Kickstarter price is £430 around $562
Estimated delivery is April 2020
Watch has elements that remind me of Isotope Watches (viewtopic.php?f=25&t=887), but otherwise looks like a good value for what they're asking for.
They also tell a pretty good story if you read their campaign fully.
Main takeaway from their description:
The Nardi HMS-C20 is an automatic Dive Watch, CNC'd (not cast) from HY-80 steel, that has been reclaimed from the Naval Type 22 Frigate; The HMS Cornwall.
For the most part, she'll be engineered, finished and assembled in England, only relying on oversea's parts in the instances where it has been impossible to source them locally and stay within budget, specifically; a Swiss Movement (Sellita SW200-1*) and some ancillaries (injection moulded hard plastics, some gaskets, and the Sapphire Crystals). We've even explored using English suppliers for the straps, but it turns out that the Italians (in our experience) are simply better at it.
Only 100 will be made to current specification and they'll only be available through Kickstarter.
Specs:
- Case material: HY-80 Hardened Steel, CNC cut with proprietary rehaut.
- WR: 200m.
- Movement: Sellita SW200-1 (date)*
- Bezel: Uni-Directional. 60 Click (Double-sprung bearing ratchet).
- Bezel insert: Brushed ceramic with bi-colour printed markers and lumed pip.
- Crown: Screw down. Signed.
- Case back: Ornate. Screw down.
- Hands: Slim sword style.
- Hour markers: 8 standard 'bucket markers' with custom teardrop quarter markers.
- Lume: Swiss superluminova BGW9.
- Glass: Double domed sapphire crystal with AR coating applied to the underside.
- Measurements: Diameter (excluding crown) 42mm. Height (excluding glass) 13.5mm. Length (lug to lug) 50mm. Inner lug (strap width) 22mm.
- Unique to the Kickstarter 'Launch Edition': Gold ion plating to the top-inner edge of the bezel ring and crown signature relief, plus an engraved limited run 'number'.
- Strap options: Italian hand-stitched calf leather (tan) or heavy duty basket-weave canvas in black (both with signed buckle).
