The Neprosolar

From Bamford London -

Courtesy of Bamford

Bamford London has jumped in the "Way-Back" machine and they've come back with a truly fun artifact, reimagined. Rather than try to re-tell an already interesting story (and because, hey, I've got to get to the office), I'll let the folks at Bamford share their story in their own words -

London, 30 May 2024 Bamford London is thrilled to announce the Neprosolar, a solarpowered, rechargeable digital watch based on a forgotten concept watch from the 1970s. The steely, modernist watch faithfully carries over the same free-thinking marriage of form and function found in the original concept, with an angular, asymmetrical case and bracelet and a solar-powered digital display, now backed by state-of-the-art electronic technology. The Bamford London Neprosolar has a fascinating backstory. In the 1970s, Nepro was one of the most innovative and experimental Swiss watch and clock companies and a leader in digital quartz devices. In 1970, it introduced what was then the world’s smallest electronic alarm clock of its type, with the mechanism and display built into a tiny pillbox.


Then at the Basel watch fair of 1976, Nepro announced the revolutionary Neprosolar, a solid-state quartz electronic wristwatch prototype powered by high-tech solar cells that transformed light into energy. The space-age design had a light-emitting diode, or LED display, that at the push of a button scrolled through hours and minutes, running seconds or date and month indications. A year later, Nepro produced the Quartz XJ-S, a digital watch that celebrated the iconic form of the newly released Jaguar XJ-S sports car. Nepro was cool. But the technology of the time was too limited to turn the solar-powered dream into a reality, and so the Neprosolar remained a concept, destined to disappear into the archives. Until now. Today, Bamford London is proud to realise that dream in partnership with Nepro, and to recapture the bold, retro-futuristic design and spirit of innovation found in the original Nepro concept watch.


The new watch echoes the form of that concept and adds a crisp, high-resolution OLED display, solar cells and a powerful rechargeable battery to a joyfully asymmetrical stainless-steel box-case and tapered metal bracelet, both finished in black PVD. The watch has two activators, one set into the left case flank to set the watch and a second into the right to control the blue OLED display. A single touch of the right activator illuminates an hour and minute display that can be set to 12 or 24-hour mode and that indicates seconds with a flashing colon; a second shows the day and month; and a third the power reserve, indicated by a series of four dots, which decrease as the power reserve is expended. The display is automatically programmed to turn off after four seconds, but it can be set to remain lit for 30 minutes by pressing the right activator for 10 seconds, or until the battery is fully discharged by pressing the left activator for 10 seconds. These special modes are turned off by pressing either of the two activators for a further 10 seconds.

The power reserve of the watch’s rechargeable battery will vary depending on usage. If the display is set to remain lit without solar recharge, the battery will discharge in around 10 hours. If the display is activated 10 times a day without solar recharge, the battery will discharge in around 500 days. If the display is never activated, without solar recharge, the battery will discharge in around three years. The battery has an approximate zero-to-full solar recharge rate of around 20 hours.


In keeping with Bamford London’s playful take on a watch’s presentation case, the Neprosolar is delivered in a black anodized aluminium cylinder that releases from the top like a top-secret canister, wittily retelling the nostalgic, even paranoid story of the early high-tech age. “Nepro is one of the unsung heroes of the watch industry and has a magical, wonderfully nostalgic story to tell,” says Bamford London founder, George Bamford. “When I first saw pictures of that 1970s concept watch a couple of year ago, I couldn’t take my eyes off it. The design was just so out there, a retro-futuristic thing that was somehow familiar and yet completely alien at the same time. I fell down the rabbit hole and the more I found out about it, the more I fell in love with it. How could this watch never have been put into production? And what if we could do it using Nepro’s story, Bamford London’s vision and today’s technology? It’s been a journey of discovery, unpicking the hidden backstory of this beautiful, bonkers watch, and a huge joy to industrialise Nepro’s enlightened concept and give it life for the first time. Meeting the family who still own Nepro has been such a thrill and I’m so excited to be reviving the name and the Neprosolar design. This watch is insanely cool and I can’t wait to see what people think of it.” The Bamford London Neprosolar will be available for pre-order from 2pm BST on 30 May 2024 for just one week, priced £699. It will be available exclusively at bamfordlondon.com. Deliveries are scheduled for October 2024 and buyers will be sent regular delivery progress updates.

Falling In Love, All Over Again!

It goes without saying, I am a Bell & Ross fan. I am biased.

Courtesy of Bell & Ross

In fairness, I am sure that this wrist rocket came out a while ago, but while noodling around the Bell & Ross website this evening I stumbled upon it again. And it would seem that once again, the design team at Bell & Ross crawled inside my skull and identified what exactly would tick all my boxes - this is it!

Ladies and gentleman, children of all ages. May I present the BR V2-94 Bellytanker Bronze Mint!

And Bell & Ross? I love you, but now I have to go and have an awkward conversation with my piggy bank ; )

Here are the pertinents -

• MOVEMENT

  BR-CAL.301. Automatic mechanical.

• FUNCTIONS

  Hours, minutes, small seconds at 3 o'clock. Date. Chronograph: 30-minute counter at 9 o'clock, central chronograph seconds.

• CASE

  41 mm in diameter. Satin-polished CuAL7Si2 bronze. Bronze bezel with scale and anodised aluminium ring and tachymeter. Screw-down crown and pushers. Sapphire case-back.

• DIAL

  Green sunray. Metal applique numerals and indices. Metal skeletonised Super-LumiNova®-filled hour and minute hands.

• CRYSTAL

  Ultra-domed sapphire with anti-reflective coating.

• WATER-RESISTANCE

  100 metres.

• STRAP

  Perforated green calfskin leather.

• BUCKLE

  Folding. Satin-finished and polished bronze.

The 417 ES Tornado Maiden Flight

From Hanhart -

Courtesy of Hanhart

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the first flight of the Tornado, Hanhart has released the 417 ES Tornado Maiden Flight.

Courtesy of Hanhart

Limited to 148 pieces and priced at 2,590 Euros (with VAT included if I have read the online store listing correctly).

Courtesy of Hanhart

The case is of stainless steel and measures 39 mm in diameter. The movement is Sellita's AMT5100 M, which is hand-winding.

The 1858 - From a Friend For a Friend

As a matter of full-disclosure, I (James Henderson) am the owner of the Oberlin Watch Company.

Ladies and gentlemen, and children of all ages, I am very proud to introduce you to the 1858 from the Oberlin Watch Company.

When I introduced the first quartz pieces back during the pandemic, there were some who thought that I had "re-birthed" a defunct French watch brand. That notion was based on the existence of a pocket chronograph that had been produced by the Oberlin Pharmaceutical  Company, of France back in the 1900s - 

As far as anyone knows, the Oberlin pocket watches were manufactured to be given as promotional gifts to doctors and pharmacists in an effort to promote the Oberlin Pharmaceutical Company. These watches were manufactured in Besançon, France.

So in other words, there was never an Oberlin Watch Company. But there is one NOW!

Courtesy of D.N. Mason

So for those just tuning in, the 1858 is what we're calling an (Underground) Railroad Watch. The great Kipton train wreck that forced the dramatic improvements in the manufacture of pocket (railroad) watches and standardization of scheduling and timekeeping, happened within virtually walking distance of Oberlin. So there is certainly a train connection to my hometown. But dig a little deeper into Oberlin history, and you will learn about the Oberlin - Wellington Rescue -

Courtesy of Wikipedia

Long story short? John Price was an escaped slave who had found his way to Oberlin. Under the fugitive slave act, the government would assist slave owners by capturing and returning those lucky enough to escape in the first place who were unlucky enough to be discovered and identified as an escaped slave. And this is exactly the fate that befell John Price. He was spirited away by a Marshall and small group of henchmen to Wellington, the town next door where they intended to hop onto the first thing smoking the next day and forcibly take John Price back to Kentucky.

From a Friend For a Friend -

In his short time in Oberlin, John Price had made some friends. More than he probably knew. Because as word spread of his abduction, the townspeople of Oberlin got together, met with like-minded folks in Wellington, and when negotiations for Price's release failed? They forced their way into the hotel that Mr. Price's abductors had been holed-up in, and found him in the attic. They took him back to Oberlin, where he was hidden in the basement of future Oberlin College president James Harris Fairchild. Shortly thereafter he was taken to Canada, the last stop on the Underground Railroad. 

The Oberlin Watch Company was born out of a request from a friend - could you make a watch for us? The first series sold out before it was even produced. It would seem that the Oberlin Watch Company had more friends than we realized ; )

The pre-sale of the 1858 sold out, but we will have a handful of pieces available for those who joined us late.   

Stay tuned!

The BR 03 White Steel & Gold

From Bell & Ross -

Courtesy of Bell & Ross

This is the latest addition to the BR 03 family. The case is of stainless steel and measures 41 mm wide with a thickness of 9.4 mm. The dial is silver opaline. The bezel and crown are 18 K rose gold. The movement is the BR - CAL .302-1.

Price - $6,900

Here are the pertinents in full -

• MOVEMENT

  Calibre BR-CAL.302-1. Automatic mechanical movement. 54-hour power reserve.

• FUNCTIONS

  Hours, minutes, seconds and date.

• CASE

  41 mm wide. 9.4 mm thick. Satin-finished and polished steel and 18 K rose gold.

• DIAL

  Silver opaline. Rose gold gilded applique indices and numerals filled with beige Super-LumiNova®. 18 K rose gold gilded skeletonised hour and minute hands filled with beige Super-LumiNova®.

• CRYSTAL

  Sapphire with anti-reflective coating.

• WATER-RESISTANCE

  100 metres.

• STRAP

  Brown calfskin leather.

• BUCKLE

  Pin. Satin-finished and polished steel.

 

The General Purpose MIL - W - 3818

From Siduna -

Courtesy of Siduna

This is the latest offering from Siduna.

Courtesy of Siduna

A fabulous military inspired time machine from my favorite Nordic watch brand.

The case is water resistant to 200 meters and measures 39 mm in diameter and is of  austenitic stainless steel. The movement is Soprod's self-winding P024. Available with either a leather or nylon strap and very attractively priced -

$425.79 with nylon strap

$473.58 with leather strap

My Friend's Watch - And Why It's Great When The Good Guys Win!

One of the really great things about writing this bloggy-wog is the friendships that I have made over the years. And friendship is a funny thing, it can sometimes be more transactional when business is involved. But then other friendships are simply that. Friendship.

I first encountered Armand Billard stalking the halls of BaselWorld in (if my memory hasn't totally pooped out) 2018. He was a real presence, wearing a custom jacket (of which, I believe, he had two).

And the watch he was promoting was the Sartory Billard SB02 -

It is hard to believe that it has been six years! In fairly short order, Armand's brand has evolved.  He is now a highly sought-after independent watch maker, who I am proud to call my friend. And Sartory Billard has grown from a project two friends put together to celebrate a milestone birthday, to one of the hottest independent brands in the world.

Today Armand has a keen focus on bespoke work, but in all honesty I am an even bigger fan of his "ready-to-wear" items. In particular, this blue dialed time machine -

Courtesy of Sartory Billard

This is the SB04 BLUE GUILLOCHÉ.

The case is of stainless steel and measures 40 mm in diameter. The dial, which let's be honest, is amaze-balls, is a beguiling blue guilloché, with applied indices. And most importantly - at least in my opinion, it bears the Sartory Billard name just below 6 o'clock. Of all of the "off the rack" options, this is my favorite.

Courtesy of Sartory Billard

The movement is from La Joux-Perret, the G100.

In this day and age, you don't really need a watch. So if you're going to have one, it should be one that you really want ; )

And even though he is a Watch Town superstar, he still has time to for his friends, as you will read about in a few weeks' time.

Stay tuned!

Everyone's Favorite Beagle Scout!

Snoopy and Woodstock are back and ready for Goodwoof!

Courtesy of Bamford London

Goodwoof is back, and this marks the third year of Bamford's collaboration with the festival of furriness taking place at the Goodwood Estates today (May 18) and tomorrow (May 19).

Courtesy of Bamford London

The Goodwoof x Bamford London ‘Beagle Scout’ Snoopy Limited-Edition GMT is limited to 75 pieces and priced at £1,800.

Here are the pertinents -

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: 

• TYPE: Automatic GMT Titanium watch with internal rotating bezel 

• MOVEMENT: Sellita SW330-2, 25 Jewels, 28,800 VPH, 56-hour power reserve 

• FUNCTION: Self-winding mechanism with ball bearing, 3 o’clock date position with quick date setting, second time zone by central hand 

• CASE MATERIAL: Titanium, Sapphire Crystal glass with antiglare  

• CASE DIAMETER: 40 mm 

• CASE THICKNESS: 11.7 mm 

• CASEBACK MATERIAL: Titanium 

• WATER-RESISTANCE: 100m / 10 ATM 

• LUG WIDTH: 20mm

Accidentally Montblanc

As both a pen lover and a dedicated Wes Anderson fan (accidentally and otherwise), I got a huge smile out of the Montblanc / Wes Anderson campaign -

The Enamel 1Z Edition

From MeisterSinger -

Courtesy of MeisterSinger

This special new piece from MeisterSinger will be limited to 24 pieces.

Courtesy of MeisterSinger

The case is of stainless steel and measures 43 mm in diameter. The movement is hand-winding, ETA's Unitas 6498.

The price in Euro is: 

4.990€

Here are the pertinents -

Model
Edition Enamel 1Z (ED-UNITAS-1ZE)

Movement
ETA/Unitas 6498, hand wound, 46h power reserve

Case
Stainless steel, sapphire glass, 5 bar, 4 screws exhibition back

Diameter
43 mm

Dial
Genuine enamel, ivory

Strap
Calf leather with croco print, Cognac, double folding clasp

Speciality
Limited to 24 pieces

Origin
German brand, Swiss Made

RRP*
4.990€

From Fidel, to Gina, to...

Wennenes auction house will be handling several items from the estate of Gina Lollobrigida on May 28 and 29. And one particular item caught my eye -

Courtesy of Wennenes

This is, as you can tell, not the infamous Rolex that Fidel Castro was frequently photographed wearing. No, this is a rather curious piece.

Per Wennenes -

SEIKO MEN'S TITANIUM WRIST WATCH FIDEL CASTRO WATCH

37x41 mm titanium case, 'to Gina with admiration' personalisation, 'Fidel Castro', LCD dial, quartz movement, titanium strap. 

So how did one of Italy's most famous film stars come to have a digital Seiko watch with a personalized engraving from "Miami's Most Wanted"?

A great article explaining their meeting and how the watch came to her wrist can be found courtesy of the Guardian -

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/12/gina-lollobrigida-fidel-castro-watch-auction

Long story short? When her acting days had come to an end, she embarked on a second act as a photojournalist. And it was in that capacity that they met (for a second time) when she was granted an exclusive interview. Apparently it went well, as Castro removed his watch and gave it to her. He later had it engraved.

If I Could Create My Dream Mido

If you're just tuning in, what you may not know is that I am, at heart, a pretty devoted fan of Mido -

Fathers, Sons, And All That Comes With It

So if I were given the opportunity to design my "dream Mido", (and you'll have to employ your imagination a bit here), it would combine two existing Mido GMT models -

The basis would be the Ocean Star GMT Limited Edition for Hodinkee -

Courtesy of Hodinkee and Mido

I would opt for a non co-branded case back ; )

I would change the bezel insert to the one from this globe trotting time machine which indicates various major cities -

Courtesy of Mido

Now in a completely perfect world I would replace New York with Zanesville (Ohio), Los Angeles with Eugene (Oregon), Tokyo with Kasukabe (Japan), and London with St. Andrews (Scotland). 

I'm sure the folks at Mido will drop everything and jump on this idea ; )

Enjoy your watches!

The Bamford London ‘Harrods’ Limited-Edition Snoopy PVD GMT

From Bamford London - 

Courtesy of Bamford London

I have very fond memories of my time living in the UK. For those of you just tuning in, I did two graduate qualifications in England (Surrey and Leicester), and with my amazing wife, Wendy, was on the summer teaching team at the University of St Andrews.

Each summer we would stay with my brother-in-law's family in Sutton for a few days before heading up north. I would make my obligatory twice-yearly visit to the green fields of Guildford to meet with my professors, and then Wendy and I would trek into London. Covent Garden (where I bumped into Liam Gallagher at Paul Smith), the British Museum, and would inevitably find our way to Harrods.

For those of you that have not been, Harrods is pretty much IT. You name it, they have it. Truly the best of the best. Back in the 90s, you did have to pay a quid to use the loo, but I will say in their defense that it was one of the cleanest facilities I have ever used ; )

I am also a HUGE fan of Charlie Brown, and his faithful beagle, Snoopy. My first watch was a hand-winding Snoopy watch from Timex. But that is a whole other story.

So back to the matter at hand. I was particularly interested when the press release regarding this new collaboration arrived. 

Courtesy of Bamford London

In their own words -

Since 1849, Harrods has stood sentinel on London’s Brompton Road, an icon of the British capital and one of the most renowned department stores in the world. To celebrate Harrods’ 175th anniversary, Bamford London has partnered with PEANUTS™ to create an exclusive limited-edition timepiece featuring Snoopy, resplendent in Harrods’ traditional green and gold.

Bamford London and Harrods are brands which represent the epitome of British luxury and design. Despite their establishment more than 150 years apart, both continue to redefine and reinvent British style. One as a pillar of fashion and retail since the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, and the other as a twenty-first century wunderkind disruptor.

Harrods was founded by Charles Henry Harrod, an entrepreneur who fought to build a retail empire despite a number of setbacks, including the destruction of an early incarnation of Harrods in a fire in 1883. Charles’ fortitude and determination, and that of his son, saw the business grow from a small haberdasher and grocery, to the famed bastion of British commerce and plenitude that has cemented
its place in the bedrock of London’s West End, and draws 15 million visitors each year.

Now, through their longstanding partnership, Bamford London and PEANUTS are proud to commemorate 175 years of Harrods trailblazing, with the release of this limited-edition character GMT, featuring Snoopy in the unmistakable

Harrods colours. The automatic GMT is encased in a black steel case displaying Snoopy in rich gold with a green trim, front and centre on the dial. Snoopy’s arms form the hour and minute hands, with his best friend Woodstock perched on the tip of the second hand. The watch is powered by a Swiss-made Sellita SW330-2 movement and is presented on a saffiano verde leather strap with gold stitching, in a unique green and gold trim PEANUTS doghouse box.

George Bamford said, “It is an honour to be working with Harrods on their 175th anniversary, and with such an iconic brand as PEANUTS. Two icons coming together in one beautiful watch that I know will be a collectors’ item and a favourite amongst both Harrods and Bamford clients.”

The ‘Harrods’ Limited-Edition is limited to just 75 pieces, priced at £1850 and will be available via bamfordlondon.com from 2:00PM BST on the Friday 10th May 2024.

Here are the pertinents -

● TYPE: Automatic GMT watch with internal rotating bezel

● MOVEMENT: Sellita SW330-2, 25 Jewels, 28,800 Vph, 56 hour power reserve

● FUNCTION: Self-winding mechanism with ball bearing, 3 o’clock date position with quick date

setting, second time zone by central hand

● CASE MATERIAL: Black-coated PVD steel

● CASE DIAMETER: 40 mm

● CASE THICKNESS: 11.7 mm

● CASEBACK MATERIAL: Black-coated PVD steel

● WATER-RESISTANCE: 100m / 10 ATM

● LUG WIDTH: 20mm

The Transfer Window Opens...

At Arnold & Son.

Per WatchPro -

https://www.watchpro.com/arnold-sons-replaces-ceo-bertrand-savary-with-his-vp-of-sales/

It would seem that Bertrand Savary will be pursuing other professional interests. In a move that probably came as a surprise to some,
Pascal Béchu will be running the show at Arnold & Son / Angelus with immediate effect. Let's hope this goes better for Arnold & Son and Angelus customers than it did for all of the brands who got the fuzzy end of the lollipop (not to mention rather blunt "requests" for payment for a watch show that never happened) when BaselWorld went pear-shaped. In fairness, it was one Michel Loris-Melikoff who was calling the shots, and the less said about Mr. Loris-Melikoff, the better.


So Pascal Béchu, we wish you the best of success in moving forward, and Mr. Savary we wish you Godspeed.

The OCEAN STAR 200C CARBON LIMITED EDITION

From Mido -

Courtesy of Mido

This is the latest from the folks in Le Locle. A carbon fiber case with a COSC movement.

Courtesy of Mido

Limited to 888 pieces, priced at $2,200.

Some more details -

The case measures 42.5 mm in diameter, has a screw-down crown, with a reported water resistance of 200 meters / 660 feet.

The movement is the caliber 80, is COSC certified, and has a reported power reserve of up to 80 hours.

More details at Mido's website -

www.midowatches.com/

The M36

From Vertex -

Courtesy of Vertex

This is a new release from Vertex. It's release commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 

The case is of stainless steel, and it measures 36 mm in diameter. 

More details, and with luck an interview with the current steward of the brand - Don Cochrane.

Stay tuned!

Timing...

Unless you have been living under a rock, you have no doubt been following the story of the new Tag Heuer / Kith limited editions. And yes, they are fun watches and have clearly caught the imagination of many. They have also created a bit of controversy as the timing of the release and subsequent coverage in Hodinkee followed so closely on the heels of a "Talking Watches" episode featuring the founder of Kith, Ronnie Fieg and his rather extensive collection of (now vintage, which I guess makes me vintage too)Tag Heuer Formula 1 watches. 

I am sort of so-so on the whole Talking Watches thing. The one with celebrity chef Emeril and his son was sorta' cringeworthy. With that said, this one with Mr. Fieg was quite good. His story about receiving his first Tag Heuer from his mother who worked for Tourneau was very relatable. 

With that said...

Hodinkee's editorial independence was stressed in a disclaimer at the header of the article announcing the new release of the Kith pieces. Again, it raised more than a few eyebrows as it appeared just after the interview with Mr. Fieg.

Don't that put the 'Dink in cowinkidink?

The other complaints are about pricing. And in fairness, the price is more than a tad ambitious for a watch of this composition (quartz, plastic, stainless steel). Well, to each their own, there is little doubt out there that these will sell through quickly.

It seems that watch journalism writ large has become sort of an oxymoron. It's unfortunate, but that seems to be the way it has slid down the slippery slope when retail sleeps in the same bunk as editorial. And, gentle reader, it's not just editorial abutting commerce. It goes deeper. When Watches and Wonders is paying the freight to bring journalists from around the world to cover their pre-programmed event, it is really the business equivalent of tying a pork-chop around your unattractive child's neck to get the dog to play with it. I have no doubt that those of us who got into this writing about watches thing did so out of passion and enthusiasm. I remember a time, way back when, we would all smile and shake hands with sincerity when we met at BaselWorld. Over time that friendly comradery morphed into open antagonism for many. Friendships faded, out and out skull duggery emerged. 

It used to be different, but times can and inevitably must...change.

The Royale Tourbillon

From Pequignet -

Courtesy of Pequignet

This is a new model, which debuted at Watches and Wonders. I believe (a first) for Pequignet in terms of a tourbillon model.

Courtesy of Pequignet

Limited to 24 pieces, and priced at: 

65.000,00 € TTC

Here are the pertinents -

Case

5N Rose Gold 18 carats (Weight of gold: 54.94 g)
Polish finishing of the case with domed anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Crown with embossed « Fleur-de-Lys » logo

Details of the dial

Textured blue, drop of water
Rose (5N) gold plated stamped hands
5N colour index
Tourbillon position at 6.00
Diamond-coated tourbillon opening, 5N colour

Type of clasp

Polished gold ardillon buckle (5N, 18 carats) with Fleur-de-Lys logo
Weight of gold: 7.6 g

Details of the movement

Calibre Royal® Tourbillon
Diameter: 34.5 mm
Thickness: 6.11 mm
Flying tourbillon, with balance concentric to the cage, visible from the dial and from the movement
Titanium cage, 157 pieces, 1 revolution per minute
Balance with solid gold compensating screws, frequency of 21,600 alt/hour (3Hz), large balance with important inertia: 12mg/cm²
23 jewels
Hand decoration: Bevelling, Côtes de Genève, Circular graining, Circling, Sandblasting, Drawing

Case thickness (in mm)

11.70

Waterproofing (ATM)

5

Back of case

Secured by 6 screws, sapphire opening on the movement

Power reserve time

The Countdown Has Begun for the 1858!

I am very happy to announce via this shameless plug of self-promotion for the Oberlin Watch Company, that the 1858 is nearing completion and we are projecting the first models to be complete in the next few weeks!

The pre-order sold out, but there will be some additional pieces available for purchase - our hope is by the end of May, but it could be sooner.

The specifics:

The 1858 is a hand-winding watch. It is stainless steel, with a solid case back to allow for personalized engraving. The movement is made by Seagull, a Chinese manufacturer. The movement is the ST-3600, which is a clone of the ETA 6497.

The watches will be assembled and tested in the United States. The strap that the watches will ship with will be black. The blue strap in the image is strictly for rendering purposes.

The initial production will be for a minimum of 25 pieces with the potential for a larger series, up to 100 pieces. This will be dependent upon the number of preorders received.

Case - stainless steel, 40 mm in diameter, solid case back

Movement - Seagull ST-3600

Strap - black leather with stainless steel folding clasp

Warranty - 1 year