Introducing the Xeric Soloscope Collection

By Patrick Kansa April 26, 2016

After what seemed to be a drought of interesting watch-related projects on the crowdfunding sites, we have been seeing a flood of more interesting things cropping up. Xeric (which the guys from Watchismo started up) has been creating watch designs that break from normal conventions, keeping in line with the quirky and interesting designs that they offer on their site. Their latest designs, in the form of the Xeric Soloscope collection, mix in some elements of previous models and bring some new things to the table.

The Peren Son of the Dragon chrono will singe your wrist

By Patrick Kansa April 22, 2016

When it comes to watches launching on Kickstarter, you have the same old retread story (couldn’t find what we wanted, decided to make our own), and then there are some brands that come up with their own truly unique story. In the case of this latest watch we’re featuring, it would be that the guy behind the brand is a descendant of Transylvanian nobility – so there’s a big influence from that region’s mythology and history. Does that mean the Peren Son of the Dragon is worth your time?

Introducing the Freedom to Exist 40

By Patrick Kansa April 20, 2016

If you want a slim quartz three-hander, you have no end of choices when it comes to what has been showing up on Kickstarter. Now, if you want one that is discernibly different from the five that preceded it, and the five after, then you are a bit more stuck. To put it plainly, there are just a lot of carbon copies out there with the only real difference being the name on the dial. Then you run across things like the Freedom to Exist 40, and you see something that mixes up the formula just a bit.

Swedish watchmaker E.C.Andersson Bohuslän splashes some class onto the dive watch

By John Biggs April 19, 2016

The automatic dive watch is an odd beast. At once dressy and informal, it tells the world that you like to go to meetings but that you also could get down with some surfing. While the average dive watch rarely sees much diving, it’s nice to know you can sink to the bottom of the ocean for a few hours if you need to get away.

Valachio Pantiam is a slim three-hander at a nice price

By John Biggs April 7, 2016

Another day, another Kickstarter watch from Canada. This time we meet Valachio, a slim three-handed watch that…

Introducing the Vilhelm Elemental

By Patrick Kansa April 6, 2016

When it comes to the watches that collectors are on the search for, materials can often play a critical role. While that often focuses on the precious metals, there have been an interesting mix of other materials as of late. Some of you likely have experienced a titanium watch, or one with some ceramic on it (usually a bezel), or perhaps even forged carbon fiber. Those materials generally show up on the higher-end watches. What if there was an affordable watch that managed to combine all three? That’s what the Vilhelm Elemental is going for.

Kicking off the Mansfield Time Automatica One

By Patrick Kansa March 28, 2016

What’s that? You say you’re trying to create a watch via crowdfunding, and you arrived at this idea because nothing else out there met your idea of a perfect watch? While this may ring true for many creators, it’s a line that has been trotted out time and again, and it simply does not get our engines turning over. No, for that, you have to offer up something that is particularly different from what has come before, and that is where watches like the Mansfield Time Automatica One jump ahead of the pack.

Introducing the Hikaro wooden watch

By Patrick Kansa March 25, 2016

We have curtailed our coverage of Kickstarter watches, as too many of them have suffered from a case cookie cutter-itis, and frankly, did not look all that different from each other. Prior to that self-imposed restraint, we also stopped covering wood case watches, as there simply was not enough interesting about what we were seeing, as compared to what came before them. Managing to get past our defenses on both counts, we have the Hikaro Watch, currently funding on Kickstarter.

Uhuru Watches is looking for input on the Ukhozi Pilot

By Patrick Kansa March 24, 2016

There seems to be a run on watch brands looking for input from their customers. It is a benefit of this new watch economy that allows the smaller indie brands to reach out directly to the consumer. We saw it before with both Prometheus LINK and Janis Trading LINK, and now we’re seeing it from Uhuru Watches. There was an update that came out earlier this week on their new Ukhozi Pilot watch that also served as a method for asking for that input. Before we get to that, let’s see what the

Vintage Soda hits the Kickstarter suds

By John Biggs March 18, 2016

As Hemingway once said, “Tell time drunk, wind your watch sober.” Thanks to Vintage Soda you can…

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