Like that Clint Eastwood/Chrysler Commercial from the 2012 Superbowl, Detroit is not done yet. Shinola has done a good job in marketing their American Made roots with their quartz driven watches, and now the Detroit Watch Company is offering automatic watches made in the motor city, though of foreign sourced parts.
If you think you have seen the Acionna by Lew & Huey on our pages already, you would be correct. I wrote up the Kickstarter project for the site back when I was still a “friend of the site,” and Patrick had a chance to spend a little time with a prototype. Now that they are in production, the company sent over a pair of watches for a final hands-on review.
When it comes to brands with long and storied history, we do generally head on over to Switzerland, as it’s been the cradle of some very high-end horology. Not too many brands are still in the hands of their founding families as is Audemars Piguet.
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Kickstarter has been good for the Padron Watch Company, so they are back for their third (hopefully) successful campaign on the site. The Hennepin watch is a chose-your-own movement project, with options for Swiss quartz, or Chinese, Japanese or Swiss automatic movements in the watch. In 2012, the hand wound Vuelta was launched, followed by the automatic Tessera in 2013. Both these watches far exceeded the funding goal, and with the Hennepin at more that 50% less than a day in, it looks like this will be 3 for 3.
You know you do. The next question is, can you make it in person to an event in Montreal? If you answered yes to both of those, and you can spare $1 CAD, or you can’t do the 1st two and want to get on the mailing list for a new watch, check out Division Furtive’s new kickstarter campaign. Patrick took a look at their last kickstarter project, the Type 40 back in 2012.
OK, maybe not finally, and I am sure that Project O1, a new watch that popped up on Indiegogo, is not the first watch in existence with a clear case (cue the Swatch fans..), but it is still fairly unique. And kind of cool. It takes the concept of skeletonization of an automatic watch to the next level.
Now that the weather is starting to warm up some (at least for the northern hemisphere), your thoughts are likely turning towards outdoors activities. Depending on what those may be, you’re likely headed in one of two directions for the watch you’re strapping on – either something loaded with sensors and timing abilities (likely digital), or you just want something sturdy to keep with you to tell the time so you know how long you’ve been on the trail. If you’re in that second came, then one of Archimede’s latest updates could be a good candidate for you.
If you’ve passed that sign, you just missed your exit. That’s right, today here in the ‘States, it’s the day where we celebrate the Fathers in our lives. While we’re going to spend time with family today, we won’t leave you completely in the lurch.
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