nicegator wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 4:00 pm
Sorry if this was already posted. Tried to find more details, but found nothing concrete.
Picture hints that the shape is round.[emoji2]
nicegator wrote:
I hope for small seconds mechanical no date blued hands.
You *kind* of got it, haha.
How disappointing. It's just a rehash of their 1939.
Re: Introducing the Draken Benguela
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:58 pm
by CVP33
I don’t need another tool watch........damnit.
drakenwatches wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:39 pm
Hi MoT watch fans!
I just discovered this forum thanks to a fellow member.
My name is Michael, and I'm the owner of Draken Watches - a boutique watch brand based in New Zealand. We're focused on creating tough, dependable tool watches with unique designs.
Our latest creation is a 500m water resistant dive watch with some awesome features:
Multi layered dial with custom bead-blasted indices
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Re: 2020 New and Upcoming Releases!
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 2:23 pm
by TheJohnP
If you have 13 minutes and are interested in what [mention]docvail[/mention] is going to be working on for rest of the year with NTH, then this video from John at WatchGauge is for you!
Movement: Seiko NH35 automatic
Case diameter: 42mm excluding the crown
Lug to lug: 45mm
Height: 13.6mm
Weight on rubber strap: 118g
Case material: Brushed brass with titanium caseback
Bezel: Brushed brass
Crown: Screw down brass crown 11mm
Crystal: Flat sapphire , inner AR coating
Dial: Different colors all with . Super Luminova C3
Water-resistance: 300m/1000ft
Strap: 20mm rubber strap.
Buckle: Blasted brass
Price: $349 before discounts
Maranez Samui coming in stainless steel soon. Not sure if there will be any other changes to the details above.
Re: 2020 New and Upcoming Releases!
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:47 pm
by yinzburgher
There's nothing up on their site yet, but Borealis will soon have a pre-order for a bronze version of their Sea Storm. Below are the specs from the previous steel version.
Case Size: 41.50mm x 48.50mm
Screwed down crown
Double Domed Sapphire Crystal with A/R coating inside
120 clicks unidirectional bezel with double domed sapphire Super Lume BGW9 applied to indexes
Seiko NH35 Automatic Movement
316L Stainless Steel Case
Lug Width: 20.00 mm
Water Resistance: 300 meters
Case height: 14.15 mm
20mm bracelet
Swiss Made Superluminous BGW9 Superluminova applied to dial, watch hands and sapphire bezel
Baton hands
Screwed Case Back with engraved mermaid
12 months warranty
Price: $350
For those looking for a smaller Capt Willard 6105 homage, Smiths is releasing one on 8/2. They originally produced a slightly larger variant. Price is 335 GBP or ~$438. https://www.timefactors.com/prs68willard.htm
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Specs:
Smiths PRS-68
Stainless steel jubilee style with safety clasp
BRACELET
Seiko Instruments NE15 C (6R15) 24 jewel automatic running at 21600 bph and a power reserve of approximately 50 hours
MOVEMENT
Flat sapphire with anti-reflective coating on the underside. 29mm x 2.5mm
CRYSTAL
Bevelled rectangular, luminous filled
Luminous: SuperLuminova X1-C3
HANDS
Semi matt black with luminous hour markers
Luminous: SuperLuminova X1-C3
DIAL
316L stainless steel, bead blasted
40.6mm meaured across from 9 - 3
Lug to lug height 43.5mm
Thickness 13.65mm to top of crystal
Lug spacing 18mm
Anti-magnetic 20,000 A/m
Water resistance 200 metres/660 feet
Weight 176 grammes including bracelet
Screw back, Screw-down crown, ceramic bezel insert, luminous in bezel
Re: 2020 New and Upcoming Releases!
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:17 pm
by yinzburgher
There's nothing up on Venturo's website or social media but Watch Report's IG account is showing they will be starting pre-orders for a 40mm Skindiver later this month. Venturo watches is owned and run by the same people that make Gruppo Gamma.