JS Watch co. expands its popular Islandus collection by adding the new Dakota 44mm watch, produced to honor the world famous Dakota crash site at Sólheimasandur.
This new Islandus watch takes inspiration from the Douglas Dakota C-117 Navy plane crash happened on 21st November in 1973 at Sólheimasandur on the southern coast of Iceland and the miraculous escape of its passengers.
The new Islandus Dakota C-117 watch has a 44mm diameter case made of stainless steel. Available in black or silver color, the grain finish dial features luminous Arabic numerals and hands. It also displays the date through a window positioned at 6 o’clock.
The energy source of this automatic timepiece is a 25 jewel movement made in Switzerland. Belongs to top execution grade, this calibre features custom decorations, blue screws and rhodium plated finish. These fine details can be admired through the sapphire crystal case-back.
With this new model, the brand is offering choices like Italian calf leather strap and stainless steel mesh bracelet. The suggested retail price of the JS Watch co. Islandus Dakota C117 watch is $2,631.00.
Technical details
Model: JS Watch co. Islandus Dakota C-117
Movement
Automatic winding
25 jewels, Custom decorations, Blue screws and Rhodium plated finish
42-hour power reserve when fully wound
Fine tuning: “Assortment Chronometer”
Shock protection: Incabloc
Adjusted to five positions
Case
Material: Surgical grade German Stainless Steel “316L”
Diameter: 44mm, height 11.5mm
Surface finish: Highly polished
Curved sapphire crystal glass with multi antireflective coating on the inside
See-through sapphire crystal display back
Water-resistance: 5 ATM
Lug width: 22mm
Lug to Lug length: 53mm
Dial
Black grain finish / Silver grain finish, with Arabic numerals in black or old radium Super-LumiNova
Date display at six o’clock.
Rhodium plated hands with black Super-LumiNova / Matt black with old radium Super-LumiNova.
Strap
Handmade 22mm black or brown Italian Calf with JS Watch co. Reykjavik buckle or optional deployant clasp
Steel bracelet is also available
