There’s a great story about Michael Kobold and Kobold watches in Inc. this month. It’s really nice to see mainstream appreciation of the watch business, although my buddy at Swatch Group made a face when I told him Kobold equated himself to Rolex. Read on to get the full story.
The Greatly Improbable, Highly Enjoyable, Increasingly Profitable Life of Michael Kobold [Inc.]

Now this is a weird duck. It’s a one-of-a-kind piece by Kobold that just sold for a 911 charity. Looks pretty beefy even though it could hang out on a harijuku girl’s wrist without looking out of place. Burton Morris designed the face.

Chad the Watch Guy » Pop Goes the Kobold
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Mike Kobold is a madman - a real watch pro - and this is his latest, the amazing Old Explorer. It looks so retro yet the face makes me make a little pee pee.

Kobold revives a favorite, with the Sir Ernest Shackleton Old Explorer’s model. If you remember the original, it featured that beautiful flesh tone dial. Now you can enjoy the smokin’ Artic blue. Michael Kobold, known for his more industrial hard German look, does a great job with this subtle dress/casual throw back timepiece. A hand-wound, Swiss-made movement, caliber K.348 (modified Unitas 6497) powers the Sir Ernest and is a technological marvel.

Amazing work.

Sir Ernest Has Got The Artic Blues [Chad the Watch Guy]