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The brand seems to know how to market itself..
Going by the supportive articles in watch media and forums and in print media like NYTimes, it is a credit to the brand that has demonstrated ability to positively leverage the power of electronic media and the internet visual media.
Take a historic design evocative of a couple of marquee brands and tinker a bit; plonk in a $30 mechaquartz from Seiko; make the cases and printed dials in Schenzen and assemble them. Lo and behold, another watch is born...
I have nothing against this kickstarter; and the brand has been quite candid about how their watches are getting manufactured & assembled etc.. So they must be congratulated for being transparent.
But IMHO, it would not qualify as a serious horological initiative but merely one that suggests smart entrepreneurship and good business sense, going by the debt-free kickstarter funding approach and the sensible price.
Perhaps the next would be a miyota cased offering and a gradual evolution from there.
Furlan Marri: Chronograph Kickstarter Edition
I had met Andrea Furlan during the SIHH 2019 during a discussion with Dominique Renaud. It gives me great pleasure to exchange with him again in a completely different context: that of his own project, carried out in collaboration with the collector Hamad...
Agree the watch is very impressive and the duo did a great job
I will share your post with Hamad
At least they know how to make the watches look great....
I noticed hints of PP/VC vintage vibes and 5960G pushers. Why are major brands designers not get it 😅
Addendum: I'll be ordering this one later this month, having subscribed as an 'early bird.'
For $330 it's a stylistic gem. ...
The brand seems to know how to market itself..
Going by the supportive articles in watch media and forums and in print media like NYTimes, it is a credit to the brand that has demonstrated ability to positively leverage the power of electronic media and the internet visual media. Take a historic desig...