Category Archives: tritium vials

introducing: Dievas watches

Posted on August 28th, 2009

Dievas watches offers historic and original designs, the latest being the Vortex, a 44 mm diving watch with Helium release valve rated to 50 BARRecognized by the International System of Units, BAR replaced ATM (atmosphere) as the standard unit of pressure. Interestingly, 1 BAR comes close to the air pressure at sea level; and roughly [...]

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introducing: Kentex

Posted on August 20th, 2009

Based on his extensive experience as ODM and OEM, Japanese entrepreneur Kenji Hashimoto started to work in 1997 on a label under which he could produce fine watch with an emphasis on quality and good looks. Kentex was founded in 1989 to release limited niche watch series. After 10 years, the brand earned respectability amongst watch collectors [...]

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introducing: Raven Watch Company

Posted on August 7th, 2009

Raven Watch Company offers tactical watches using self-luminous Tritium vials for the dial indexes and the hands. Here is the company’s presentation: Raven produces the highest quality custom tactical watches. Our timepieces are made from a variety of parts including the high end Swiss made 25 jewel ETA 2824 mechanical automatic movement. This movement is [...]

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introducing: Marathon Watch Company

Posted on August 7th, 2009

Here is the Canadian company’s presentation: The company that was to become Marathon Watch was founded in 1904 as Weinsturm Watch, later to be named Wein Brothers. In 1939 Morris Wein founded Marathon Watch in Montreal, supplying fine precision timepieces to retailers throughout North America. In 1941 Marathon began manufacturing timing instruments for the Allied [...]

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introducing: Special Ops Watches

Posted on August 7th, 2009

This eBay newcomer sells the Praetorian Signifier, a stainless steel watch featuring an automatic Miyota 8215 caliber and indexes and hands with self-luminous Tritium vials.

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The dream watch by Kentex

Posted on April 6th, 2008

Kentex released a limited series of a 100 pieces of the S526M a titanium watch featuring high antimagnetic shielding (64,000 A/m), self-luminous Tritium vials and housing a Swiss ETA 2824-2. At JP¥ 76,500 a pop, they just sold like hot cakes. Read the full article here.

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