independent watch projects

Kazimon has been busy developing a new model that will complement its 4 existing ones. Photographs of the new Kazimon 1500 model have been published on their Facebook account. Founder Kazim Kenzo was kind enough to send me the press kit, from which the following pictures are extracted.

The upcoming Kazimon 1500 features a static minute track bezel and a rotating one with 15 minutes mark.

All of Kazimon’s watches feature a deep logo engraving on the back, which cleverly serves as a guide for the proprietary back unscrewing tool.

Schaumburg Watch is very prolific in the creation of traditional watches with highly hand-decorated dials and movements.

As of late, they have also been adding sport and military-inspired collections to their catalogue. The beefier piece is the Aquamatic II, a 45 mm-wide saturation-diving chronometer splattered with luminous compound and retailing at 890€.

I recently checked out the NauticFish Web site, and found out they have been offering new models:

The Seacupro, 42 mm of diameter and 12 mm of thickness for a pressure rating of 50 BAR (500 meters), available with black, blue or orange bezel and optional stainless steel band. For an additional fee, the Sellita SW20 A movement can be submitted to the COSC Chronometer testing. Starting at 490 €.

The Waterwall, 43 mm of diameter and 17 mm of thickness for a pressure rating of 50 BAR (500 meters). It features a Sellita SW50 A movement. Starting at 1690 €.

B-Uhr, as in Beobachtungs-Uhr (observation watch), a model inspired by WWII german pilots watches. A whopping 48 mm in diameter. Featuring a Sellita SW07 1HA and starting from 595 €.

Overall, NauticFish has been working on some original designs, and the prices of their watches remain very reasonable.

Resco Instruments founder R.E. Smith is a SEAL instructor. The development of the Patriot, his first model, took in account the input of a panel of members of the U.S police and military forces.

Measuring 42 mm in diameter and 13 mm in thickness, Resco’s very first tool-watch collection was designed for tactical use and has already been supplied to U.S. Navy SEALs. Available in black, maroon or grey, the dial features super-luminous indexes coated with Lum Tec MDV Lumination, an aluminate strontium compound that is claimed to be brighter and glow longer than the industry standard Super-Luminova.

The Patriot is available in two case colours: brushed stainless steel or PVD-coated stainless steel. Along with the buckle, the case is securely held in place with screws on a strap either available as: nylon black, olive or brown; vintage-looking leather or crocodile print.

Currently available for pre-order at  USD 1,225.00, the Patriot uses familiar visual cues from historical military and diving watches, but Resco Instruments manages to come up with an original design that looks the part.