Monthly Archives: August 2010

introducing: the Retrospect Watch Company

Posted on August 20th, 2010

The Retrospect Watch Company has been operating for a couple of years now. I remember visiting their homepage and seeing sneak peak pictures of the Egiziano, which was under development at the time. RWC define their mission as bringing «legendary timepieces, improv(ing) upon them and reincarnat(ing) them into the modern world.» The RWC Egiziano draws inspiration from the GPF 2/56, [...]

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introducing: KoonySun watches

Posted on August 20th, 2010

I’ve had them on my To Do list for quite some time, but their Web site looks and navigation could sure benefit from a little nip and tuck and some Web 2.0 Mojo. Based in Asia (I am going to assume Japan), Koony Sun has been developing and selling watches and accessories inspired by aviation. Their early collections, the [...]

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Introducing: Bathys Hawaii

Posted on August 19th, 2010

Since the launch of this blog, we have omitted to present Bathys Hawaii because they originally only featured battery-powered quartz watches. In the meantime, the Hawaii-based brand has released the the Benthic Automatic and the 100 Fathoms Automatic, two collections motorized with the ubiquitous ETA 2824-2. The recognizable Bathis Hawaii dial, with even numerals, emulates vintages military watches [...]

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Introducing: CREPAS watches

Posted on August 19th, 2010

Hat tip to BusinessMontres.com. So, for a change, a new watch brand, obviously for diving… It is with that slightly sarcastic remark that prominent horology journalist Gregory Pons opens the paragraph about the Compañìa Relojera Especializada Para Actividades Subacuáticas, also known as CREPAS. Based in Malaga, Spain, CREPAS watch tried to emulate the look of 1970′s Omega [...]

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introducing: KPM Watch Company

Posted on August 13th, 2010

Hat tip to Ariel Adams for his article on How To Make Your Own Watch. Born in Oregon, Keaton Myrick learned watchmaking in Pennsylvania. He gained experience working for MKII before attending the Lititz Watch Technicum and becoming a certified watchmaker. After holding a position at Rolex USA, Myrick eventually opened his own workshop in Oregon and [...]

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Introducing: Wilson Watch Works

Posted on August 12th, 2010

Mr. Wilson turned his passion for building custom watches into a small part-time business. Being himself a NWACC members, this watch builder relies upon the mentoring of a certified master watchmaker, the assistance of a certified watchmaker trained at the Paris School of Horology, and a network of trusted vendors. Here is one of his earlier projects, [...]

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Update on Benarus collections

Posted on August 10th, 2010

Since our first presentation of the brand, Benarus has been beefing up its collections with new chunky models. Watch collectors were able to get their hands on the Megalodon, which like the prehistoric shark it takes the name from, is resistant to the strong pressure of deep waters. Two hundred and fifty BARRecognized by the International System [...]

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Countdown to the official release of the Resco Patriot

Posted on August 9th, 2010

Robert Smith of Resco Instruments wrote a newsletter explaining that the Patriot will soon be ready for shipping after a slight delay due to improvements brought on the bezel design. Each Resco Patriot comes with a nylon and a leather strap. Customers can choose between 5 nylon colours with either stainless steel loops/buckle or black PVD loops/buckles: olive, taupe, blue, [...]

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introducing: Restauración Y Riparación

Posted on August 9th, 2010

Watchmaker Daniel Navarro, located in Barcelona, runs blogs in Spanish and in English showing pictures of his restoration work on vintage watches. Spanish retailers and Swiss watch companies regularly call upon his services when they no longer have the necessary parts to restore a vintage timepiece. Mr. Navarro has a network of craftsement that allows him to take care of all aspects [...]

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Sneak peek of the new TrinTec Zulu-05 collection

Posted on August 6th, 2010

As I was publishing my ealier entry on the new TrinTec collections, their President Mr. Brendon Nunes updated me with a picture of the Zulu-05 working pre-production samples on silicon straps, which should be close to the “real thing”: «We are making minor adjustments to the hands but generally speaking the watches will retain most [...]

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