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MartyA
15
Mar 9, 2017
Never heard of this manufacturer. Hit their site because this really is a beautiful timepiece. How did you find it? Can you share what you personally know about the company? Would help in making a purchasing decision. Thanks!
kpjimmy
12656
Mar 9, 2017
MartyAYou should really jump on it if you are on the fence :) I know preorders are up for a new batch of the Portsea Calendar recently and is at a discount pricing. There are tons of reviews on the Portsea Calendar from the likes of worn and wound and other people like myself on watch forums like watchuseek.com . This is not a new release. It's been around in the micro brand world for a while now.
I guess you want my take on it? Well it is one of my favorites to wear because it just looks cool! I initially didn't buy it because it doesn't have any lume at all. But I got over that after I got a watch with little lume, which wasn't bad, but I wasn't used to it, coming from the blazing Seiko Monsters I have in my collection.
How did I personally find it? I am on a watch forum that I mentioned previously, watchuseek.com I mainly lurk and post on the affordables section, but I have been venturing in the divers realm a bit more. Now how did I get to that forum? I blame an user named docvail. He is the owner of Lew and Huey, now known as Janis Trading Co. He had a kickstarter a few years back that launched the Acionna, which I posted here a few times. I backed it and got the #5 in production of the White Acionna.
He had a contest to see if a member there could assist in designing a watchpiece. Which lead to the design of the dual crowned Acionna. At the time, it looked like no other watch I have seen. Both retro and modern at the same time. And plus had the cool mascot, "sparky" as part of the funky logo. Well I got to talking with good ol docvail and ended up being a cool dude overall. And with other microbrand owners, he knows and recommends others like Melbourne Watch co and Aevig. Both are awesome microbrands as well btw.
I am no movement guru or into accuracy. If I want that, I'd wear my Casio lol. I like the different and well made/designed pieces that "speak" to me. Like this Melbourne. What do I know about the brand? I kind of know the owner of that company as well. He is responsive on the forums as well and recently opened up shop in a real life shop in Australia.
Well hope that sheds light on some of the questions you may have. Good luck in your decision!
MartyA
15
Mar 10, 2017
kpjimmyThanks! Yes that helps. I, too, am a watch fanatic; too many, as my wife would tell you! After seeing your post with the pic of the Portsea, it really spoke to me. I love the complications and it has a very retro look to me. What I am trying to decide on right now is whether I want the silver case with either the brown or black band, or the rose gold with a black or brown band. If the case was yellow gold rather than rose I would jump on that, but not sure which way to go.
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