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UNSUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Sheer Watches - The Semporna Minimalist Desk Diver

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UNSUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Sheer Watches - The Semporna Minimalist Desk Diver

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Sheer Watches out of Kuala Lampur have launched their first Kickstarter for the Semporna minimalist desk diver.
Though they have previously launched a previous model directly through their website.


Kickstarter pricing is around $302
Regular pricing will be about $399

Estimated delivery is June 2022

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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Sheer Watches - The Semporna Minimalist Desk Diver

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I like that case shape. Wonder if they have samples...
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Sheer Watches - The Semporna Minimalist Desk Diver

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The dial is pretty cool, too. But yeah the shape is rather unique. Review!
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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Sheer Watches - The Semporna Minimalist Desk Diver

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Re: PREORDER: Kickstarter: Sheer Watches - The Semporna Minimalist Desk Diver

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With 11 days left and less than half of goal, this campaign looks to be unlikely to succeed. Hopefully they prove me wrong with a PR push in the 11th hour, but not looking too good.
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Re: UNSUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Sheer Watches - The Semporna Minimalist Desk Diver

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To follow up, this Kickstarter campaign was:

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The project's funding goal was not reached on Sun, January 23 2022 10:00 AM EST
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Re: UNSUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Sheer Watches - The Semporna Minimalist Desk Diver

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Message from the creator following the end of the campaign:

Thank you, we will be back =)

sheerwatch
January 20, 2022
Dear backers,

First of all, i just want to say THANK YOU, for staying with us until the very end of the campaign.
Your support and vote of confidence is what kept us going.

To be honest, we did felt discouraged when we saw backers pulling out, and that we didn't breakthrough 50%.

But looking at the you guys who are still with us, some even message me with encouragement and comment to gain support, i realized that this is what we stood for - SHEER Passion.

YES, we will definitely be back!

We will find ways to come up with the funds to make improvements , new prototypes, and better pre launch planning to make sure the next time around, we could finally be a successful one.

Again, thank you everyone for being a part of this journey, and do stay with us for updates.
Follow our instagram, facebook, and check out our newsletter at www.sheerwatch.com.

Thank you!

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Re: UNSUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Sheer Watches - The Semporna Minimalist Desk Diver

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Shame. Given the case shape, it might have actually been more unique of an offering if they were to go smaller vs bigger than 40mm.
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Re: UNSUCCESSFUL : Kickstarter: Sheer Watches - The Semporna Minimalist Desk Diver

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I think the big turn off for most was the uselessness of the bezel.
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