Administrators TimeTexas Posted January 10 Administrators Share Posted January 10 Anyone get anything new over the holidays? I had 3 come in recently. If you're familiar with @holthinrichs, then you may have come across a side project for Michiel, Delft Watch Works. The Oostport is a beautiful watch. Satin finished case with beautiful lugs and scalloped side case. Applied indices and a circular brushed surround. An excellent all around watch that can dress up or down. I also got in a Typsim Noir. I met Matt in 2022 in New York for the watch events. At that time he had recently released a diver and was in the process of developing the Noir. I love the hobnail bezel and the negative relief gilt dial. Another great design that can dress up or down. I'm waiting on the bracelet that also comes with it but was delayed. It came with a very nice black leather strap but I put it in a funky lizard strap from @artifexleather The final watch is all sports watch. The Gorilla Fastback Bianco Aurelia. If you aren't familiar with Gorilla watches they are the brain child of two former AP designers who started a new brand and want in a completely different direction field by a passion for cars. This is my second Gorilla watch. You could see the attention to detail in the design on my earlier model, but the refinements on this new Fastback are a huge step up. Smaller and thinner it is incredibly comfortable. This just came in so I haven't had a chance to spend much time with it but I'm very happy and impressed with it out of the box. I'm a sucker for square shaped watches and I love the sporty look on this. I do have one more surprise that I'm hoping will arrive in the next few weeks which I'm very excited about. Kind of unexpected but an opportunity arose to get a limited edition so I jumped on it. Will update as soon as it gets here. So what NWAs did you pick up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators TimeTexas Posted January 21 Author Administrators Share Posted January 21 Added another from Resin Watch Labs. From https://resin.watch/ subcutaneous: meaning situated or applied under the skin - SUBQ references 2 aspects of the watch, the manufacturing and the design. manufacturing SUBQ's are made using reaction injection molding. this is a subcutaneously injected urethane reaction into a soft platinum silicone mold of the watch case that has been pre-loaded with a nylon skeleton. this has to be done cognizant of gas infiltrations and within 3 minutes of the reaction. gas infiltrations can be intentional, the result of higher atmospheric humidity, or occur by poor technique of the subcutaneous injection method. the result of such a volatile process is a graveyard of rejects. not every injection process yields the demanded results and while variables can be tuned, there is a luck aspect. similar to how enamel dials are made, however there is significantly less chance of running a hypodermic needle through your hand in that process. design SUBQ also references the subcutaneous skeleton seen in the case body and the strap. the 3d printed nylon 12 skeleton is pre-loaded into the mold before the manufacturing reaction process of the case body. this skeleton provides a reinforcement of the strap and a visual design nod to the previous previous iteration of resin watch design, an octagonal case. the watch is a reverse monobloc case (reverse monobloc is made tf up but I'll explain it in a sec) powered by a ST2130 movement in a 60 psi forged urethane body that withstands 6 bars of pressure underwater. reverse monobloc (see i told you I'd explain it) means the case body is formed directly to the front crystal to get a pressurized and seamless fit. the case back is then gasketed and press fit. to service this watch or open it, follow the instructions that you would for any monobloc case watch. be sure to press the front crystal down on the table and wrap the watch case in a towel so the back crystal doesn't fly off when pressurizing the case body. Very cool and different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators TimeTexas Posted March 12 Author Administrators Share Posted March 12 When I saw the Nicholas Hacko Mark II, I felt it was made specifically for me. When I learned the orange was going to be released in very limited quantities, I was disappointed I couldn't pull the trigger on one of the first ten. Not wanting to miss out on next year's release of 9, I contacted Gemma with Hacko in January and requested to be put on the list for the next release. Gemma informed me that one of the allocated watches had been reserved but not paid for. After checking with Nicholas, she told me it was available if I wanted it. And I did. And here it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators TimeTexas Posted June 14 Author Administrators Share Posted June 14 Kollokium Project 01 Damn, this is something else. I need to get back into writing reviews so when work shows down I'll definitely have quite a few I need to sit down and do, including this one. Truly unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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