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Rugged and reliable with lots of travel-friendly features, the BOLDR Explorer is ready to go everywhere with you. Water resistant down to 50 meters, this GMT time-zone watch boasts a marine-grade stainless steel machined case, a scratch-resistant hardened mineral crystal lens, and a screw-down crown for a tight seal Read More
I really hope three more people join this drop.
It really is a great watch and a very good value at 129.99.
At that level this independent watch maker would be taking a loss, I imagine just to build on the brand's already great reputation.
And I've finally saved just enough to buy one. But only at the 129.99 level.
alas, Jason
I highly, highly recommend Boldr watches. The name is unusual, but the watches are uncommonly good.
I bought a Boldr Journey Chronograph and it soon became one of my favourite watches. The quality is superb and the details in the design are stunningly well done. For the price these watches are an incredible bargain.
I am starting to review watches. And as such have dozens of various brands and styles, both expensive and bargain priced. And my Boldr watch was easily in the top five of those I own. I say easily as my watch was sadly stolen earlier this year. The thief obviously had amazing taste in watches. And unfortunately for me, I cannot afford even the lowest price of 130.
But I would not hesitate to buy this watch. And I hope to review it and others by Boldr soon (whenever I can save the money...sadface).
They have a great reputation and make a damn fine watch. So you have 17 hours. Time to commit. I wish I could.
A profile of BOLDR, a Singapore-based company, from the Straits Times. They tried to branch out to smart watches, but hit s speed bump:
"Coming from a watch background, we didn't know much about the electronics part," said Mr Tan. Products that emit bluetooth signals require certification - such as Europe's CE and the United States' Federal Communications Commission - before they can be exported to those markets. However, each certification costs from US$30,000 (S$42,300) to US$50,000 for one model. The same watch of a different colour is considered a different model. The costs soon escalated beyond the funds they raised." We have six models of Voyage, so that means we are easily looking at US$200,000 just for certifications," Mr Tan said. "And we hadn't even made the product."
http://www.straitstimes.com/tech/wearables/smartwatch-making-not-for-everyone
I hit a similar speed bump in a business I used to run. Lead and phthalate paint testing has to be done per color with destructive testing on actual products, so if you offered more than a couple of colorways or used more than one or two colors per model, you're looking at big bucks, which kills small-time operators. There's a a big barrier to entry.
BOLDR also has an automatic watch, the Odyssey, that seems similar, not a GMT but a diver face and bezel, which probably would clock in at about $275 on Massdrop.