Young watch brand Revelot presents R11 Hexmariner, a dress styled dive watch that reinterprets the designs of iconic diving timepieces like Submariner.
While maintaining the silhouette of the Sub, the overall case and bracelet of the R11 Hexmariner watch are given more angular and edgy by introducing chamfers and hexes giving an industrial edge to the iconic profile. Both brush & polish metal finishes give this modern tool watch a touch of a classic elegance.
The watch is mounted with a unidirectional ceramic bezel with C3/BGW9 Swiss made Super-luminova.
An anti-reflective chamfered sapphire glass protects the dial side. Instead of the emblematic lollipop hands, the brand has decided to fit a sturdy chamfered sword shaped hands with mirror on the side and brush on the top with a generous dash of Super-Luminova. Same for the Indexes in order to match the drapes; hex shaped chamfered blocks filled with C3 or BGW9 Swiss lume depending on model.
R11 Hexmariner boasts an embossed Crystal Star pattern dial which harmonizes with the overall design. The watch is also available with a Muonionalusta meteorite dial.
The R11 is powered with the Seiko NH35 self-winding movement with date display. Fitted with a decorated exhibition caseback, the Revelot Hexmariner offers 200m water resistance.
On 19th October this year, the brand launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the initial mass production of the R11 Hexmariner watch. During this one month long crowd-funding drive, the brand is offering a special launch price of $279.
Technical details
Movement
NH35A with Date
Case
Ceramic bezel insert
Anti-reflective sapphire glass
Stainless Steel & Cusn8 bronze variants
200M water resistant
Decorated exhibition caseback
Dial
3D embossed Crystal star dial & Muonionalusta meteorite dial
Sword shaped hands with brush top & polish sides
Polished Hex chamfered indexes
C3 or BGW9 Super-Luminova applied
A French company named AstroMYO is offering DIY kits to build your own watch. With Their MK2 kit you can assemble a wristwatch inspired by the iconic Seagull 1963 Chronograph. This kit is comprised of a quartz chronograph movement, stainless steel case, hardlex mineral glass, strap, dial and other components as well as tools requires for assembling. It is now available on Kickstarter.
The MK2 Kit watch is meant to be wearable on a daily basis. It features a 38mm diameters 316L stainless steel case, a Japanese Miyota 0S21 quartz movement and a 18mm wide genuine leather “tan” strap.
Inspired by the 1963 Seagull, this watch has several interesting complications: the date calendar and the chronograph. Featuring a panda dial, a domed glass and gold hands, the watch has a vintage look that is totally assumed.
On October 1st, AstroMYO launched its Kickstarter campaign for its MK2 kit. The French company has set a goal of 8 500€ to launch the manufacturing of the first kits.
Priced at 100 Euros, the AstroMYO MK2 kit is designed to allow everyone to build their own watch. Each step is carefully detailed by videos, allowing everyone to easily do the assembly. The MK2 Kit has been designed to be accessible to most people and achievable with a minimum of skills. Just take the components and tools included in the kit and focus on making a great watch in less than an hour.
The Kickstarter edition of the MK2 kit will be a special edition: limited and numbered. The numbers are assigned in order of contribution. Contributors will have the exclusivity and pride of having their number engraved on the back of their watch.
The online crowd-funding campaign is ending on 31 October 2021. Pledges start @100 Euros (approximately US $ 116). Estimated delivery: Jan 2022.
Founded in 1975 in Paris, Yonger & Bresson is a French Watchmaking company. Presently, this brand belongs to Montres Ambre S.A., France.
Yonger & Bresson has recently launched an automatic skeleton timepiece, designed by Gabriele Guidi, the talented Swiss watch designer known for his exceptional works for luxury watch brands like Franck Muller, Longines, Tissot, Bulova and Universal Genève.
The Le SINGULIER automatic wristwatch by Yonger & Bresson combines Swiss design with French watchmaking saviour. The brand releases the new collection on Kickstarter on 15 October 2021. Refined & elegant, the Le SINGULIER watch will be available in 3 versions: Black, Gold & Silver.
The 316L steel tonneau-shaped case is mounted with a domed K1 mineral crystal glass. The contemporary styled skeleton dial reveals its automatic movement. Unconventional, massive yet highly elegant, its 50mm diameter curved case has been designed to fit any wrist.
The watch is driven by the MIYOTA 8N24 Japanese self-winding skeleton movement. This 21 jewel movement beats at 21 600 A/h and provides a 42h power reserve once fully wound. Each movement will be carefully regulated at -20/+20 sec/day at the brand’s Morteau workshops.
Le SINGULIER will come with two carefully picked straps to mix and match following the occasions: a leather retro-chic strap or a more sporty silicone design strap for perfect versatility. The strap width is 20mm and will be fitted with an elegant steel deployment clasp. Designed by Gabriele Guidi, a clever Quick Release Spring Bars patented system allows quick swapping of the straps.
In 1975, The Louzon brothers, two watch aficionados based in Paris, launched their own watchmaking brand: Yonger & Bresson. “Yonger” was meant to symbolize youth and energy while “Bresson” is the name of the famous French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson who pioneered the genre of street photography and one of the founding members of Magnum Photos in 1947.
Yonger & Bresson Le SINGULIER watches will be assembled by expert watchmakers of the Ambre Group in the small town of Morteau located in the French Jura mountains, the cradle of French watchmaking.
The Le SINGULIER Kickstarter campaign is online from 15th to 30th of October 2021. The backers will have the opportunity to get this timepiece at a 50% Discount Price of 249€ (instead of 499€).
Tzoumy Genève is a new Swiss watch brand founded by independent watchmaker Yvan Monnet.
A few years back, Monnet introduced the world’s first pentagonal shaped mechanical watch under his eponymous label. Now he wants to offer his emblematic watches to a wide range of customers. So he has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the Tzoumy Genève brand.
Yvan Monnet is the pioneer of the pentagonal shape wristwatch. He is also the founder of Yvan Monnet Genève, a luxury brand that embodies, in the spirit of the cabinotier, his expertise in finishings and care for details. The new Tzoumy Genève Swiss made automatic watches boast the distinctive pentagonal design, but with a lesser price.
His new brand is inspired by the Swiss village of La Tzoumaz, a place close to the environment, to his childhood roots and to the native Swiss dialects.
The Tzoumy Genève Collection highlights an avant-garde pentagonal design with innovation. Available in different dial color versions, these timepieces pay tribute to watchmaking pioneers and Swiss Made mechanical craftsmanship.
Each of these timepieces is equipped with the self-winding Landeron 24 calibre, with a customized Tzoumy oscillating rotor. Fitted with sapphire glasses (front and case-back), Tzoumy Genève watches have a water resistance of 50 meters (5 atm).
The manufacturing workshop located in the historic watchmaking area of the Saint-Gervais district, the Mecca of the Cabinotiers and of the Fabrique. The brand offers 5 years warranty for its manually and strictly tested watches.
Launched on 18th September, the Tzoumy Genève Watches Kickstarter online campaign will be active until 18 October 2021. Pledges start at CHF 1,125 (about US$ 1,207). Post the successful funding of the campaign, the delivery of watches will be from March 2022.
Technical details
Case
316L stainless steel case stainless steel, polished-brushed
Anti-reflective sapphire glasses on the bezel and the back
Star crown at 2pm
Measurements: 3h-9h > 40mm
Thickness: 9,5mm
Between the lugs: 20mm
Dial
color: frosted sun, available in 5 colors, opalescent (white), blue cobalt, anthracite, Denim blue, melon (orange)
13 hour markers
Two-tone decals
Hands
Polished faceted and recessed hours and minutes hands
Second hand arrow balanced
Movement
Caliber Landeron 24 with Tzoumy rotor
Maximum run time deviation: 10 sec/day
Frequency: 28’800 A/h (4Hz)
36h power reserve
Straps
With each watch, two wristbands with clips with hooks
Hand-sewn calf leather, tanned in Italy
Deployant clasp on the worn wristband and deployant buckle installed on the second one
On 13 July 2021, Hong Kong based watch brand ATOWAK launched a Kickstarter campaign for two new mechanical wristwatches inspired by supercars.
The ETTORE Drift is the premium model of the series that features a four-arm wandering hour time display.
The ETTORE Lite is a retrograde watch that forgoes the wandering arm, opting instead for a classic time display with a similar racecar aesthetic.
Wandering hour timepieces are typically reserved for high-end luxury watches as the complexity involved in creating this dedicated movement and its time-indicating system tends to push the price beyond $10,000. To make wandering hour watches accessible to more people, ATOWAK has devoted more than three years of development to create their own exclusive custom movement.
ETTORE Drift has 12 rotating hour indicators (three per arm) that work in synchronicity, sweeping the dial with a finely crafted aluminum cross arm structure that moves across a minute index to precisely tell the time. The watch’s movement is built upon MIYOTA 9015, which has been redesigned for the custom four-arm time display.
In these timepieces, numerals, hands, and profile curves are illuminated with Swiss Super-LumiNova, which glows in low-light conditions to replicate the feeling of driving at night in the driving cabin of a car. The watches’ unique racetrack-shaped case is made of 316L stainless steel that is created through a series of 20 pressings and 50 fine processing steps. Each case is individually numbered and water-resistant to 100 feet (30 meters).
Worn on an Italian leather strap, the watches are as comfortable for daily wear as they are suitable for special occasions. With a quick-release system, ETTORE allows wearers to replace the strap with different color options to customize their style.
Production is limited to 500 sets for each of its five-color editions worldwide and each watch is individually numbered to uniquely identify it. Both models come with a two-year international warranty.
The estimated delivery date of the ETTORE series is November 2021. Both models come with a two-year international warranty.
In this crowd-funding campaign, the brand is offering discounted prices starting at US $ 299 for ETTORE Lite and US $ 549 for ETTORE Drift models. Future retail prices of these timepieces will be $649 and $1,199 respectively.
Co-founded by Travis Tan and his wife Vivian Ko, HVD is a Singapore based watch brand. Recently, it has launched a Kickstarter Campaign for promoting the brand’s debut watch collection, the SpectreDiver.
Inspired by the designs of vintage tool watches, this versatile timepiece houses a hand-wound movement. Featuring a classic stainless steel case with bubble-dome plexiglass crystal and a vintage scratched dial, the SpectreDiver pays tribute to the versatility and durability of the diving watches manufactured during the 1950s and 1960s.
The SpectreDiver features a vintage 40mm case. Each vintage scratched dial is individually hand-embellished, so no two dials are ever the same.
Its boat-shaped hour and minute hands as well as the 12 applied hour-markers are treated with Swiss Super-Luminova for ensuring visibility of the dial indications.
The 2.5 mm thick domed plexiglass is reminiscent of the crystals of vintage timepieces. The movement beating inside each timepiece is the Swiss-made hand wound calibre SW210-1. Beats at 28,800 vph, this 19-jewel mechanical manual winding engine provides a power reserve of 42 hours.
Water resistant to 200 meters, the watch is equipped with a unidirectional rotating diving bezel featuring a triangle 0/60 marker with lumed dot. The watch boasts alternative brushed and polished finishing on the case.
The HVD SpectreDiver watch is available in three colorways: Emerald, Onyx, and Moonstone.
Presently, for the backers of its Kickstarter online fund raising project, HVD is offering a special discount price starting from $399. The campaign was launched on July 5th, 2021 for two weeks. In future, the retail price will be $579.
Case
316L surgical-grade stainless steel case
120-click unidirectional bezel
Dome plexiglass crystal
Water resistance to 200m (660ft) / 20ATM
Push-pull crown with custom engraved logo
Dimensions
40mm case diameter
10mm case thickness + 2.5mm dome crystal thickness
20mm lug width tapers to 16mm at clasp
48mm lug-to-lug
Movement
Sellita SW210-1 hand-winding movement (28,800 bhp)
Dial
Individual hand-textured dials with applied indexes
Swiss Super-Luminova
Bracelet
316L surgical-grade stainless steel bracelet with solid endlinks
Push-button clasp with 3 micro-adjustment slots
Included: Full-grain calf-leather pouch + Tool for sizing bracelet
Hong Kong/PRC based watch brand Astronic launches a new collection of watches created for those who truly appreciate engineering feats. These timepieces incorporate high-end mechanisms, including an in-house designed tourbillon, multilayered 3D engraving skeleton dial, power reserve of up to 80 hours and military-grade 316L steel case.
The new Astronic watches are inspired by two aviation legends: the NightHawk F-117 Stealth Fighter and the Apache-64 Attack Helicopter.
Astronic is led by Kristopher Chiu, who started his watch design, and manufacturing company “Chill Design Limited” after a decade-long working experience in “Isaswiss Group” (2005-2015). The flagship of the line is the Astronic Nighthawk Tourbillon. According to the brand, it is the first stealth Tourbillon watch in the world.
The Astronic Nighthawk Tourbillon watch comes with an in-house exclusively designed 3D co-axial tourbillon mechanism with 21,600-vph frequency to increase time recording accuracy by eliminating the negative effects of gravity. Manually-wound, this mechanical tourbillon movement has a 42-hour power reserve displayed by a 240° power-reserve gauge.
The design of tourbillon dial is inspired by the F-117 Nighthawk’s dashboard, exhaust system, and the iconic wings of this gravity-defying aircraft. The multilayer 3-dimensional engraving dial with the exclusive design of the Half Skeleton Flying Co-Axial Tourbillon brings the entire timepiece together.
Fitted with a sapphire crystal glass it has a water resistance of up to 100 meters. The watch is available with leather and stainless steel strap options.
Astronic also offers skeletonized models without tourbillons — the Astronic Apache Skeleton. In the Apache collection, dials draw their inspiration from the exteriors of the Apache 64 helicopter.
Its automatic movement is visible through a large skeleton dial. Its base-plate is CNC-machined and beautifully finished. The movement features an extra-large mainspring, holding an exceptional 80 hours of power reserve, nearly double that of most automatic movement.
The Apache’s hollow, curved skeleton dial is designed to highlight all the valuable moving parts of the timepiece. Its Tritec Swiss Luminour hands offer the best night vision, and its Flexi-glass second plate simulates the design of the helicopters’ side rotors.
The rest of the characteristics including the straps and durability are identical to Astronic Nighthawk Tourbillon.
The Astronic Nighthawk Tourbillon and Astronic Apache Skeleton are available in 5 different color options.
For funding the initial mass production of these watches, the brand has recently launched a Kickstarter campaign, which will be active until 10th August 2021. During this campaign, the brand is offering both Nighthawk Tourbillon and Apache Skeleton watches.
The super early pledge of Astronic Nighthawk Tourbillon is HK$ 9,075 (approximately US$ 1,169). The Astronic Apache Skeleton watch is available at a price starting at HK$ 3,020 (US$ 389).
The AiPower Wearbuds Watch combines smartwatch features with wireless earbuds in one compact design. Founded in 2018, AiPower, the Singapore based innovative smart device developer creates three product ranges: Wearbuds™, Korona™ and Spark.
Developed by AiPower, Wearbuds® represents an innovative and modern wireless technology. With its innovative patented 2-in-1 design, the Wearbuds® can be stored and charged in a fitness band or a smartwatch, bringing both audio and fitness tracking experience to consumers. The latest Bluetooth 5.0 technology allows fast and easy hands-free phone calls with one or both earbuds.
Inspired by the success of Wearbuds® wristband-housed wireless earbuds, AiPower now presents the Wearbuds Watch.
All wireless earbuds are not truly wireless because you always have to carry a charging case. Without it, earbuds cannot be powered on or off and will soon run out of power. Wearbuds are the world’s first true wireless Bluetooth earbuds stored and charged right in the smartwatch. Thanks to the magnetic comportments ergonomically set on one side of the smartwatch, you’ll have a place to put your earbuds and charge them without the hassle of carrying a charging case.
Wearbuds Watch comes packed with advanced fitness and health monitoring features to help the users hit their wellness goals, starting from tracking blood oxygen to monitoring the heart rate to different sport modes.
The information gathered by its sophisticated technology will be available in the dedicated App (compatible with both Android & iOS). On top of that, once paired with the phone, the users will receive calls, messages and notifications from Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram and some other social platforms right on their wrist.
Designed for optimal convenience and sound delivery, Wearbuds Watch can easily be paired with any of your devices and get up to 2.5 hours of nonstop music, podcasts, on a single charge.
Wearbuds Watch is available now as a reward for backing the project on Indiegogo. Pledging $129 gives a Wearbuds Watch (smartwatch and earbuds) for early birds before rising to its retail price of $269 upon completion of the campaign.
Switzerland based start-up Sequent has announced its new Elektron smart self-charging watch collection made of titanium, the lightest and strongest metal cases we ever made. The watch faces are now equipped with solar powered indexes that glow in the dark, which gives the watch a perfect readability and futuristic feel.
All SEQUENT® Elektron® watches are equipped with the newest self-charging SuperCharger2.2 movement technology, which transforms body movement into electrical power, to supply the watch with virtually infinite power reserve. The watch features the newest activity tracking technologies, heart rate sensors, and records your sport sessions.
Sequent is a Swiss start-up, based in Basel with subsidiaries in Taipei (TW), London (UK) and Prague (CZ). The company has invented the first smart self-charging watch, powered with an automatic self-winding movement. Sequent merges traditional watchmaking with cutting edge smart technologies to provide watch lovers the “Swiss way” of making a smartwatch.
At present, the customers can book the new Sequent Titanium Elektron smart self-charging watch by supporting their Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign, which is ending on 25th June 2021. For the backers of their KS campaign, the brand is offering special early bird price starting at US$ 390. Estimated delivery is in November 2021.
Unique Self-charging mechanism
Activity tracking
Distance monitoring
Heart rate monitor
Sport tracking with connected e-GPS (requires phone)
Compatible iOS and Android
Case
Titanium grade 2 case
Option with black DLC coating
Diameter: 42.10 mm
Height: 14.20 mm
Lug to lug: 45.50 mm
Strap width: 22.00 mm
Case weight: 55 gr
Sapphire glass
Open caseback
Water resistance: 50 meters
Dial
Black matt dial with applied SuperLuminova® indexes
Black matt hands filled with SuperLuminova®
Strap
Available in Eco #Tide ocean material, rubber or leather
New York based watch brand Redux & Co. has announced new series of tool watches inspired by the mission critical pilot instruments.
Made of titanium, these exceptional timekeepers fuse the design characteristics of both diving and pilot watches. The brand’s latest release includes four wristwatch models: VALOR, HONNR, SCOUT and COURG.
The names of these Redux & Co. watches are inspired by the Waypoints (geographic coordinates) used in the aviation for navigational purposes. For example, HONNR and COURG are the two waypoints near Washington D.C.
Redux & Co. has recently conducted a successful crowd funding campaign (27 APR – 27 MAY, 2021) on Kickstarter. For those who missed the KS project, the brand has created an Indiegogo INDEMAND campaign to offer their new Titanium Pilot-Diver Mission Watches.
These timepieces are made of Aerospace-Grade Titanium, which is hypoallergenic and 50% lighter than steel. VALOR, HONNR and COURG models are equipped with Miyota 9015 automatic movement.
Redux & Co. SCOUT is available with the option of SEIKO NH05 automatic movement or Ronda analogue quartz movement. The SCOUT watch can be paired with an analogue compass or a digital module.
HONNR has a 37mm diameter case whereas VALOR features a 38mm case. COURG model comes with a 42mm case. SCOUT has a 28mm case. All Redux & Co. Titanium Pilot-Diver Mission watches are fitted with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass with AR coating.
Water resistant to 200 meters, these watches also feature uni-directional counter clockwise rotating diver bezel. These timepieces incorporate Soft iron Faraday-Cage to reduce magnetic interference.
The dial features simple, uncluttered design with super-bright luminous painted details for ensuring exceptional visibility. All these watches are now available for order via Indiegogo platform with delivery in December 2021.
London based micro-watch brand Fifty Eight watches presents their first collection. Christened ‘Geneva Tribute’, this limited series classic wristwatches combine Swiss Made precision, inspiring design and sophistication.
Geneva has been renowned for its prestigious watchmaking traditions. Celebrating the long-established luxury watch industry of this magnificent city, the young brand has offering a number of contemporary mechanical timepieces.
The design codes of the Geneva Tribute Collection include the iconic Côtes de Genève decorations, a charming back engraving – St Pierre Cathedral, signature sector dial, and a logo that symbolizes the undisputed reign of Swiss watchmaking. All ‘Fifty Eight’ watches are manufactured in Switzerland, in a very limited series – 158 individually numbered units/model, producing five colour variations.
For each Geneva Tribute watch, the brand has selected Sellita SW200, a reliable Swiss-Made self-winding movement with a power reserve of 38 hours. Made of 316L stainless steel, the case measures 41mm diameter – a perfect proportion for a contemporary dress watch. The case is 10.2mm thick and lug-to-lug width is 47mm. The flat case back with curved lugs offers comfortable wear on most wrists.
The watch is topped with an AR coated sapphire crystal glass. The eye-catching sector dial features a matte finished outer-track with applied, high-polished hour indexes raised from the texture of the dial and a center section with Côtes de Genève decoration.
The dial boasts properly sized and proportioned faceted Alpha hour and minute hands as well as a second hand with a distinct diamond-shaped counterweight. This dial lay-out ensures excellent readability.
On 05th May 2021, the brand launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for this project. The campaign will be active until 03 June 2021. During this online crowd funding promotion, Fifty Eight is offering special Kickstarter prices for the backers. Pledges start at £460 (US$ 640).
In this campaign, the brand is offering five different versions of the Geneva Tribute watch:
Ref. 5814 “Lucent White”: With stainless steel case, white dial and blued steel hands.
Ref. 5815 “Kokanee Salmon”: With stainless steel case, exotic kokanee-salmon dial and blued steel hands.
Ref.5811 “Midnight Blue”: With stainless steel case, blue dial and steel hands.
Ref.5812 “Jade Black”: With stainless steel case, black dial and steel hands.
Ref.5816 “Rose Gold”: With rose gold finished steel case, black dial and golden hands.
Movement
Sellita SW200 Automatic
Power reserve: 38 hours
Case
316L Stainless Steel
Case diameter: 41mm
Case height: 10.2mm
Lug width: 20mm
Lug-to-lug: 47mm
Glass: Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on the underside
Water-resistance: 50 meters/ 5ATM
Dial
Decoration: Côtes de Genève
Hands: Custom made faceted Alpha hour and minute hands with a distinct diamond-shape counterweight
Index: High polished applied hour indexes, raised from the texture of the dial
Strap
Alligator grain leather, handmade in Italy (quick change spring-bar)
For every watch, you will receive another strap that comes as a gift.
Box
Each timepiece is delivered in a wooden box, beautifully decorated grain pattern “Royal Ebony Macassar” along with the certificate of authenticity and warranty card.
Kickstarter price
Super Early Birds (limited to first 58 units/colour variation) priced at: £460
Early Birds (limited to 100 units/colour variation) priced at: £490
Designed by Jason Chan, LORESUM L001 is a mechanical wristwatch inspired by the works of Harry Beck, the English technical draughtsman who created the present London Underground Tube map in 1931.
The name Loresum comes from the famous placeholder text “lorem ipsum”. Drawn to its ability to represent a design template in its purest aesthetic form, the founders adopted the word to signify their passion for creating a perfectly original design.
Their head designer, Jason Chan, established the company in the hopes of raising the bar for creative watchmaking. With successes such as Hong Kong based company JW Watch and designing for Behrens Original under his belt, he is well versed in mixing the unconventional with the practical.
Loresum’s first product, the L001, was inspired by engineering draftsman, Harry Beck. His radical 8-directional railway map changed history, becoming the basis for nearly every railway map we use today. Chan adopted this concept and turned Beck’s 2D map into a 3D watch.
Using multiple layers, he designed each part to resemble a part of a railway station, the gears, rails, tunnels, etc. Pushing his limits even further, Chan challenged the conventional and replaced both the minute and hour hands with numbered discs. Dotted markers on the perimeter of these discs indicate time during the day. At night, the numbers are illuminated by the glow of Swiss Super-LumiNova® BGW9.
The L001 incorporates Miyota 9015 self-winding movement equipped with features such as a 42 hour power reserve and sweep second movement. The movement contains 24 jewels and functions at a frequency of 4 Hertz. The watch front and back crystals are made of sapphire.
Protecting the rest of the timepiece is a 316L stainless steel case finished with a multi-polishing coating while the rose gold models are ion plated. Each watch goes through rigorous testing procedures before they are sent out.
On 25 April 2021, the brand launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the initial mass production of the L001 mechanical watch. Pledges start at HK$ 6,600 (USD 851) and the estimated delivery will be in November 2021.
Technical details
Movement
MIYOTA 9015 automatic movement with in-house module
Case
316L Stainless steel case (for blue and black version), rose-gold plated(for rose-gold plated version)
Ø42mm, height 12.5mm
Both-side sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 5ATM
Dial
Sapphire crystal hour and minute discs
Swiss Super-LumiNova® BGW9
Strap
Fine crafted Italian calf leather or Horween leather
British watch brand Pompeak presents its new timepiece, the Sub-Aquatic. Equipped with Swiss movement and designed in Britain, this new series offers exceptional dive watches under £500.
Sub-Aquatic is a recreational dive watch with a water resistance of 200 meters (20 ATM). It comes with a 40mm diameter case made of 904L stainless steel, a superior grade steel alloy.
The case is aesthetically enhanced with polished and brushed finish. It is equipped with a 120 click unidirectional (only rotate counter clockwise) bezel with a scratch-proof ceramic bezel insert. A diving bezel is a critical component of modern dive watches and used to measure total dive time and decompression stops. The watch also features crown guards for protecting the crown at 3 o’clock.
The Pompeak Sub-Aquatic watch is topped with a double-domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass with anti-reflection coating for ensuring a clear view of the dial. The watch displays basic timekeeping functions with an arrow-shaped hour-hand, a sword-shaped minute hand and a centre-seconds hands featuring red arrow tip. It has a rectangular date-window 3 o’clock.
For this model, the brand proposes two dial designs. The first option is a 3D textured dial with bold hands and applied indexes, and the Second option is a clear, deep blue/black gradient dial.
For ensuring the visibility of indications underwater of in the dark conditions, this timepiece features Swiss Super-LumiNova BGW9 filled hands, indices and bezel. The BGW9 Lume radiates a long-lasting, blue glow in the darkness.
Powering the Pompeak Sub-Aquatic watch is a contemporary mechanical self-winding movement made in Switzerland. Known for its reliability and precision, the Sellita SW200-1 movement provides 38 hours power reserve when fully wound. Beats at 28,800 Vibrations per hour, the special features of this 26-jewel automatic movement include: hacking, hand winding and a quick set date function. This work-horse movement is visible through the transparent case back.
Sub-Aquatic is a spectacular blend of British design, high quality materials and Swiss automatic movements, with a price point to contrast the premium features. The watch is available with the choice of a classic stainless steel link bracelet with highly polished center links, complete with a sliding micro adjust clasp or an extremely durable rubber strap with quick release pins.
To promote the Sub-Aquatic watch collection, Pompeak launched a Kickstarter campaign on 6th April 2021. This is the third online crowd funding campaign from the brand.
Pompeak was founded by two brothers, David and Noah Pomphrey. Earlier, the brand successfully conducted two Kickstarter crowd funding campaigns respectively in 2019 for its minimalistic quartz chronograph collection and in 2020 for the Open-heart automatic collection.
Promoting their new British-designed, Swiss-powered automatic diving watch collection, the existing campaign is ending on 6th May 2021. During this period the brand is offering special Kickstarter price packages for the new Sub-Aquatic watch.
FURLAN MARRI is a watch brand co-founded by Andrea Furlan (a Swiss industrial designer – graduated from ECAL, Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne in Switzerland) and Hamad Al Marri, a collector and artist from the Middle East.
The first collections from the brand are limited edition meca-quartz chronographs (two of the references will no longer be reproduced after the campaign).
For its debut collection, the brand took inspiration from the designs of the 1940s and the 1950s, especially from the iconic watch cases manufactured by François Borgel (later Taubert & Fils). All Furlan Marri Chronographs feature 316L stainless steel step case with 38mm diameter.
Furlan Marri Chronograph, Ref. 1041-A “Mr. Grey”
FURLAN MARRI pays particular attention to detail, as can be seen in the curved, domed hands in tempered blued steel (the 1011-A reference) or the engraved ends pushers with a sun pattern or « Tasti Tondi ».
The pusher’s pattern has a small step to better control the polishing of the element. This step is also found on the decagonal screwed caseback, again to better control the finish between circular brush and polish finish. The dials are crafter with care, with various finishes, fine micro-blasted or lacquered, with double printed elements.
The bezel and case are assembled separately, in order to control the polishing of the angle perfectly. The finishes of the indexes are increased by CNC process for a better polished finish. Finally, the inside of the case back has a « perlage » finish and is engraved with the seal of the brand and the case manufacturer.
Each main element has its own reference number: the dials, the bracelet buckles, the main case or the case back.
FURLAN MARRI pays particular attention to the legibility of the dials, with typefaces chosen for their lightness and uniqueness, such as « DECIMAL », designed by Hoefler&Co. (famous New York studio, MoMA collection, various international awards) and presented in season 2 of Abstract: The Art of Design on Netflix. The brand has opted for «HENDERSON», the typeface of the Argentinean studio Sudtipos, for the logo and dial elements.
Furlan Marri Chronograph, Ref. 1022-B “Farro”
All Furlan Marri Chronographs are equipped with the Seiko VK64 meca-quartz movement.
The brand launched a Kickstarter online crowd-funding campaign on 10 March 2021. The Kickstarter price of the FURLAN MARRI chronograph starts at USD 339 (CHF 320). The future retail price will be around USD 485/CHF 432/EUR 400. The campaign ends on 09 April 2021. According to the brand, deliveries will take place in July-August 2021.
Technical details
Case
316L stainless steel step case, polished, hand finished brushed on the sides, drilled lugs, reference number and brand engraved on the case at 6 o’clock.
Diameter: 38mm
Thickness: 11.2mm
Pushers: 5mm diameter with sun pattern engraved ends or “Tasti Tondi”
Crown: 7mm
Glass: Sapphire crystal with inner anti-reflective coating
Water resistance: 5 ATM / 50 m / 164 Feet
Movement
Seiko VK64 meca-quartz with mechanical technology /action & quartz regulation (32,768 H quartz frequency)
Central chronograph seconds, 60 minutes counter, 24h display at 3 o’clock. Tachymeter scale base 1000.
Dial
Indexes: Applied stainless steel, polish increased by CNC machine process.
Unique reference number double printed on the dial.
Hands: Diamond-cut. All hands are made by custom tools, domed and curved for the central chrono and minute hands, special electroplated black, rose gold 4N or a traditional blued steel finish
Strap
Italian grained calfskin leather or suede strap
Size 20mm ending 16mm
Stainless steel buckle, polished on the top, brushed on the back, with logo and reference number engraved.
Singapore based Micro watch brand IRIDIUM announces the launch of Torpedo, a vintage styled automatic diving watch with 300 meters water resistance.
The IRIDIUM Torpedo watch features as rugged case CNC cut from Surgical Grade 316L Stainless Steel, a material used extensively in the shipping and seafaring world. This makes each Torpedo watch highly resistant to corrosion.
Its measures 42mm wide, 13.5 mm thickness and 51mm lug to lug. The other prominent features that ensure the optimum water resistance are the screw down crown, domed sapphire crystal glass and screwed-down case back.
The screw down crown of the watch features an engraved and luminous Iridium logo helps keep moisture out. The coin-edge, unidirectional 120-click bezel has fully lumed bezel markers (BGW9 Superluminova). The scratch-resistant domed sapphire crystal maintains perfect visibility at all viewing angles.
Each Torpedo watch comes with a custom made fitted bracelet in Stainless Steel. 22m wide at the lug end, the bracelet features alternating beautiful brushed and polished elements. A secure diver’s clasp (Ratchet Buckle) holds it together and screws in the links make for easy sizing.
The watch will be released in six dial colors: Arctic White, Salmon Buff, Cloud Gray, Ocean Green, Reef Blue and Abyss Black. The hour markers are laser cut and filled with BGW9 Superluminova for an extremely bright glow and enhanced visibility.
Its laser cut hour and minute hands also feature bright BGW9 Superluminova for long lasting legibility in the darkest of environs. The movement powering this watch is Miyota 9015 Automatic, which beats at 28800 bph and has custom rotors.
On 30 March 2021, the brand launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the initial mass production of the IRIDIUM Torpedo diving watch.
During this 30 days long campaign, the brand offers special Kickstarter prices for its supporters. The pledges are available from S$ 575 (Appx. 425 US$). The brand has also announced that the estimated delivery would be in October 2021 after successful funding of the campaign, which ends on 29 April.
Technical details
Case: 316L Stainless Steel case
Dimensions: 42 mm X 50 mm
Thickness: 13.5 mm
Water Resistance: 300 m (1000ft) / 30 ATM
Lug width: 22 mm
Crown: Screw-down crown with IRIDIUM logo filled with BGW9.
Bezel: 120 Clicks Steel rotating unidirectional bezel with BGW9.
Dial: Sunburst dials with Swiss Superluminova BGW9.
Hands: Hands filled with Swiss Superluminova BGW9.
Lens: Double dome sapphire crystal with Anti Reflective coating.
Movement: Miyota 9015 movement.
Bracelet: 316L Stainless Steel with ratchet diver clasp and screws for easy sizing.
Caseback: Closed Screw-down with reverse engraved specs with Torpedo logo.
Canadian watch brand Ferro &Co has proposed its new watch collection AGL 2.0, with a number of vintage style pilot watch models equipped with Swiss or Japanese movements. For the promotion of this new series, the brand has created an online crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter.
Founded in 2014 in Vancouver, Ferro & Co creates high-quality contemporary wristwatches with vintage inspired aesthetic style.
Inspired by the WW-II era pilot watches, the Ferro &Co AGL 2.0 series offers a quartz chronograph version and three automatic watch models displaying the time and date. The AGL 2.0 chronograph watch is equipped with a Ronda quartz Caliber 5021 made in Switzerland.
For automatic watches, the brand offers three movement options: Miyota 8217 & Miyota 9015 (both are made in Japan) and the Swiss Automatic ETA 2824. Each series is limited to 1945 pieces, to mark the year in which the WW-II was ended.
Each timepiece from the AGL 2.0 collection features the 316L stainless steel brushed finish case and equipped with a precision-machined large onion style push-down crown inspired by the vintage era timepieces. The double domed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating offers excellent view of the dial.
Made of finest Italian leather, the straps are equipped with a stainless-steel pin buckle with the F logo. The leather straps include a quick-release feature, which allows quick swapping of the straps anytime you want.
The AGL 2.0 series takes inspiration from the most iconic fighter planes of the Second World War- Super Marine Spitfire, and Mustang P-51. The case size is 42mm for all versions.
The thickness of the case (including crystal) is: 14mm for chronograph model, 14.90mm for the automatic model with Miyota 8217 and 13.30mm for both Miyota 9015 and ETA 2824 based automatic variants.
Regarding the lume material, the brand has opted for LumiNova BGW9 for all these watches. The wired style lugs enhance the vintage appeal of these timepieces.
Powering the AGL 2.0 chronograph version is Ronda Caliber 5021, a Swiss Quartz movement with a very long battery life with 2 sub-dials featuring 1/1 seconds and 30 minute counts. It features a bi-compax dial layout with two counters at 3H and 9H respectively for 30 minutes chronograph counters and running seconds. It has tachymeter scale on the rehaut. This chronograph timepiece also displays the date at 6H. It features an embossed caseback made of stainless steel.
The collection includes three mechanical self-winding watch models. The automatic model with the Miyota caliber 8217 has a 24 Hour sub dial at 9 o’clock position and the date at 3 o’ clock. The versions featuring Miyota 9015 or ETA 2824-2 display the date at 6 o’clock. These movements can be admired through the transparent case back. The oscillating weight of automatic watches takes inspiration from the riveted body of the legendary WW2 planes. The glass back case features a metal propeller decoration.
Every AGL 2.0 watch will be shipped with a free leather travel pouch and a microfiber cloth. Each timepiece is also backed by a 2 Year International Warranty.
Launched on March 2021, the Ferro &Co AGL 2.0 Kickstarter campaign will be active until 15 April 2021. During this period, backers of this campaign can avail special discount prices as follows:
AGL 2.0 Chronograph with Ronda Quartz movement 5021: CA$ 419 (Approx. US329)
Case
42 mm brushed stainless steel case
Screw down large onion style crown with embossed logo
Double domed sapphire crystal with Anti-reflective coating
Decorated back case
22 mm wire style lugs
Water resistance: 10 ATM water resistant
Movement
Swiss Ronda Quartz 5021 Chronograph movement
Dial
Precision machined dials
Chronograph: 1/1 Second & 30 Min sub-dials
Date at 6 o’clock
Lume: LumiNova BGW9
Case
42 mm brushed stainless steel case
Double domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
Screw down large onion style crown with embossed logo
Decorated back case with see through glass
22 mm wire style lugs
10 ATM water resistant
Dial
Precision machined dials with curved date window
24 Hour Sub-Dial at 9 O’clock position
Lume: LumiNova BGW9
Movement
Japan Automatic Miyota 8217 movement with decorated rotor
21 Jewels
21.600 bph
Power reserve: 42 hours
Case
42 mm brushed stainless steel case
Double domed sapphire crystal with Anti-reflective coating
Screw down large onion style crown with embossed logo
Decorated back case with see through glass
22 mm wire style lugs
10 ATM water resistant
Dial
Precision machined dials with curved date window
Lume: LumiNova BGW9
Movement
Japan Automatic Miyota 9015 movement with decorated rotors
28,800 bph (beats per hour)
Power reserve: 42 hours
Strap
Italian leather straps with pin buckle
Model: AGL 2.0 Automatic (with ETA 2824 movement)
Case
42 mm brushed stainless steel case
Double domed sapphire crystal with Anti-reflective coating
Screw down large onion style crown with embossed logo
Decorated back case with see through glass
22 mm wire style lugs
10 ATM water resistant
Dial
Precision machined dials with curved date window
Lume: LumiNova BGW9
Movement
Swiss Automatic ETA 2824
25 jewels
36 hours of power reserve
echo/neutra is a young watch brand based in Italy. In 2019, the brand launched its AVERAU collection on Kickstarter. The debut model of this Swiss made watch collection was the AVERAU automatic three hands date model featuring 42mm stainless steel case and STP 1-11 movement. This modern and original field watch stands out for its high legibility thanks to the 4 main indexes and the design of the hands.
Now, inspired by the success of this collection, the brand expands this collection by introducing three variants: Automatic Moon Phase, hand-wound Small seconds and Automatic 3 hands. Swiss made and equipped with Sellita movements, these models are proposed with a 39mm diameter stainless steel case. The Sellita Élaboré grade movements are produced in Switzerland.
Driven by a Sellita SW280-1 automatic movement, the AVERAU 39 MOON PHASE boasts a moonphase sub-dial at 6’o clock with double hemisphere and a date window at 3’o clock. This timepiece is available in three dial colors: Black, White and Blue sunray.
The AVERAU 39 SMALL SECONDS is a manual-winding watch and houses a Sellita SW216-1 movement. Displaying a small seconds dial at 6H, this timepiece is available in black and white dial versions.
The AVERAU 39 3HANDS automatic watch houses a Sellita SW200-1 movement. This watch is available in Black, Olive Green and Blue sunray dial versions.
All these timepieces feature screw-down crown, closed case back and double domed sapphire crystal glass. Each of them has a water resistance up to 100 meters.
The brand launched a Kickstarter campaign on 09 March 2021. The campaign will be active until 02 April 2021. Pledges start at 440€.
Technical details
Model: echo/neutra AVERAU 39 MOON PHASE
Case
316L case
Diameter (w/o crown): 39mm
Thickness: 13,6mm
Lug width: 20mm
Lug to lug: 46mm
Water resistance: 100 meters
Screw-down crown
Closed case back
Double domed sapphire glass with double AR coating inside
Dial
Available colors: Black, White and Blue sunray
Moon phase subdial @ 6 with double hemisphere
Superluminova lume
Movement
Sellita SW280-1 Swiss Made
Automatic winding
38 hours of power reserve
28’800 vph (4 Hz)
26 jewels
Moon phase @ 6
Date @ 3
Stop seconds function
Price
Retail price: 790€
On Kickstarter: 540€
Model: echo/neutra AVERAU 39 SMALL SECONDS
Case
316L case
Diameter (w/o crown): 39mm
Thickness: 12,5mm
Lug width: 20mm
Lug to lug: 46mm
Water resistance: 100 meters
Screw-down crown
Closed case back
Double domed sapphire glass with double AR coating inside
Dial
Available colors: Black and White
Small seconds @ 6
Superluminova lume
Movement
Sellita SW216-1 Swiss Made
Manual winding
42 hours of power reserve
28’800 vph (4 Hz)
24 jewels
Small seconds @ 6
Date @ 3
Stop seconds function
Price
Retail price: 690€
On Kickstarter: 490€
Model: echo/neutra AVERAU 39 3HANDS
Case
316L case
Diameter (w/o crown): 39mm
Thickness: 12,5mm
Lug width: 20mm
Lug to lug: 46mm
Water resistance: 100 meters
Screw-down crown
Closed case back
Double domed sapphire glass with double AR coating inside
Dial
Available colors: Black, Olive Green and Blue sunray
Superluminova lume
Movement
Sellita SW200-1 Swiss Made
Automatic winding
38 hours of power reserve
28’800 vph (4 Hz)
26 jewels
Date @ 3
Stop seconds function
Hong Kong based watch brand OLTO-8 has launched Infinity II, a unique mechanical watch for those who seek individuality and bold style. The motorsport inspired Infinity II watch boasts superb craftsmanship, precise timekeeping and iconic design.
OLTO-8 adopts an exclusive case with the word “0” from the octagonal multi-cut corner variant. INFINITY II’s dial design is inspired by the speedometer. The semicircular way of reading the time makes it different from ordinary watches. The minute hand design is inspired by the car steering wheel. The open-worked dial allows the views of the watch’s movement.
Made of 316L stainless steel, the octagonal case has 44 faces, and each cut corner must be polished separately with a special jig. This means that there are 44 times of single polishing process.
For the surface treatment of the green and white case, the brand employed Cerakote, a polymer ceramic composite coating. The unique formula used for Cerakote ceramic coating enhances many physical properties, including wear resistance, corrosion resistance, chemical resistance, impact strength and hardness.
The multi-layer combination dial is a major feature of INFINITY II. The scale of the dial uses Swiss luminous. It can be read clearly even at night. The upper part shows the hours, the outer part shows the minutes, and the lower part shows the seconds.
The watch strap is made of fluoro-rubber, which is a kind of special material for high-end watches. It has rich colors, excellent anti-wear and waterproof characteristics, and is more convenient and comfortable to fit the curve of the wrist.
OLTO-8 launched a Kickstarter crowd funding campaign on 16 March 2021 to raise funds for the initial mass production of the INFINITY II Automatic Watch. This campaign ends of 20 April 2021. During this period, customers can available special Kickstarter price range, with pledged starting at US$ 299/-. The estimated delivery is in May 2021.
Update: The Kickstarter campaign raised approximately $160,356 USD with the help of 467 backers on Apr 20, 2021. Because of popular demand, the brand has now launched an Indiegogo InDemand campaign with prices start at US$ 339. Delivery in June 2021. Please visit OLTO-8 INFINITY II Automatic Indiegogo InDemand page for more details.
Technical details
Model: OLTO-8 INFINITY II Automatic Watch
Movement
Redesigned MIYOTO 82S5
Power reserve: 42 hours
Case
316L stainless steel
Size: 44 mm x 44 mm
Thickness: 12.8 mm
Glass: sapphire crystal with AR coating
5ATM waterproof
Case colours available: Black, Blue, Green and White
Green and white case versions with Cerakote ceramic coating
Crown at 4H
Transparent case back
Dial
Multi-layered dial, Printed Super Swiss Luminous
Luminescent hour, minute and seconds hands
Strap
Fluoro rubber strap, quick release system
Strap Width: 22 mm
Buckle Width: 23.8 mm
Quantity
Each Style is limited to 500 pieces
Update: The Kickstarter campaign raised approximately $160,356 USD with the help of 467 backers on Apr 20, 2021. Because of popular demand, the brand has now launched an Indiegogo InDemand campaign with prices start at US$ 339. Delivery in June 2021. Please visit OLTO-8 INFINITY II Automatic Indiegogo InDemand page for more details.
Founded in 2019, GRANDVAL is a French watch brand that offers high-quality wristwatches designed, controlled and assembled in Paris. Recently, it has announced the launch of the ATLANTIQUE watch collection.
The brand offers two distinct models from the ATLANTIQUE collection: a diver version with a classic rotating dive bezel and a dual time version with a rotating bezel that allows a second time zone display. For this watch collection, the brand has collaborated with Paris based APH – Atelier Parisien d’Horlogerie. The watches are equipped with Swiss made automatic movements.
Inspired by the Atlantic Ocean, the GRANDVAL ATLANTIQUE watches feature a modern design with a touch of vintage style.
The Atlantique dive watch is available in two dial styles: Classic and Sector. Both dial styles are available in blue or black iterations. In each version, both date window and bezel feature the same color pattern of the main dial.
The classic dial features sun brushed background, applied indices filled with BGW9 Superluminova at 12, 3 and 9 and white printings made of BGW9 Superluminova. The sector dial features circular brushed background, white printing made of BGW9 Superluminova.
The Atlantique Dual Time watch is available in Club and Sector dial versions with the option of black or blue dial background.
The “Club” dial variant boasts a 2-layers dial with vertical brushed finishing in the center and circular brushed on the upper layer, polished applied indices. It has applied polished date window frame and BGW9 Superluminova dot hour markers.
The “Sector” dial variant has circular brushed dial and orange paint printing mixed with lume.
All Atlantique watches are equipped with calibre STP1-11, the automatic Swiss made movement manufactured in Jura by Swiss Technology Production. Beats at 4Hz, this self-winding mechanical movement provides a power reserve of 44 hours.
The watches feature 44mm diameter stainless steel case with lug less design for comfortable wearing. Fitted with sapphire crystal glass, screw-down case back and screw-down crown, each Atlantique watch is water resistant to 200 meters.
All these timepieces are fitted with 120-clock unidirectional bezel featuring PVD coated (black or blue) circular brushed stainless steel insert and etched indices. The dive version features bezel insert with 60 minute scale where as the dual time watch has 12 hour marking.
The brand offers two straps with the watch: one nylon strap with rubberized lining and one tropic-like genuine rubber strap. Both straps have a pin buckle, with the Grandval logo engraved.
To promote this collection, Grandval launched a Kickstarter crowd funding campaign on 23 February 2021. Interested customers can pre-order the Atlantique watch at a special discount price range during this campaign, which ends on 23 March 2021. Pledges start at €450 (Appx. US$ 547) and estimated delivery is in Aug 2021.
Technical details
Case
Material: 316L highly resistant surgical grade stainless steel, polished and brushed finishing
44mm diameter, lug less design
12mm thickness sapphire glass included
200 meters or 20ATM water resistant
Scratch-resistant dome sapphire glass with anti reflective coating.
Screw-down crown and case back.
120 clicks unidirectional bezel, as per ISO/DIN specification for diving safety
Circular brushed stainless steel bezel insert, PVD coated (black or blue), etched indices.
Crown positioned at 4.
Lug width: 20 millimeters.
Each watch is individually numbered.
Movement
STP1-11 automatic movement
Strap
Width: 20mm/ Buckle: 18mm – Standard length.
Founded by Tiffany Meerovitsch in 2015, NOVE produces innovative Swiss made timepieces that are durable, extraordinary, and functional. The Swiss watch brand has recently released the world’s slimmest luxury diving watch, the Trident.
With a mere 6.8mm thick case and a water resistance of 200 meters (20atm/660 ft), the Trident quartz opened a new chapter in the history of diving watches. Now, the brand announces the first automatic version of this ultra-thin diving timepiece.
Inspired by the Trident quartz diving watches, the automatic watch features a smooth and thin case with a thickness of 13.05 mm. Equipped with the Swiss made R150 self-winding movement, this new timepiece boasts a water resistance of 200 meters, just like its quartz counterpart.
Topped with a double curved sapphire crystal glass, the Trident Automatic watch features Tahitian Mother of Pearl dial with luminescent hour-markers.
The dial also hosts three Super-LumiNova treated hands for hour, minute and seconds respectively as well as a date window at 3 o’ clock.
The watch case measures 46mm diameter, 30mm dial opening and 49mm lug to lug length. It has a thickness of 6mm without crystals/13.05mm with crystal. Made with stainless steel, this ultra-thin diving watch features a slim rotatable bezel with inner spokes.
Rotation of the bezel is regulated with three unidirectional ratchets fixed on the case. The Trident Automatic watch also features a screw-down crown at 3 o’ clock and a double curved sapphire crystal glass case back, which offers the view of self-winding movement.
The watch is fitted with a 25mm wide stainless steel bracelet. This light weight ultra-slim watch fits comfortably on the wrist, while maintaining the plush look of fine timepieces made in Switzerland. The Trident Automatic is available in four color themes.
The Kickstarter campaign launched by the brand is online now and it will be active till 12 January 2021. Post successful campaign, the Trident Automatic will be shipping to Early Bird backers worldwide before January 31, 2021.
FWG is a Swiss watch brand founded by the members of a family based in Vaud, Switzerland. The founders have recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the initial mass production of their proposed timepiece collection.
FWG stands for Frederic, William and Gabriel, the siblings who founded this watch brand. Their debut watch collection offers unisex watches with a unique design. Suitable for all wrists, these Swiss Made timepieces will be available in two sizes: 46mm and 39mm.
The collection will have three distinct models: Great Date, Gold Day & Date and Pretty Second. The choice of movements was made according to the wishes of each of the three creators. These mechanical calibres are Swiss Made and customizable.
FWD Pretty Second Manual Wound Watch, Equipped with ETA7001
The FWG Pretty Second model can be distinguished by a star-shaped seconds hand at 6 o’clock. This timepiece is equipped with the ETA 7001 TOP movement. This personalised mechanical movement is decorated with Côtes of Geneva and a rhodium finishing or satin-finishing by highlighting the steels. The movement bridge has the brand name FWG engraved on it.
FWD Great Date Automatic Watch, Equipped with ETA2892
The FWG Great Date watch is equipped with the automatic ETA 2892 TOP movement. This timepiece displays the date in a round window at 6 o’clock of the dial. The ETA 2892 top rhodium-plated top movement features an oscillating weight decorated with Côtes of Geneva, engraved with FWG.
The FWG Gold Day & Date model houses gold-coated ETA 2836 movement which allows the day of the week and the date to be read with opening windows at 3 o’clock.
FWD Gold Day & Date Automatic Watch, Equipped with ETA 2836 gilt
The Pretty Second and Great Date models feature titanium cases and the Gold Day & Date model has Brozne case. Available in 39mm and 46mm diameters, the so called barrel shaped watch case is fitted with sapphire crystals on the dial and back sides.
All models are water resistant up to 50 meters. They come with original dial featuring different colors and indexes. The riveted Roman numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 12 hour-markers complement the color of the case. The hands are embedded with luminescent material. With openings on the sides and back, these Swiss made watches also allow the wearer to observe the beauty of the watch’s heart – the movement – from many angles.
FWD watches come with an option of leather or rubber strap, secured with a titanium buckle. Each timepiece will be delivered in a white lacquered wooden box. The brand also offers 2 years of guarantee for its timepieces.
To finance the production of their first models, FWD launched a 30 days crowd-funding campaign on December 2nd, 2020 on the Kickstarter platform. The campaign ends on 01 January 2021. The campaign pledges start at CHF 798/- for the mechanical watches. The brand also offers a Quartz version of its Grand date model, with pledge of CHF 498/-.
Paris based watch brand GUSARD launched an online crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter on October 27th for promoting its new collection. The timepieces from this series pay to the greatest heroes in history.
Every Gusard watch will be engraved on its back case with popular quotes of the world leaders like Abraham Lincoln, Muhammad Ali, Thomas Jefferson, E.B. Browning and many others.
Driven by Swiss quartz movements, these timepieces can be categorised under two families: the Mentor and the Coach. The Mentor series offers minimalist time-only watches with a choice of 36mm or 40mm diameter cases. The Coach offers chronograph models featuring 42mm case.
