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Woodychau
11
Oct 10, 2017
Finally my first drop, ran with the green/ bronze combo it gives me a real vintage look. Love the blue at the first sight but didnt like the nero coloring, and black just looked like some of my other watches. Anyways cant wait to see it in person. BTW any one know the origin of the company? A USA company?
WAKTOSHA
119
Oct 10, 2017
WoodychauI think the may be , but I think the watch is Chinese with the Japanese movement!
Cloaca
1906
Oct 10, 2017
WoodychauIt's a brand of Dartmouth, which is a nonresident U.K. company with a resident agent, founded by Notan Tolani, a Pakistani/Indian with British colonial citizenship resident in Hong Kong. The watches are made by his Hong Kong company Solar Time. I've made various posts about Dartmouth's background on other discussion threads:
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/spinnaker-mainsail-automatic-watch/talk/1794902 https://www.massdrop.com/buy/avi-8-flyboy-av-4048-automatic-watch/talk/1796370 https://www.massdrop.com/buy/spinnaker-cahill-diver-automatic-watch/talk/1793996
Woodychau
11
Oct 10, 2017
CloacaThanks for the info. I was born in Hong Kong i welcome a Hongkong Company watch. It is a hard business in Hk because most only recognize the big brands.
Cloaca
1906
Oct 10, 2017
WoodychauHere's a list of all of the Solar Time-made Dartmouth brands that I have been able to determine:
- AVI-8 - Ballast - DuFa - Fjord - James McCabe - Spinnaker - Thomas Earnshaw
Only AVI-8 and Spinnaker show up frequently on Massdrop, but Ballast and Thomas Earnshaw have made a single appearance each.
WAKTOSHA
119
Oct 10, 2017
CloacaWell, I know a little bit more about this company now too!