may not be the most romantic object a gentleman carries, but it has become one of the most important.
The Sentinel treats it accordingly.
Designed to provide protection without disguising the simplicity of its purpose, it turns an unavoidable piece of technology into something rather more pleasant to carry.
The Sentinel is offered in two sizes,
designed to accommodate both standard and larger-format phones. Because gentlemen, like their telephones, are not all issued to the same specification.
THE SENTINEL
A sentinel stands watch.
The name reflects the uncomplicated job of the piece: to protect what sits within it.
No technological theatre. No unnecessary additions.
Simply good leather between an indispensable object and the world around it.
THE FOUNDERS COLOURWAY
CALEDONIAN WHISKY / HOLYROOD HEATHER
The Founders Issue Sentinel combines Caledonian Whisky leather with Holyrood Heather, the colour pairing reserved solely for Founders Issue pieces.
Discreet by design.
MADE PROPERLY
The Sentinel is handcrafted by skilled artisans from vegetable-tanned leather selected to withstand frequent handling and develop character with use.
Over time, the marks of the hand and pocket will make each example increasingly individual.
Technology dates. Good leather needn’t.
RECORDED BY THE HOUSE
FI.06.01 – FI.06.20
Only twenty Founders Issue Sentinels will be made. Each is individually numbered, giving every piece its own identity within the collection.
The unique Founders Issue code is stamped discreetly onto the piece itself and recorded on its accompanying Certificate of Authenticity.
For example:
FI.06.06
FI — Founders Issue
06 — The Spectator
06 — The sixth example of twenty
REGISTERED BY THE HOUSE
Every Founders Issue Sentinel is entered into the Balfour Cairns House Register with its individual number, year of issue and original Registered Owner.
It is accompanied by its Certificate of Authenticity, establishing its provenance from the moment it is issued by the House
