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Cloaca
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Oct 26, 2017
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I think the Aquafin, a super-compressor automatic sapphire dive watch from Rebel in really nice. This is a couple of Ukrainian brothers in Brooklyn who hire Swiss watch guys and manufacture in Switzerland. They're selling via crowdfunding and on their website.
https://rebeltime.com
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Here's an interview with one of the brothers that reveals a lot about how you'd go about starting a microbrand watch companay, if you had a little capital, at least, which I think these guys did:
https://www.wristwatchreview.com/2016/07/23/interview-with-a-watch-maker-reuven-lakein-of-rebeltime-watches/
He's aiming at eventually going the Weiss Watch route and doing assembly in the United States.

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Oct 26, 2017
Vintage1982Benz
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Oct 26, 2017
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CloacaI like the utilitarian look. I assume that second crown is to set the bezel/dive timer.
The other watched on their site are reasonably priced - $199 for their "Classic." I must admit that the description made me chuckle.
Classic watches are usually characterized by elegant design and an understated, quiet look.
Not the Rebel Chronograph! We left the quiet sophistication of dress watches in the dirt and instead made even our classic range into a symbol of strength, with dominating wrist presence. It’s a beautifully crafted timepiece that’s a sleek and modern interpretation of the classic military field watch, combining bold fonts and details with classic aspects for the perfect mix of military style and fashion.
The Classic Chronograph is your reliable companion, with serious features such as a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, 10 ATM water resistance and even a screwed down back.
Oct 26, 2017
Cloaca
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Oct 26, 2017
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Vintage1982BenzYes, you gotta have that wrist presence.
Oct 26, 2017
Vintage1982Benz
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Cloaca"left in the dirt" lol
Oct 26, 2017
Cloaca
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Vintage1982BenzI thought that their marketing on the crowdfunding sites was really good, with all the cool diagrams. But you've got me reading their marketing copy now, and I can't stop. It's hilariously overwrought.
"easily punches way above its class"
"bold details emphasizing wrist dominance"
"the sea's deep dark depths hide many secrets shrouded in mystery"
"quest for bold masculine strength"
"can go toe-to-toe with any other watch but would certainly crush them in badass style"
I think these Ukrainians hired a not-quite-native-speaker Ukrainian immigrant copywriter who grew up in the back streets of Brooklyn.
Or maybe they picked up the copy cheap at the bankruptcy sale of the late, great, stillborn Arnold Schwarzenegger watch brand:
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-watch-brand-debuts-2015/
Oct 26, 2017
Vintage1982Benz
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CloacaHow did I not know Arnold had his own watch brand?!?!
Ladies 45mm pieces, holy hell!
Oct 26, 2017
Cloaca
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Oct 26, 2017
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Vintage1982BenzThe story is a little murky, but I tried to suss it out a couple of months ago, and apparently AS hooked up with a Brazilian watchmaker and they brainstormed for over a year, producing tons of prototypes and samples, and then Arnold went to the Basel watch show for a big roll-out. Then radio silence, and later the Brazilian company confirmed somewhere that the project had been canceled. I seem to remember that they still had the stuff on their website, three collections, the body builder collection, the action star collection, and the politico collection.
I think that there are counterfeit AS watches out there also, even though the line was never released and the counterfeits don't correspond to the original designs.
Oct 26, 2017
Vintage1982Benz
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CloacaCool story of an almost production brand, thanks for sharing.
Oct 26, 2017
AvionNDVR
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Oct 27, 2017
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CloacaI actually like that rebel aviator. That might just be my Christmas present to myself lol
Oct 27, 2017
Cloaca
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Oct 27, 2017
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AvionNDVRYeah, I like the silver aviator. I gravitated towards the diver because I'm on an automatic-only, no-chronograph kick right now. But the design is great, the numeral font, the hand design.
Oct 27, 2017
AvionNDVR
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CloacaI just got into watches within the past few weeks. I'm on a I want everything phase right now 😂. I've been eyeing a lot of momentum watches' offerings as well
Oct 27, 2017
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