Sekonda
Lacks transparency. Shows little about where or how its products are made.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 5 sources
British brand of affordable quartz watches.
We couldn't find where Sekonda makes most of its affordable quartz watches, a certification covering its range or a list of its suppliers.
Also worth knowing
Most jewellery and watches are made in countries such as India and China, where pay is usually below a living wage and unions are heavily restricted.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, unaudited production, probably in high-risk countries and untraced high-risk mined materials. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsWhere jewellery and watches are usually made, such as India and China, unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: Conflict-free: diamonds, gems and gold traced to the mine, lab-grown, recycled or Fairmined (the Kimberley Process alone isn't enough)
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Probably made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't traceShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
We couldn't confirm where Sekonda makes most of its products, so this shows where jewellery and watches are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| China | 30% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Thailand | 20% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Italy | 10% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Switzerland | 10% | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning.
- Relies on gold and gemstones from artisanal mines where workers face mercury poisoning, silica dust and deadly collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes Sekonda watches were made in the Soviet Union until the early 1990s; since then owner Time Products has sold quartz watches made in Asia, without naming the countries or factories. Sekonda publishes no supplier list, factory audits, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment, so there is little public information on the conditions of the people who make its watches.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Unclear | No modern slavery statement from Time Products (UK) Ltd covering Sekonda was identified on its website or the UK registry. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour abuse allegations involving Sekonda's suppliers were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 5
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- Time Products (UK) Limited - Companies House · search the archive · Active London company, wholesale of watches and jewellery.
- Time Products results (WatchPro) · search the archive · Time Products owns Sekonda, Accurist and Limit; turnover GBP 36.6m in 2016-17; over two million Sekonda watches sold.
- Sekonda - Watchscanning · search the archive · Founded in London 1966; Soviet-made until early 1990s, then quartz watches made in Asia for Time Products.
- Sekonda watch SK30124 - Watch Direct Australia · search the archive · Australian authorised Sekonda dealer selling online in AUD with free Australia-wide shipping; no store address listed.
Published by Sekonda or its owner
- Sekonda - About us · search the archive · British watch brand of affordable fashion watches; no manufacturing details given.
Company details
- Owned by
- Time Products (UK) Ltd
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Sekonda ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/sekonda, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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